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January 14, 2008

WaterFire watercolor wins 5th annual Scenes of R.I.

A Providence artist's watercolor painting of WaterFire has been picked by Governor and Mrs. Carcieri as winner of the fifth annual Scenes of Rhode Island award.

Artist Deane S. Lawrence will receive the privately paid-for $1,000 prize, and there will be limited edition poster reproduction of the winning work “WaterFire, 2007."

"Mr. Lawrence has been exploring Rhode Island through his painting -- especially with a focus on its waterways," a news release from the governor's office said in announcing the awards early this evening.

Second prize goes to Natalie Pfanstiehl of Cranston, whose watercolor titled “Beavertail" gets $250. Third prize, and $100, goes to Newport’s Marietta Cleasby for her watercolor “Island Home School.”

The curated show is a partnership between the governor's office and State Council on the Arts "to promote both the beauty of the state and the artists who capture its essence," the news release said.

The winners are part of an exhibit featuring works by 43 artists at the Atrium Gallery at the Department of Administration, One Capitol Hill, on Smith Street in Providence. The show is open to the public during business hours anc continues through Jan. 29.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

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