The judge for this competition was Karen Hagan, painter and owner of Hagan Fine Art.
First Place Overall
"Winter Magic" by Brent Cotton, Oil, 32x40 in.
Second Place Overall
"Resolute" by Jane Hunt, Oil, 24x18 in.
Third Place Overall
"Sunshine" by Abigail McBride, Oil, 24x18 in.
People's Choice Award
"Retrieving the Fly" by LaRetha Spanky Davis, Watercolor, 12x16 in.
Best Acrylic
"The Moment Dreams Are Fulfilled" by Chantel Barber, Acrylic, 24x20 in.
Best Animals & Birds
"Bryce" by Richard Kochenash, Watercolor, 11x15 in.
Best Artist Over 65
"Luminescence" by Paula Holtzclaw, Oil, 35x45 in.
Best Building
"Above it All" by Kathleen Denis, Acrylic, 24x18 in.
Best Drawing & Sketch
"Meditation on the Theme of a House Finch" by Elena Roche, Pencil, 10x8 in.
Best Figure & Portrait
"Roman and Bluey, Friends" by Abigail McBride, Oil, 16x20 in.
Best Floral
"Peony Party" by Randall Graham, Oil, 11x12 in.
Best Landscape
"Prairie Snow" by Deborah Tilby, Oil, 24x24 in.
Best Nocturne, Sunrise, Sunset
"Gold Rush" by Debra Huse, Ol. 24x20 in.
Best Oil
"Waning Wintry Day" by Barbara Jaenicke, Oil, 30x24 in.
Best Outdoor Still Life
"Eastern Shore Flavor" by Suzie Baker, Oil. 16x16 in.
Best Pastel
"Pine Grove" by Tom Christopher, Pastel, 16x20 in.
Best Plein Air Only
"Flow" by Abigail McBride, Oil, 18x24 in.
Best Vehicle
"Maserati II" by Luis Azon, Oil, 36x36 in.
Best Water
"Surf Symphony" by Debra Huse, Oil, 20x24 in.
Best Watercolor & Gouache
"North Beach & Russian Hill, SF" by Thomas Bucci, Watercolor, 21x14 in.
Best Western
"Adorned" by Michelle Held, Oil, 16x12 in.
*Judges are not provided the names of artists.
**Per the rules, 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.