2019 National

Associate Signature

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal Award Funded by Oil Painters of America (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist)	$25,000	Susan Lyon	Gems
Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine Two-page feature article on award winner	$6,200	Katie Liddiard	August Mums
Bronze Medal Award Funded by Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine One full-page advertisement	$3,995	Mike T. Malm	Spring Riches
Animal Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$1,000	TJ Cunningham	Many Long Years Ago
Best Signature Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificates funded by Gamblin Artists Colors ($500) and Airfloat Systems ($250)	$1,500	Johanna Harmon OPA	Nature's Reverie
John August Dietrich Memorial Figurative Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by RayMar Art	$1,000	Robin G. Williamson	Holding on to a Dream
Most Original Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account ($1,250) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)	$1,500	Jenna M. Lineweaver	Creative Mind At Rest
Art Renewal Center Realism Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Art Renewal Center	$1,000	Blair Atherholt	Harshest Critic
Seascape Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Artist Oil Colours	$1,000	Karen Blackwood	Atlantic Storm
Presidents’ Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by Past Presidents Zhiwei Tu OPAM and Betty Schmidt	$1,000	Robert Papp	May Day
Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Painting Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by the Alden and Mary Bryan Arts Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation	$1,000	Joshua D. Clare	Lost Eden Canyon, Lake Powell
Members’ Choice Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blick Art Materials	$1,000	Mary Sauer	Parisian Bathroom 2
Outstanding Composition and Technique Award of Excellence Artwork Archive Lifetime Master Account ($1,250) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)	$1,500	David R. Dibble OPA	Brevity
Best Associate Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by FASO ($750), Merchandise certificates funded by Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff ($500) and ArtFrames ($250)	$1,500	Neal J. Hughes	Dream Boat Nocturne
Still Life Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Maimeri Puro Oils	$1,000	Jim T. McVicker	Silence
Portraiture Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire	$1,000	Steve G. Atkinson OPA	Tough Enough to Wear Pink
Neil Patterson OPAM Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA Past President Neil Patterson OPAM	$250	Jim Carson	The Bowery
Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by friends of Ted Goerschner OPA	$1,000	Derek W. Penix	Abundance
Impressionist Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Gamblin Artists Colors ($500) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250)	$750	Mike Peterson	Not in Service
Still Life Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Rembrandt Oils ($500) and pre-selected panels from SourceTek Art Supply ($250)	$750	Yelena Snovsky	Cheese and Wine
Seascape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and Ampersand Art Supply ($250)	$750	Rebecca Leer	Rocky Cove
Best Signature Honorable Mention Easel light funded by Revelite ($650) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)	$900	Tom L. Nachreiner OPA	Sunday Afternoon
Animal Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by JFM Enterprises ($500) and Liliedahl Video Productions ($250)	$750	Joe J. Ceballos	The Return
Members’ Choice Honorable Mention Grumbacher 10-color Oil Set & Gesso and pre-selected Schmincke & Weber mediums	$557	Derek W. Penix	Abundance
Landscape Honorable Mention Merchandise certificates funded by Blue Ridge Oil colors ($500) and Rosemary & Company Artists Brushes ($250)	$750	J. Ken Spencer OPA	Evening Glow
Best Associate Honorable Mention Easel light funded by Revelite ($650) and Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire ($250)	$900	Steven S. Walker	Streaming at Dusk
Portraiture Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors ($500) and pre-selected panels from SourceTek Art Supply ($250)	$750	Kurt L. Anderson OPA	Bradford
Realism Honorable Mention Merchandise certificate funded by Trekell Art Supply ($500) and an assortment of oil paints by Jack Richeson & Co ($250)	$750	Jenedy Paige	Grace in the Fall
Figurative Honorable Mention Oil color set funded by M. Graham & Company ($500), Merchandise certificate funded by Rett Ashby Designs ($250)	$750	Raj Chaudhuri	Childhood Brook

Master Signature

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Gold Medal Award Funded by OPA and Friends of OPA. (Eligibility only once every two years for the same artist)	$7,500	Daud Akhriev OPAM	Isaiah
Silver Medal Award Funded by American Art Collector Magazine - two-page feature article on award winner	$6,200	John Michael Carter OPAM	The Chinese Robe
Bronze Medal Award Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one full-page advertisement	$3,995	James Tennison OPAM	Champion
Most Original Award of Excellence Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement	$3,380	Jan Peng Wang OPAM	Childhood Dream
Realism Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Savoir-Faire	$1,000	Jeff Legg OPAM	Coexistence
Donors’ Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Artist Oil Colours ($500) and Cash donation funded by Friends of OPA ($500)	$1,000	Cindy Baron OPAM	Lines of Heritage
Impressionist Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Blue Ridge Oil Colors ($500) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($500)	$1,000	Quang Ho OPAM	By Mountain Stream, High Key
Shirl Smithson Founders’ Award for Master Signature Members Cash donation funded by the Shirl Smithson Family	$500	Albert Handell OPAM	Peaceful Flow
Members’ Choice Honorable Mentions Award for Master Signature Members Merchandise certificate funded by Gamblin Artists Colors	$500	Nancy S. Crookston OPAM	The Secret Adversary

Combined

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Color Set of 12 ($280), Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12”x16” POSH Glass + Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47)	$427	Bill Cramer Combined	Before the Rain
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)	$126	Lynne Fearman Combined	Grafton Cabin
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)	$126	Kelli Folsom OPA Combined	Roses on Marble
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA ($50) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)	$74	Kathie Odom Combined	Borrowed Time
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co.	$100	Vicki Walker Combined	Iris in Red
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Merchandise certificate funded by Jack Richeson & Co.	$125	Alicia L. Finlayson Combined	Morning on the Desert Ledge
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Holbein Artist Oil Colors Set of 20 ($242), Merchandise certificate funded by Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12”x16” POSH Glass + Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47)	$389	Greg LaRock OPA Combined	Desert Path
Wet Paint Award of Excellence Cash donation funded by OPA ($75) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9”x12” Clear POSH Glass Palette ($24)	$99	Bonnie McGee Combined	Kazenta Morning

Plein Air Division

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
First Place Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement	$3,380	Doug Braithwaite PleinAir	St. George
Second Place Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement	$2,300	John P. Lasater IV PleinAir	Snow Canyon
Third Place Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one quarter-page advertisement ($1,200) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($250)	$1,450	Kalie Graves PleinAir	Pots

Studio Division

	VALUE	WINNER	PAINTING TITLE
First Place Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement	$3,380	Nancy S. Crookston OPAM Studio	Sage Advice
Second Place Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement	$2,300	Jeremy Goodding Studio	Blue Green Vase
Third Place Merchandise certificates funded by Trekell Art Supplies ($500), Maimeri Puro ($500) and Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes ($250) and Cash donation funded by FASO ($250)	$1,500	Julie Rogers Studio	Farra in White