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Patrons enjoying the music and atomosphere on opening night
MDC 2009 - Patron enjoys the music and views from the front porch.
A longtime favorite and Maynard Dixon Country tradition, Angela Bingham and her jazz quartet entertain Maynard Dixon Country guests during the Saturday evening gala.
Art Show Director, Emily Bingham Hollingshead - Daughter of the founders

Discussing the paintings
Robin Arnold, Chris Morel, and others make the campfire one of the best things about Maynard Dixon Country
MDC 2009 artist Tim Lawson talks to MDC Patron

Our trusty bartender
Colleen Howe is a regular MDC artist, shown here with Dan Bingham, son of MDC founders.
Maynard Dixon Country Gala 2009, Chas Hollingshead opens for Angela Bingham and her jazz band.
Maynard Dixon Country 2009 Invited Artists

Susan Bingham is the MC for the Saturday night gala
The highlight of Maynard Dixon Country is always the campfire. Angela Bingham and MDC Artist Chris Morel delight the campfire crowd every year. Photo courtesy: Charles Muench
Kraig Kiedrowski paints in Monument Valley during Maynard Dixon Country week. Photo courtesy: Charles Muench

Warmly referred to as "the Golden Hills Lounge," MDC 2009 invited artists congregate in front of their motel rooms at the Golden Hills Motel in Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Charles Muench
Kate Starling and her painting "Lambing Season," popular choice winner for MDC 2009
Bingham family at Maynard Dixon Country 2009

Linda Mayne, Mark Hollingshead, and Tika Beard enjoy Opening night festivities at Maynard Dixon Country
Patrons enjoy the magic moment during the Saturday evening gala at Maynard Dixon Country 2009
Emily Vaughan, long time Maynard Dixon Country patron, admires the art at the Saturday morning wet painting sale
Bruce Marsh and patron at the Saturday morning wet painting sale

A buyer ponders a purchase
Everyone looks forward to the Saturday morning Wet Painting Sale, and the Dixon studio is always full of people who are ready to buy!
Author, Donna Poulton, was available to sign her book "Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts"
Donna Poulton signs her book "Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts" during the wet painting sale at Maynard Dixon Country 2009. Many of the books featured artists were invited artists to MDC 2009.

David Michaels, MDC 2009 Guest of Honor, enlightens visitors with his lecture "Making Art, Making Film"
Maynard Dixon Country artist Carolyn Lord enjoys the quiet on Saturday afternoon
Long time MDC patron, Carla Syddenham, enjoys the show.
The catalog gets a good look.

Maynard Dixon Country - Gallery is hung and we are ready to begin.
Friends and family gathered here to place the memorial plaque and spread Milford Zornes' ashes on the hillside overlooking the Mt. Carmel area.

Memorial plaque, placed on the hill overlooking Mt. Carmel, Utah. June 2, 2009
Several artists chat with Bruce Bell, Director of Development
MDC08 artists enjoying an outdoor dinner at the Guthrie Ranch
Sam Hollingshead piloted the golf cart transport between the gallery and the Dixon studio

2008 scholarship students, Jenessa Lingard and Caren Rawlinson with their chaperones
Artist Kate Starling and Susan Bingham hang the exhibition paintings
Susan Bingham prepares the small painting wall for the event
Guest speaker/artist Charles Movalli chats with Paul Bingham

Finished in 2006, the Thunderbird Foundation holds all events here
Maynard approaching the back door of the Log Home in 1943. Credit image to Francis Line
Dixon sitting on the patio in his favorite spot behind the house.