2024 OPA National Convention Wet Paint Competition
Plein Air Division
AWARDS AND DONORS
VALUE
WINNER
PAINTING TITLE
First Place - Plein Air
Digital Article Package - Editorial article on the Southwest Art Magazine website that is shared to newsletter and social medial audiences.
$6,000
Mark Flickinger
Horizon Oaks in the Sunlight
Second Place - Plein Air
One full-page ad funded by Western Art Collector Magazine
$5,400
Joseph Gyurcsak OPA
Wichita Springs
Third Place - Plein Air
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor ($500) - Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($500) - Michael Harding Art Formulas ($500) - One-year Gold Membership with $100 Boldbrush ad credits funded by FASO ($412) - Artist Oil Color Set of 20 funded by Holbein ($320)
$2,332
Suzie Baker OPA
Sunny Days
Studio Division
AWARDS AND DONORS
VALUE
WINNER
PAINTING TITLE
First Place - Studio
Digital Article Package - Editorial article on the Southwest Art Magazine website that is shared to newsletter and social media audiences.
$6,000
Lauren Ashley Carlo
Pursuit of Symmetry
Second Place - Studio
One full-page ad funded by Western Art Collector Magazine
$5,400
Debbie Mueller OPA
Coffee Break
Third Place - Studio
Master Account (Lifetime Subscription) funded by Artwork Archive ($2,016) - Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials ($300)
$2,316
Richard Alexander OPA
Fence Mender
Combined Division
AWARDS AND DONORS
VALUE
WINNER
PAINTING TITLE
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio
$100
Daniel J. Keys OPAM
Spring Flowers & Rose Famille
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio
$100
Scott Ruthven
Red Bud
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise Certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio
$100
Robin Williamson OPA
La Balleza
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio
$100
Joni Jurek OPA
Spring Has Sprung
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Chelsea Classical Studio
$100
Elo Wobig
Sunny Disposition
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor
$100
Rainny Zhao OPA
Me and Myself
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor
$100
Stephen J. Puttrich
Stories Alive at Chisholm Creek
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor
$100
Eric Karl Johnson OPA
Matthew Barnes
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor
$100
Nugzari Novikoff
Lemons
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Preselected merchandise funded by Sennelier, Raphael, Fredrix, RGM & Cretacolor