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April 20, 2005
Still Life with cherries is commemorative pickCedar artist's watercolor wins contestByRecord-Eagle staff writer TRAVERSE CITY - D. B. Henkel's cherry-themed watercolor reigned supreme in the National Cherry Festival's commemorative print contest. The Cedar resident's painting depicts a chair on a porch with a blue-striped bowl of cherries atop a Life Magazine. Prints are now for sale at Traverse City frame shops and at the festival office. "I just think the cherries are so brilliant...," said Patti Schaap, who organized the contest. The winning entry was announced Tuesday at the festival's spring press conference. It was the first time Henkel, a professional artist, entered the contest. He picked the Life Magazine cover because that edition featured the Traverse City area and because of the play on words, "Life is a bowl of cherries." "(It's) sitting on a front porch, eating cherries; so basically, nothing is as good as a bowl of cherries," Henkel said. Henkel's art career started when he won his first drawing contest as a young child. He attended Arizona State University and the University of Wyoming. Henkel moved to Hollywood, Calif., where he worked as a set designer and in special effects and make-up. He now works in sculpture and paints. Sarah Brunner of Traverse City won first place in the youth category for her drawing that featured a cherry pie - her favorite part of the festival. Meghan McWatters, also of Traverse City, won first place in the student division. She said her painting of a woman with flowing red hair in a cherry-print dress was a struggle to finish. "Halfway through I started giving up on it," McWatters said. Two hundred signed and numbered limited edition prints of Henkel's painting are for sale for $95. Schaap said the festival's winning paintings are recognizable and remembered. "It is a little contest in a little town, but I think the implications are great," she said. Those who wish to enter next year's contest must submit the art work by mid-June to the festival office at 109 Sixth St. in Traverse City. See Related Story: Organizers promise fabulous festival, great entertainment
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