– WINNERS –
Best of Show
“Our Lady of the River” 13×20.4”
Michael Freeman
Judge’s Notes: “This piece demonstrates the power of subtlety in art. Every worn, white-washed board is rendered with care, as is each delicate blade of grass. The discipline in capturing the fine details of the clouds, softly drifting across the light blue sky and merging into the misty background, evokes a profound sense of melancholy that lingers with the viewer. For Best of Show, this artwork embodies everything art should be—perfect in composition, color, and emotion.”
1st Place
“Persephone” 45×64cm
Verity Clark
Judge’s Notes: “This subject radiates an angelic quality in a classical style, but it’s the artist’s remarkable rendering prowess that truly stands out. Verity masterfully translates the varied textures of wicker, fabric, hair, and grass, all beautifully illuminated by sunlight, elevating the technical challenge of this piece to new heights.”
2nd Place
“Stormy Surf at Ventura Pier” 12×34”
Phillip Zubiate
Judge’s Notes: “The wind in this image is almost audible, as the crashing waves in tones of blues and greens, the creaking pier, and the waving flag create a vivid sensory experience. Each element is handled exquisitely, with such attention to detail that it invites the viewer to discover new stories hidden within, revealing more with each glance.”
3rd Place
“Take Me Back” 26.5×40cm
Francesca Comparin
Judge’s Notes: “The polished technique that Francesca has developed to create skin tones is so impressive and convincing that I cannot see any signs that this is colored pencil. The smooth transition of shadow and lights bouncing across this portrait is quite mesmerizing, and it leaves me asking, “How?!”
4th Place
“Take Me Back” 2.5×40cm
Vera Evseeva
Judge’s Notes: “Water is notoriously difficult to capture in art due to its ever-changing nature, yet Vera masterfully handles its tonal shifts between darks and brights. She skillfully adapts to the form water takes – whether drops or pools – and how it interacts with its surroundings. The wetness of the frogs and the translucent lily petals illuminated by sunlight made this piece a stand-out.”
– HONORABLE MENTIONS –
Honorable Mention
“Cryptic Coloration” 18×24″
Jessica Siegel
Honorable Mention
“Leaves and Reflections” 10×14″
Oksana Zavidij
Honorable Mention
“Fairy Cottage” 42x30cm
Kevin Rogers
Honorable Mention
“The Search” 18×24″
Miranda Heward
Honorable Mention
“59 Cadillac El Dorado” 21×14″
John Guiseppi
Honorable Mention
“Ghost 50×70cm”
Ami Schutz
Honorable Mention
“A Well Worn Friend” 9×12”
Meg Merry
Random Winner
“Crane Simplicity” 9×11″
Karol Pomplin
– GALLERY –
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“Boughs of Holly”
Kiki Mullen
“Go Fourth!”
Joanne Muldoon
“Ready To Ride”
Cathy Szerelmey
“Yogi”
Kelly Mortell
“Winter Warmer”
James Thatch
“Return To Self”
Raissa Karlsen
“Life is Strange”
Miranda Heward
“St.Pauls-London’
Geoff Fielding
“Harris Hawk”
Miira Allen
“Wildflower”
Kathy Andrews Messina
“Whodunnit?”
Nicole Schaefer
“Maine Morning”
Joanne Muldoon
“Sanctuary”
Megan O’Connor
“Brooke’s Bubbles”
Kathy Lally
“The White Heron”
Kathy Andrews Messina
“Breakfast with Friends”
Andrea Cheers
“Missionary Man”
Timothy Deitrick
“Wild about Autumn”
Sarah Reid
“Leaves and Reflections”
Oksana Zavidij
“Joss- King of the Fells”
Pauline Stuart
“Hummingbird”
Elizabeth A Johnson
“Seb Maine Coon”
