2011 National Plein Air-Easton! Competition Winners Jurist: Tim Newton |
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| 2011 Grand Prize Timothy E. Dills Memorial Award $5,000 | Camille Przewodek from Petaluma CA for “Moon Vines” |
| Second Place Award $2,000 Sponsored by the Academy Art Museum |
Valerie Craig from St. Davids PA for “Heatwave” |
| Third Place Award $1,000 | Robert J Barber from State College PA for “Morning Paper” |
| Best Marine Award $2,000 Sponsored by Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum |
Stephen J Griffin from Easton MD for “Eastern Shore Heritage” |
| Best Architectural Award $1,000 Sponsored by the Historical Society of Talbot County |
Jason Tako from Dover PA for “Abandoned” |
| Artists’ Choice Award $500 + ½-page ad in PleinAir magazine ($1,950 value) | John Brandon Sills from Phoenix MD for “Quiet Morn” |
| Award for Best Painting by a Maryland Artist $500 Sponsored by Troika Fine Art Gallery |
Sara Linda Poly from Easton MD for “Small Town Magic” |
| Award for Best New Artist to Plein Air–Easton! $500 Sponsored by South Street Art Gallery |
Thomas Jefferson Kitts from Portland OR for “Last Brother Standing” |
| Award of Excellence, Best Use of Light $500 in products Sponsored by Ultrech Art Supplies |
Stewart White from Baltimore MD for “Discarded Toys” |
| Honorable Mention $150 | David Csont from Pittsburgh PA for “Big Tree” |
| Honorable Mention $150 | Roger Dellar from the United Kingdom for “Bannings” |
Quick Draw Competition Awards Judge: Stephen M. Doherty |
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| First Place Award 300 + Artists Focus in American Art Collector magazine ($3,000 value) |
Bryan Mark Taylor from Lafayette CA for “Dover Street” |
| Second Place Award $200 + 1/2-page ad in Southwest Art magazine |
Greg LaRock from Newport Beach CA for “Over the Fence” |
| Third Place Award $150 + $225 in Gamblin products |
Hui Lai Chong from Gaithersburg MD for “Plein Air Light” |
| Honorable Mention ($100 in cash and/or products): |
Charles Dickinson from St. Augustine FL for “Double Self Portrait” |
| Honorable Mention ($100 in cash and/or products): | Jeanette Le Grue from Tomales CA for “Black Eyed Susans” |
| Honorable Mention ($100 in cash and/or products): | Greg Scheibel from Bozeman MT for “South Lane” |
Quick Draw: The Next Generation Awards Judge: Stephen M. Doherty |
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| Ages 16-25 | |
| First Place Award $1,500 & featured on cover of August issue of Attraction magazine |
Rebecca Nolte (age 19) from Annapolis MD for “Treasures of Turners Lane” |
| Second Place Award $1,000 | William Kelly (age 20) from Centreville MD for “Untitled” |
| Third Place Award $500 | Avery Clark (age 19) from Berwyn PA for “Historical Garden Reflective” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Gaukhar Aubakirova (age 22) from Easton MD for “Smoke House and a Pond” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Rachel Briggs (age 19) from Newcastle DE for “Sun Alley” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Madelyn O’Neil (age 16) from Denton MD for “Minister of Haiti” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Emma Sarfarty (age 17) from Easton MD for “The Trippe House” |
| Ages 15 & Under | |
| First Place $200 |
Jamie Bonan (age 15) from Potomac MD for “Day Dream” |
| Second Place $100 | Chloe Cossentino (age 11) from Trappe MD for “A Cool Perspective” |
| Third Place $50 | Ann Wright (age15) from Bowie MD for “Yellow Door” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Laila Gosnell (age 9) from Easton MD for “The Front Porch” |
| Honorable Mention Painting supplies from Jack Richeson & Co. Fine Art Materials and Source Tek Premium Artist Panels |
Clark Ridenour (age 6) from Bowie MD for “Lantern Light” |
Awards in “Local Color Show” Jurist Ned Meuller (2010 Grand Prize Winner) |
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| Best in Show $500 | Leslie Belloso from Salisbury MD for “Dawn on the Creek” |
| First Place $300 | Matt Ghrist from Denton MD for “Chance’s Over in Tanyard” |
| Second Place $200 | Fred Craig from Oxford MD for “Morning Boatyard” |
| Third Place $100 | Katie Cassidy from Easton MD for “Day Sail” |
| Honorable Mention | Ann Crown Cyr from Rehoboth DE for “Kate’s Place” |
| Honorable Mention | Nancy Lee Davis from Tilghman MD for “Wetlands” |
Paintings Sold at the Winners’ Paint-OutThis event is a membership benefit for the Friends of Plein Air–Easton! |
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| “Egret at Morning” by Jason Tako, Dover PA |
Auctioned for $2,500 Winner of Vanishing Landscape Award $1,000 (Sponsored by Eastern Shore Land Conservancy) |
| “Golden Morning by Stephen J. Griffin, Easton MD | Auctioned for $3,100 |
| “Part of Our Story” by Thomas Jefferson Kitts, Portland OR | Auctioned for $2,400 |
| “Flying the Coop” by Stewart White, Baltimore MD | Auctioned for $1,800 |
| “Sunrise at The Wilderness” by Camille Przewodek, Petaluma CA | Auctioned for $1,700 |
| “Pond in the Wilderness” by Greg Scheibel, Bozeman MT | Auctioned for $1,200 |
| “River Road” by Roger Dellar, United Kingdom | Auctioned for $1,000 |
| “Golden Morning” by Sara Linda Poly, Easton MD | Auctioned for $1,000 |
| “Peek-a-Boo” by David Csont, Pittsburgh PA | Auctioned for $950 |
| “Morning Wilderness” by Jeanette Le Grue, Tomales CA | Auctioned for $950 |
| “Morning Fields” by John Brandon Sills, Phoenix MD | Auctioned for $950 |
| “Wilderness Inlet” by Hui Lai Chong, Gaithersburg MD | Auctioned for $900 |
| “Decoys and BBQs” by Greg LaRock, Newport Beach CA | Auctioned for $850 |
| “Tranquility” by Charles Dickinson, St. Augustine FL | Auctioned for $800 |
| “Joyful Morning” by Valerie Craig, St. Davids PA | Auctioned for $700 |
| “Field and Farm” by BryanMark Taylor, Lafayette CA | Auctioned for $700 |
| “The Path to the Porch” by Robert J Barber, State College PA | Auctioned for $550 |



