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Highland Lakes holds professional art show

| 26 Aug 2014 | 02:42
    At left, illustrator Bruce Young has mastered portraits and also paints a variety of other subjects. This year's offerings included a self-portrait.
    At left, illustrator Bruce Young has mastered portraits and also paints a variety of other subjects. This year's offerings included a self-portrait.
    Two ladies stop to admire paintings by Highland Lakes artist and Vernon Township High School art teacher Doug Miller.
    Two ladies stop to admire paintings by Highland Lakes artist and Vernon Township High School art teacher Doug Miller.
    Guest artist Brenda Decker of Lake Stockholm explains the subjects she chooses for her paintings.
    Guest artist Brenda Decker of Lake Stockholm explains the subjects she chooses for her paintings.
    Hardyston resident John Clark pauses to look at a portrait created by Highland Lakes artist and Vernon Township High School art teacher Doug Miller.
    Hardyston resident John Clark pauses to look at a portrait created by Highland Lakes artist and Vernon Township High School art teacher Doug Miller.

VERNON — The mountaintop community of Highland Lakes held its 55th annual art show, which was divided into professional and amateur categories, on Saturday.

Music for the event was provided by Derek Pedersen who performed on the acoustic guitar. The theme for this year’s show included the 200th anniversary of the creation of The Star Spangled Banner, the most iconic of American symbols – the national anthem — by lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key.

This year’s 19 featured Highland Lakes professional artists were: Joan Bono, Terie Bono, Carol Chave, Carole Fortenbach, Rosita Gilsenan, Rob Haley, Martha Hall, Marcia Letizia, Dawn McLaughlin, Doug Miller, Philip Pearlstein, Rick Perez, Michael Preston, Wendy Robinson, Joan Ross, Lois Semanek, Jill Wallace, Bruce Young, Keri Zierenberg, plus guest artist Brenda Decker of Lake Stockholm.

— Photos by Chris Wyman
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