2016 National

Associate Signature

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every 3 years for the same artist)	$30,000	Derek W. Penix	Spade Fish
Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200	$6,200	Daud M. Akhriev OPA	Harbor Conversations
Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine One full-page advertisement valued at $3,800	$3,800	Nancy Boren OPA	Thunder on the Brazos
Presidents' Award of Excellence Cash donation funded equally by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt	$1,000	Bo Zhang	Contemporary Girl
Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence $250 cash donation Funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM	$250	Susan F. Hotard	Texas Tim
Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO	$1,250	Bryce C. Liston OPA	May You Find Solace
Members' Choice Award of Excellence $1,500 cash donation Funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff	$1,500	Nancy Boren OPA	Thunder on the Brazos
Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence $1,000 cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPAM	$1,000	John F. Budicin OPA	Working Late
Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center	$1,000	Casey Childs	Nocturne on the Reservoir
Seascape Award of Excellence $500 merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $680 Daytripper Easel package funded by Daytripper Easel	$1,200	Jason Sacran	Eventide
John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by RayMar Art	$1,000	David Gray	Portrait of Paris
Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by Bella Muse Productions	$1,250	Weizhen Liang	Morning Peony
Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation Funded by FASO	$1,250	Timur D. Akhriev	Youth
Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence $550 in select merchandise funded by Holbein Artist Materials, $650 easel light funded by Revelite	$1,200	Karen W. Offutt	Fading
Silver Anniversary Award of Excellence Funded by Art of the West Magazine Two-third page advertisement valued at $2,340	$2,340	Anne Blair Brown OPA	Sunny Disposition
Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors, $500 funded by Trekell Art Supply, $250 funded by Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes	$1,250	Marc Chatov OPA	Goldfinch
Most Original Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Company	$1,000	Rob Rey OPA	At Rest
Landscape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $500 funded by Blick Art Materials, $250 funded by Liliedahl Video Productions	$1,250	Dave A. Santillanes OPA	Winter on the San Miguel
Animal Award of Excellence $250 cash donation funded by OPA, merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Jack Richeson & Company, $250 funded by Natural Pigments	$1,000	William A. Suys OPA	Morning Mist
Seascape Honorable Mention $500 oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company, $250 merchandise certificate funded by MasterPak	$750	Jesse Hitchens	Cypress Sun
Best Signature Honorable Mention $700 Lifetime Master Account funded by Artwork Archive, Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by New Wave Fine Art Products	$1,200	Dan Beck OPA	Arrangement in Red
Most Original Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by SourceTek Art Supply, $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by MasterPak	$750	Dianne L. Massey Dunbar OPA	The Fallen
Best Associate Honorable Mention $700 Lifetime Master Account funded by Artwork Archive, Merchandise certificates: $250 funded by Natural Pigments, $250 funded by New Wave Fine Art Products	$1,200	Ron Rencher	Angle of Repose
Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Homemade Artists Colours, $250 funded by MasterPak	$750	Aimee Erickson	Still Life with Cider Jug and Lemons
Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Gamblin Artists Colors, $250 funded by SourceTek	$750	Dan Schultz	Cool Water
Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 funded by MasterPak	$750	Jan P. Wang OPA	Flower Season
Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors, $250 funded by The Italian Art Store	$750	Keewon Hong	Huntress
Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, $250 funded by Airfloat Systems	$750	Kyle Ma	Chicken Coop
Landscape Honorable Mention $530 Fly on the Wall Easel package funded by Daytripper Easel, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Ampersand Art Supply	$780	David R. Dibble	Hinckley Farm
Figurative Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates: $500 funded by Grumbacher Art, $250 funded by ArtFrames.com	$750	Kelli M. Folsom	At Her Dressing Table

Master Signature

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every three years for the same artist)	$6,500	Huihan Liu OPAM	At Mt. Tangulla Pass, Northern Tibet
Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner valued at $6,200	$6,200	Sherrie McGraw OPAM	Aspen Leaves
Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,800	$3,800	Calvin Liang OPAM	Monument Valley
Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement valued at $3,380	$3,380	John Michael Carter OPAM	Chalice
Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours	$1,000	Shizhong Yan OPAM	The Centenarian
Realism Award of Excellence $500 cash donation funded by Friends of OPA, $250 in select merchandise funded by Savoir-Faire, $250 merchandise certificate funded by Guerilla Painter	$1,000	Jeff Legg OPAM	Lady in Waiting
Shirl Smithson Founders' Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family	$500	Albert Handell OPAM	At The Coast