Two Pleasant Hill artists earn honors at State Fair
SACRAMENTO (July 27, 2025) – If you go beyond the “Texas sized” turkey legs and the Longhorn cattle that really should be roaming free in Texas, you’ll find a quiet – and air conditioned – respite in the Fine Art Gallery at the California State Fair.
As I wandered, I came across two serene entries from Pleasant Hill residents Jeannette Fromm and John Devilliers – with both earning Awards of Merit.
In her “Painting of Three Pears,” Fromm said she wanted to “lead the viewer in a circular movement from one pear to the other.” Fromm’s was a traditional oil painting, while Devilliers used color pencils for his “Beauty in Burlap.”
The exhibit is one of the largest judged art shows in the Golden State, with entries ranging from digital composition to paintings and sculptures.
Truth be told, I couldn’t pass up the smoked turkey leg. And yes, it was massive.
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Bev Britton
Bev Britton graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of North Dakota and moved to the Bay Area with her soon-to-be husband Jim in 1986. She was features editor at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek before becoming managing editor of the Contra Costa Sun in Lafayette in 1995. She retired from newsrooms in 2001, but an ad for the Clayton Pioneer drew her back in. The family moved to Lake Wildwood in the Gold Country a few years ago - but working at the Pioneer keeps her in touch with her old neighborhoods in Concord and Clayton.