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Legacy Awards

Past Award Winners

2020 Wet Paint

Plein Air Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Windswept Morning by Stephanie Amato
First Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA
$4,380
Stephanie Amato
Windswept Morning
Breaking Light Over Boothbay Harbor by Leonard J. Mizerek
Second Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement and $500 cash funded by OPA
$2,800
Leonard J. Mizerek
Breaking Light Over Boothbay Harbor
They Call Her Mackinaw by Elizabeth Pollie OPA
Third Place
Funded by Plein Air Magazine - one quarter-page advertisement and $250 cash funded by OPA
$1,450
Elizabeth Pollie OPA
They Call Her Mackinaw

Open Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Kristin in a Yellow T-Shirt by Mary Hoffman
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$200 cash award funded by OPA
$200
Mary Hoffman
Kristin in a Yellow T-Shirt
Arrangement in Orange and Green by Johne P. Richardson OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$200 cash award funded by OPA
$200
Johne P. Richardson OPA
Arrangement in Orange and Green
In Full Bloom by Stacy Barter OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$200 cash award funded by OPA
$200
Stacy Barter OPA
In Full Bloom
While You Wait (Mel?s Country Caf?, Spring, TX) by Krystal W. Brown
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Krystal W. Brown
While You Wait (Mel's Country Cafe, Spring, TX)
Life Study by Ming Qin OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Ming Qin OPA
Life Study
Silent Night by Yun Wei
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Vernet Superior Oil Colors Set of 12 ($280), and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Clear POSH Glass ($24)
$304
Yun Wei
Silent Night
Vine Ripened by Poppy Balser
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Poppy Balser
Vine Ripened
St. Catharines, Ontario by Mostafa Keyhani OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil Colours ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$276
Mostafa Keyhani OPA
St. Catharines, Ontario
The Bird Watcher by Lyn Boyer OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Lyn Boyer OPA
The Bird Watcher
Pond Reflections by Rusty Jones
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Holbein Artist Oil Colors Set of 20
$242
Rusty Jones
Pond Reflections
Up Flow by Marc Hanson OPAM
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($125) and Guerrilla Painter ($100)
$225
Marc Hanson OPAM
Up Flow
Morning Courthouse by Lori Putnam OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$200 cash award funded by OPA
$200
Lori Putnam OPA
Morning Courthouse
Mountain Grocery by Kathie Odom OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$200 cash award funded by OPA
$200
Kathie Odom OPA
Mountain Grocery
Chapel Creek by Jing Zhao
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Jing Zhao
Chapel Creek
Resting by Mary Qian OPAM
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Mary Qian OPAM
Resting
The Turning by Blair Atherholt
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate for M. Graham Oil Colors set of 18
$330
Blair Atherholt
The Turning
Under Cover by Amanda Lovett OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Amanda Lovett OPA
Under Cover
Walls of San Sebastian, Salamanca by Daud Akhriev OPAM
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by Dixon Ticonderoga ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 12"x16" POSH Glass & Grey Pad Han Held Model ($47)
$297
Daud Akhriev OPAM
Walls of San Sebastian, Salamanca
Butler Pond, Silver Light by Christine Lashley OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
$100 cash award funded by OPA
$100
Christine Lashley OPA
Butler Pond, Silver Light
Statuette with Roses by Charles Young Walls OPA
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificate funded by ArtFrames ($250) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($24)
$274
Charles Young Walls OPA
Statuette with Roses
Guard N Gate by R. Gregory Summers
Wet Paint Award of Excellence
Merchandise certificates funded by Jack Richeson & Co. ($100), Guerrilla Painter ($100) and New Wave Fine Art Products 9"x12" Grey POSH Glass Palette ($26)
$226
R. Gregory Summers
Guard N Gate

Studio Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
Roses are Pink by MaryBeth Karaus OPA
First Place
Funded by Southwest Art Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA
$4,380
MaryBeth Karaus OPA
Roses are Pink
That?s the One by Suzie Baker OPA
Second Place
Funded by Western Art Collector Magazine - one half-page advertisement and $500 cash funded by OPA
$2,800
Suzie Baker OPA
That's the One
Diamond Echo by Jeremy Goodding OPA
Third Place
Bright Light Fine Art Master Membership Account ($1,165), New Wave Art Products 12"x16" POSH Glass & Grey Pad Hand Held Model ($47) and $250 cash funded by OPA
$1,462
Jeremy Goodding OPA
Diamond Echo

Combined Division

AWARDS AND DONORSVALUEWINNERPAINTING TITLE
The Crab Hut, Wells-next-the-Sea by Haidee-Jo Summers
First Place
Funded by International Artist Magazine - one full-page advertisement and $1,000 cash funded by OPA
$4,460
Haidee-Jo Summers Non-OPA
The Crab Hut, Wells-next-the-Sea
Let There Be Light! by Vicki Norman
Second Place
$500 Merchandise Certificate funded by Savoir-Faire and $500 cash funded by OPA
$1,000
Vicki Norman Non-OPA
Let There Be Light!
Boas Energias (Good Energies) by Luis Gustavo (Guga)  Sanches dos Santos
Third Place
$500 Merchandise Certificate funded by Royal Talens and $250 cash funded by OPA
$750
Luis Gustavo (Guga) Sanches dos Santos Non-OPA
Boas Energias (Good Energies)
Last of Summer, Rye by Karl Terry
Award of Excellence - International Division
$250 Merchandise Certificate funded by Dixon Ticonderoga and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Karl Terry Non-OPA
Last of Summer, Rye
Hint of Fall by Kathleen Gray Farthing
Award of Excellence - International Division
$250 Merchandise Certificate funded by Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes and $250 cash funded by OPA
$500
Kathleen Gray Farthing Non-OPA
Hint of Fall

Past Award Winners

2021

Wet Paint
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Student Competition
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Eastern

2020

Wet Paint
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2019

Western
Virtuosos
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2018

WetPaint Studio
WetPaint PleinAir
Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2017

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2016

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2015

Western
Virtuosos
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern
CityByTheSea

2014

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Masters
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2013

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
Salon
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2012

Western
Summer Online Showcase
Spring Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2011

Western
Summer Online Showcase
National
Fall Online Showcase
Eastern

2010

Western
National
Eastern

Online Showcase Awards

2020
Spring

Juror of awards: David Mueller OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Michele Usibelli OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Casey Childs
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2019
Spring

Juror of awards: Nikolo Balkanski OPAM
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Greg LaRock OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Steve Atkinson OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2018
Spring

Juror of awards: Mary Qian
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: MaryBeth Karaus OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2017
Spring

Juror of awards: Tom Bluemlein OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Louis Escobedo OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Aimee Erickson
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2016
Spring

Juror of awards:
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Frank LaLumia
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Anne Blair Brown OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2015
Spring

Juror of awards: Elizabeth Pollie OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Kathy Anderson OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Kevin Beilfuss OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2014
Spring

Juror of awards: Tim Deibler OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Bryce Liston OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Dan Beck OPA
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2013
Spring

Juror of awards: Mostafa Keyhani OPA
View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

Juror of awards: Kimberly Casebeer OPA
View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

Juror of awards: Greg Scheibel
View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

2012
Spring

View Winners  – Spring Online Showcase

Summer

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Fall

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2011
Summer

View Winners  – Summer Online Showcase

Fall

View Winners  – Fall Online Showcase

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