2011 National Plein Air-Easton! Competition Winners

Jurist: Tim Newton
Awards Judge: Stephen M. Doherty

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
Winners in the National Competition are not eligible to win a prize in the Quick Draw. All Quick Draw Winners receive an invitation to paint in the Winners’ Paint-Out, Brunch & Live Auction.
All cash awards sponsored by Easton’s Promise Art Gallery.

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
Sponsored by Attraction Magazine

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)
Awards Judge Ken DeWaard from Viroqua WI

Sponsored by the Working Artists Forum

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-Out

This event is a membership benefit for the Friends of Plein Air–Easton!

“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