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The 34th annual juried show of the Menlo Art League is on display through Oct. 31 at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. in Menlo Park.
Alice Weil’s oil painting, “Palo Alto Afternoon,” was named Best in Show.
Other winners are:
• Oil paintings: first place, “Morrow Bay,” Lily Raga Abbott; second place, “Golden Oaks,” Alice Weil; third place, “Garden Rapture,” Cathy Boyer. Honorable mention was given to paintings by Kim Holl, Cathy Boyer, Joan Baccioco, Krishna Mitra and Marcia Enns.
• Watercolors: first place, “Sunflowers and Lemons,” Sister Mary Stewart; second place, “Fontana Di Trevi,” Beverly Balanis; third place, “San Francisco Street,” Katherine McGuire. Honorable mention was given to paintings by June Levin, Ray Martineau, and Berni Jahnke.
• Mixed media: first place, “Heart Transplant,” acrylic/mixed, Joyce Leopardo; second place, “Allegro,” collage, Joyce Savre; third place, “Cloud Rhythms,” pastel, Helen Scheel. Honorable mention was given to paintings by Liza Ivens and Martha Bredwell.
George Rivera, executive director of the Triton Museum of Art in San Jose, is the juror for the show. He has been with the Triton museum since 1985 and has organized more than 350 exhibitions, collaborating with small to major museums, galleries and private collections.
The Menlo Art League has been an active art association for 35 years. Affiliated with the city of Menlo Park Recreation Department, the league holds meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the Burgess Recreation Center.