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15th Annual PleinAir Salon Awards

By August 11, 2026No Comments

The 15th Annual PleinAir Salon Awards were announced on May 15th at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in The Ozarks. Click the images to view the entire painting.

Grand Prize Winner

Summertime by Daniel Keys

Oil, 36×36 in.

2nd Place

Southside by J.M. Brodrick

Acrylic, 30×24 in.

3rd Place

We Always Do by Richie Carter

Oil, 42×33 in.

Fine Art Connoisseur Award

Refuge by Carson Thompson

Oil, 20×24 in.

Honorable Mentions

A Touch of Lace by Paula Holtzclaw

Oil, 16×20 in.

Off North Ponce by Jason Sacran

Oil, 20×16 in.

A Fleeting Glimpse by Jen Starling

Oil, 16×20 in.

Best Medium Awards

Best Acrylic

3rd & 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY by Joe Gyurcsak

Acrylic, 18×24 in.

Best Drawing

The Parlor by Annie Murphy-Robinson

Charcoal, 26×34.5 in.

Best Gouache

Autumn’s Glow by Allie Zeyer

Gouache, 9×16 in.

Best Oil

Soul Surfer by Tim Horn

Oil, 12×16 in.

Best Pastel

Master Craftsman: Kokeshi by Alexis Le Borgne (France)

Pastel, 15×23 in.

Best Watercolor

Life is Learning to Fly by Kathleen Giles

Watercolor, 22×30 in.