Pam Thompson
“Masquerade”
Elgar Carolyn
“Guided by an Unseen Hand”
Gerda Bowman
“Surely You Jest”
Elizabeth A Johnson
“Everlee Loves Slime”
Janet Grappin
“Park in GA”
Pam Gates
“Summer Flavors”
Gerda Bowman
“Nataka”
Linda Kueneman
“Eastern Coyote”
Robin Ganesan
“Patience”
Donna Knapp
“Covid Style”
Nancy Losek
“Infinite Shades of Grey”
John A Jones
“Leopard”
Pam Thompson
“Star Magnolia”
Peter Miller
“Marley the Border Collie”
Mark Kingston
“Reflections on Harley Engine”
Phil Zubiate
“Waiting”
Tara Riddell
“Peony”
Susan Buling
“Portrait of a Young Boy”
Kathryn Curtin
“Rufus a Night To Shine”
Emma Krock
“Buster”
Jennifer Kline
“Wolf”
Joan Plevich
“Man in Black”
Jeannine Welch
“Marbles and Glass”
Terri O’Connell
“Nataka”
Linda Kueneman
“Star Lord”
Aihua Zhou
“Maya”
Ruth Welch
“Saska the German Shepherd”
Mark Kingston
“Autumn Stroll”
Joan Plevich
“Slumber”
Joyce Hill
“La Corona de Cobre”
Martha Cantu
“Fall Berries”
Ellen Ittelson
“Ranger”
Jared Garcia
“SUNSET”
Gisela Bender
“Benjen”
Pia Reintoft Korsholm
“Tea Time”
Joyce Hill
“On the Edge”
Susan Hillmeyer
“Golden Raintree”
Peter Miller
“The Beauty is in the Banal”
Lisa Barash-Kendall
“Loki”
Barbara Gayle
“Ki”
Jen Urquhart
“Dachshund”
Lynne Dean
“On Alert”
Karen Mora
“Emerald Gaze”
Jessica Siegel
“Light It Up”
Elizabeth A Johnson
“Bandera Tales”
Sheryl Nelson
“Lotus Sutra”
Rijuta Gaulkar
“Girl in the Blue Hat”
Lashelle Johnson
“Purple Tulips”
Jo Gray
“Waiting Kayaks”
Gretchen Vandenberghe
“The Bandit”
Terry Dingle
“Cardinal and the Coffee”
Daniel Williams
“Elvis”
Lori Lowe
“Cannomoly”
Peter Miller
“Cold Fury”
Geraldine Buckley
“Back in Time”
Calvin Williams
“On Alert”
Karen Mora
“Blue Heron”
Teresa A Damron
“Dazzled”
Gary Dyak
“John Wayne”
Taylor Kraig
“Drawn to Scale”
Kathi Darby
“Boho Vibes of Summer”
Rebecca Sakovitch
“St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church”
Jeannine Welch
“Sorrow”
Kathleen Mangan
“Old First Church”
James Thatch
“Nikku”
Lashelle Johnson
“Craft Cat”
Kim Clark
“Musk Ox”
Rachel Rushefsky
“Pawsitively Adorable”
Nancy Cox
“Ruby”
Andrea Cheers
“In Memory of Leila”
Priscilla Wigham
“Bliss”
Pam Thompson
“Girl in Miao Costume”
Aihua Zhou
“Late Winter Barn”
James Thatch
“Accordian Man”
Catherine Martin
“Amy – The Irresistible Beggar”
Geraldine Buckley
“Baby Yoda Takes a Walk”
Diane Masek-Blow
“Linda”
James Van Duzer
“The Way of Tea”
Jen Urquhart
“Sandhill Crane”
Michael Roberts
“Meeting the Bear”
Daniel Williams
“Nederlandse Chocolade”
Teresa Kirchner
“Watchful”
Gerda Bowman
“Red-tailed Hawk”
Joan Plevich
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“The Pensive Artist”
Jennie French
“Indy”
Barbara Gayle
“Always My Guide”
Amy Burghardt
“Carry Me”
Jane Bowman
“Tea for Me”
Kiki Mullen
“My Little Buddy”
Paege Murphy
“Elephant Joy”
Lashelle Johnson
“Vogue”
Joanne Muldoon
“Fall at My Feet”
Gretchen Vandenberghe
“Ghost Stalker”
Kathi Darby
“Coleus Leaves”
Gerda Bowman
“Succulents Splendor”
Robin Gan
“Kaos”
Kathy Lally
“Precious Pup”
Teresa A Damron
“Discovery”
Daniel Williams
“Monet’s Kitchen Reflections”
Jessica Siegel
“Old Blue Vase”
Gretchen Vandenberghe
“Hello from Woody Duck”
Doreen Healey
“Reaching”
Heidi Alvarez
“Endings”
Kathryn Curtin
“The Search”
Miranda Heward
“Curious”
Anna Sisler
“Tumblerose”
DL Zanetta
“The Landscape Gardener”
Andrea Cheers
“Boxtroll”
Pam Thompson
“Petit Gulf Cotton”
Peter Miller
“A Bad Hair Day”
Rochelle Oberholser
“Look out!”
