Mandeville's art work accepted at national exhibit

Saco painter Todd Mandeville – known in Phillips County for his realistic looking paintings – recently found out that he was one of 102 artists to have their works accepted to the 24th Best of American 2014 Exhibit in Missouri where each painting will be judged in mid-October and the best in show will receive a $9,000 grand prize.

Mandeville has found many successes with previous paintings – Swede's Old Truck and A Blanket of Roses have both graced the pages of the Phillips County News in the past – but with his latest painting, entitled My Guardian Angels, Mandeville tried his hand at a subje...