First Place Overall
"Wet Hair" by Johannes Wessmark, 40x30 in., Acrylic
Second Place Overall
"Old Soil House" by Mukesh Thapa, 24x32 in., Oil
Third Place Overall
"Before the Snow" by Bethann Moran-Handzlik, 20x16 in., Oil
Best Acrylic
"Wet Lace" by Johannes Wessmark, 35.4x53.1 in., Mixed Media
Best Animals & Birds
"Moose" by Nicholas Coleman, 30x1 in., Oil
Best Artist Over 65
"Velvet Light at Sunset Cliffs" by Barbara Tapp, 9x12 in., Watercolor
Best Artist Under 30
"Afternoon Walk in Malacca" by Jonathan McHugh, 18x24 in., Oil
Best Building
"The Crossing II" by Richard Sneary, 21x29 in., Watercolor
Best Drawing
"Brutes" by Steve Wilda, 24x36 in., Pencil
Best Figure & Portrait
"Blowing Smoke (Portrait of Aaron Shikler)" by Nicole Moné, 36x24 in., Oil
Best Floral
"My Point of View" by Kim Minichiello, 20x20 in., Watercolor
Best Landscape
"Shelter from the Storm " by Shashi Raghunandan, 22x30 in., Watercolor
Best Nocturne, Sunrise, Sunset
"Skyline Forest Nocturne No.4" by Bryce Elischer, 18x24 in., Oil
Best Oil
"They Made Maps of the Sky" by Kim VanDerHoek, 40x30 in., Oil
Best Outdoor Still Life
"Reveille" by Kathie Odom, 12x12 in., Oil
Best Pastel
"Sunset Cypress" by Terri Ford, 16x12 in., Pastel
Best Plein Air Work ONLY
"Tagged" by Joe Paquet, 28x40 in., Oil
Best Vehicle
"Hillbilly Hilton" by Krystal Brown, 18x24 in., Oil
Best Water
"Rain Bubbles" by Mukesh Thapa, 24x32 in., Oil
Best Watercolor & Gouache
"The Night Shift" by Frank Koran, 14x22 in., Watercolor
Best Western
"Lunchtime" by Peggy Immel, 16x20 in., Oil
*Per the rules for the PleinAir Salon Art Competition, each judge has the discretion to award the categories. If artwork is not up to the level of their quality standards, that judge may choose not to award a category.