Suzanne Thibeault
“Before the Spar”
Melanie Feldges
“Sunrise Visitor”
Brenda Eneboe
“Milkweed Pods”
Kim Clark
“Spritzer”
Terri O’Connell
“Life in Color”
Martha Cantu
“Cannomoly”
Peter Miller
“Queen’s Horses”
Victoria Krier
“The Rapture”
Rebeca Wallace
“Foxy”
Lynne Dean
“Ramen to Go”
Leonora Giguere
“Environmental Brewhaha”
Kim Vlahovich
“Dappled Delight”
Pauline Stuart
“Unconquered”
Martha Cantu
“Luminescence”
Jen Urquhart
“Kamali”
Teresa A Damron
“Lulu”
Jared Garcia
“Haven”
Miranda Heward
“After the Fire”
Ellen Ittelson
“Peeking Over Artist”
Phil Zubiate
“49 Shades of Grey”
John A Jones
“Granddaughter”
Pam Thompson
“Cryptic Coloration”
Jessica Siegel
“Simply Fruit”
Jessica Siegel
“Duty”
Emma Bevington
“1980’s BMX”
Taylor Kraig
“Willie Nelson”
Taylor Kraig
“Breakfast time”
Mary Jo Scharf
“Is Breakfast Ready?”
Anna Ciglar
“Pere Marquette 1225”
Nicolas Kaminski
“St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church”
Jeannine Welch
“Wild Wonder”
Debbie Wise
“Ebony and Ivory”
Kitty Dodd
“Hello! It’s Me! Adele!”
Kitty Dodd
“The Woodworker”
Brenda Nelson
“Happy Slumber”
Elise Richey
“Peaceful Slumber”
Elise Richey
“Native Ameircan”
Aihua Zhou
“Pearls Before Swine”
Eleanora Sheldon
“Maine Morning”
Joanne Muldoon
“Wet Otter”
Kim Clark
“Once in a Blue Moon #2”
Jean Blais Oliver
“Picacho Peak”
Sharon Malanczuk
“Coleus Leaves”
Geraldine Buckley
“One Cool Cat”
Geraldine Buckley
“Storytime in the Wood”
Geraldine Buckley
“Serene Waters”
Heidi Elizabeth Seal
“Roll in the Hay”
Kathleen Mangan
“Cape Cod Memories”
Pamela Mason
“A Family Fourth”
Mary Fronczak Grochocinski
“First Day of School”
Terri O’Connell
“Marbles and Glass”
Terri O’Connell
“Morning’s Promise”
Kimberly Raboin
“Wodka Gorbatschow”
Nathasa Frinca
“Lake Toba”
Tan Lie Hong
“Ebony and Ivory”
Kitty Dodd
“Crossing the Line”
Rochelle Oberholser
“I Yam What I Yam”
Rochelle Oberholser
“Memory of Long Ago”
Rochelle Oberholser
“Bacon”
Jared Garcia
“Venice”
Barbara Gayle
“Nessie”
Diane Blackwell
“Fine Feathered Friend”
Peggy Beavers
“Glass Bottle”
Corrina McLaughlin
“Wolves In the Quiet of WInter”
Linda Kueneman
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“Cherry Tomato”
BK Pullen
“The Pink Dogwood”
Kathy Andrews Messina
“The Bird(s) and the Bee(s)”
Amy Houck
“Old Velvet”
Mary Henrikson
“Henly”
Mary Henrikson
“22-11 Stargrazer”
Paula Drieci
“Walking with Grandpa”
Anna Kronsperger-Kirk
“The Rapture”
Rebeca Wallace
“Stormy Surf at Ventura Pier”
Phil Zubiate
“Pulling In2 Station”
Phil Zubiate
“Harvest Blessings”
Darlene Furlong
“Star Magnolia”
Peter Miller
“Cloud Forest – Costa Rica”
Ellen Ittelson
“In Provence”
Gisela Bender
“Hands of Time”
Mike Zierke
“Ghost Stalker”
Kathi Darby
“Look Before You Leap”
Kathi Darby
“Tiger”
Kathi Darby
“Pretty in Pink”
Kathryn Curtin
“Baby Sinatra”
Kathryn Curtin
“Ursula”
Mary Beth Lesko
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“Fallen Leaves”
Michele Parker
“Indulgence”
Orna Chakrabarti
“Wolves in the Quiet of Winter”
Linda Kueneman
“Night Life”
Andrea Cheers
“Twins”
Barbara Pezze
“Live Oak Tunnel”
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“Crane Simplicity”
Karol Pomplin
“Big Horn Sheep”
“Coleus Leaves”
Gerda Bowman
“Daddy’s Valentine”
Kiki Mullen
“A Humble Abode”
David Ritter
“Firewood in Candlelight”
Deborah McGowan
“Eye Contact”
Judy Wysocki
“Swans”
Judy Wysocki
“Homeward Bound”
Pam Kromenacker
“High Mountain Lakes”
Lisa Barash Kendall
“Faithful Friend”
Gretchen Vandenberghe
“Wind Driven”
BK Pullen
“Jazz the Dalmation”
Mark Kingston
“Green Apples on Green”
Barbara Dove
“Stripes”
Barbara Dove
“Gorilla Gaze”
Pam Thompson
“Tranquility”
Cheryl Caro
“Red Maple Blossom”
Eleanora Sheldon
