1st place – Closing Time Caryl Ersenkal
2nd place – Catbird in the Cattails Camille Woodbury
3rd place – Hello there Deborah Wolfe
Martha Hudson, Excellence in Watercolor Exhibit 2026
Martha Hudson was a SMAL member who willed that an annual watercolor show be held in her memory. SMAL members are encouraged to display 1-2 paintings in watercolor or gouache during the month of December.
Important Dates:
- This registration form must be postmarked by Wednesday, November 18, 2026.
- Works are to be dropped off on Tuesday, December 1st between 9 and 10 a.m. at the St. Michaels Branch of the Talbot County Free Library, 106 Fremont St, St. Michaels, MD.
- Up to two works of any size and appropriate subject matter can be submitted.
- Pieces must be framed, wired, and labeled on the back.
- Sales will be handled directly between the buyer and the artist. The artist is responsible for a 20% commission to SMAL.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention prizes will be awarded by this year’s judge, Barbara Zuehlke. Announcement of the awards will take place at the annual holiday Arty Party, the evening of Monday, December 8th.
- Take down will be Thursday, December 31, 2026 from 9 to 11 a.m.
About this year’s judge, Barbara Zuehlke
Barbara Zuehlke
works in many mediums from serigraph to oil, focusing primarily on watercolor. She is proficient in using wet pigment on wet paper (wet on wet) to give a softness and flow that is exciting when combined with the sharp, clean edge of working on dry paper. She creates beauty for your enjoyment, believing that good drawing is the basis for good painting and that the observer needs to feel the medium… “the flow and transparency of watercolor or the rich gooeyness of oil.”
The Artist is a native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphics and painting. Her commercial experience began with the J.L. Hudson Co. in Detroit, Michigan, designing large-scale animated and still-display promotions; followed by display coordination management for John Wannamakers in Philadelphia. She has worked freelance in wrapping paper and logo design. Barbara is a partner at The Artists Gallery in Chestertown, teaches intermediate watercolor at Dorchester Center for the Arts; and is an active member and past President of Working Artists Forum. Barbara has had a one-person show at the Dorchester Art Center and shown her paintings at the Academy of the Arts in Easton, the Oxford Art Show, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Creatrics Gallery, and other Maryland Eastern Shore arts shows. She presently operates her art studio in her Eastern Shore home.