Wild about Watercolor 2026
An open-to-all, combined online and in-the-gallery exhibit featuring the medium of watercolor.
September 18, 2026 - November 14, 2026
Party for Wild about Watercolor was Friday, Oct. 23, from. 5 - 7 pm. Prior to the party, visitors to the gallery played our "Art Scavenger Hunt" game to enter the raffle to win one of the gift cards below.
Cynthia Taylor of Thetford Ctr., VT was our 2026 scavenger hunt winner.
The show is a sharing but it is also a contest, and most pieces are for sale and on display in the MBFA gallery in downtown Lyme. Prizes (gift certificates at Stella's Italian Kitchen and Market, Cedar Circle Farm, Lyme Country Store, and to Matt Brown Fine Art) went to works that garnered the most votes in a selection of favorites in six categories:
-Overall favorite
-Most original
-Most flamboyant
-Most communicative
-Most atmospheric
-Most technically accomplished
Voting ended at 6pm on Oct 23, 50 people voted, and results were shared at our Friday evening Party. See these winners by scrolling the slideshow below.
Shown above is “Grow With Me", a 2026 watercolor entry by Patricia Giebutowski.
2026 Wild about Watercolor Voting Winners
Winner “Overall Favorite", Jenny Sparks, Equinox at Meadow's Edge
Photos from our 2026 WAW Party on Oct 23rd.
We guess well over 50 folks came and enjoyed fellowship, with each other and with the watercolor paintings.
Overall Favorite winner Jenny Sparks chats with a gallery-goer. In the photo you can make out her winning piece, Equinox at Meadow's Edge (far right). Jenny is an MBFA employee and along with Kim Meredith did most of the work assembling, hanging, and managing this year's watercolor show. Nice work Jenny!
Featured Artwork
Featuring 38 pieces
