We recently announced the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico juried exhibition (read the details here). The winners have been chosen, and they are:
Best of Show: Barbara Coleman, “Pond Up North,” oil, $5200 value
Best of Signature Members: Damien Gonzalez, “Little Rapids on the Rio Chama,” oil, $3200 value
Best of Artist Members: Lee MacLeod, “Shadow Play, Abiquiu,” oil, $2500 value
Award of Excellence – Nocturne: Lyn Boyer, “Rabbit Ears Motel,” oil, $1050 value
Award of Excellence – Oil Media: Meridee Mendio, “Cottonwoods,” $1050 value
Award of Excellence – Wet Media: Mike Simpson, “Petrichor,” $1050 value
Award of Excellence – Dry Media: Seung Youn, “Hidden Creek,” $1050 value
Louisa McElwain Memorial Award: Loretta Domaszewski, “Riverside Willow,” oil, $700 value
Jeffrey Potter Memorial Award: Dick Wimberly, “Love in Bloom,” oil, $700 value
Honorable Mention – Oil Media: Carol Benally, “Arizona Vista,” oil, $400 value
Honorable Mention – Wet Media: Eric Speyer, “Canyon de Chelly,” watercolor, $400 value
Honorable Mention – Dry Media: Felix Voltsinger, “Mighty Sycamore Trees, New Mexico,” graphite on paper, $400 value
Honorable Mention – Figure in the Landscape: Jane Chapin, “Old Town Estonia,” oil, $400 value
Artists’ Choice: John Meister, “Prickly Heat,” oil, $400 value
The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico exhibition runs through November 25, 2018. For more information and to see all the award-winning paintings, please visit www.papnm.org.
