Announcing the 9th Annual Plein Air-Easton! Competition Artists
Announcing the 9th Annual Plein Air-Easton! Competition Artists
Written on Mon, 2013-05-20 16:04 by Jessica
The competition artists for the 9th Annual Plein Air–Easton! Competition & Arts Festival have been announced. During this weeklong mega artfest, scores of painters descend on Easton and Talbot County, bringing with them an up-close-and-personal look at the excitement and spontaneity that surrounds art created en plein air (French for “in the open air”). The event has consistently boasted brisk art sales and Plein Air–Easton! continues to be the hottest art sale of the year in the Mid-Atlantic region and well beyond.
More than 240 artists applied from across the U.S. and around the world. The following 58 artists have been selected to compete in the 9th Annual Plein Air–Easton! competition to be held July 15-21, 2013.
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Stephanie Amato, Basking Ridge NJ
Natalia Andreeva, Tallahassee FL
Paul Bachem, Locust Valley NY
Garin Baker, New Windsor NY
Robert J Barber, Bethlehem PA (2007 Winner)
Cindy Baron, AWS, East Greenwich RI
D. Eleinne Basa, Jackson NJ
Jill Basham, Trappe MD
Tim Bell, Odenton MD (2006 Winner)
Zufar Bikbov, Oakville CT
Carole Böggemann-Peirson, Townsend VA
Eric Bowman, Tigard OR
Brenda Boylan, Beaverton OR
Thomas Bradshaw, Smithville VA
John Michael Carter, Louisville KY
Hiu Lai Chong, Rockville MD (2012 Winner)
Sandra Corpora, Bethlehem PA
David R Csont, Pittsburgh PA
Katie Dobson Cundiff, Bradenton FL
Woody Cyrus, Culpeper VA
Ken DeWaard, Viroqua WI
Charles Dickinson, St Augustine FL
Ron Donoughe, Pittsburgh PA
Anastasia Dukhanina, St Petersburg, Russia
Peter J. Emerson, Lewisberry PA
Pam Folsom, Cincinatti OH
Stephen J. Griffin, Easton MD
Palden Hamilton, Baltimore MD
Neal Hughes, Moorestown NJ
Charlie Hunter, Bellows Falls VT
Tim Kelly, Baltimore MD
Thomas Jefferson Kitts, Portland OR
Michael Kotarba, Baltimore MD
Mark Lague, Point Claire, Quebec
Greg LaRock, Newport Beach CA (2008 Winner)
Kirk Larsen, Hicksville NY
Patrick J. Lee, Pittsburgh PA
Leonard Mizerek, Westport CT
Crystal Moll, Baltimore MD
Larry Moore, Winter Park FL
Ned Mueller, Renton WA (2010 Winner)
Elise N. Phillips, Elverson PA
Sara Linda Poly, Easton MD
Camille Przewodek, Petaluma CA (2011 Winner)
Thom C Robinson, OPA, Indianapolis IN
John Brandon Sills, Phoenix MD
Robert Simone, St. Petersburg FL
Chad Smith, New Hartford NY
Richard R Sneary, Kansas City MO
Hodges Soileau, OPA, Venice FL
Jason Tako, Dover PA
Nancy Tankersley, Easton MD
Timothy Tien, Alhambra CA
Shannon Troxler, Wilson WY
Bob Upton, St. Paul MN
Kim VanDerHoek, Orange CA
Kathie Wheeler, Viroqua WI
Stewart Burgess White, Baltimore MD (Winner 2009)
Plein Air–Easton! is judged by some of the most knowledgeable and informed experts in the world of representational art. This year’s entry jurist, who selected which artists will contend in the National Competition, was Peter Trippi. Mr. Trippi is editor of Fine Art Connoisseur, a bimonthly magazine that serves collectors of historical and contemporary representational painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints. He is also president of Projects in 19th-Century Art, Inc., the firm he established to pursue a range of research, writing, and curating opportunities.
Donald Demers from Eliot, Maine, returns in July 2013 as awards judge, after serving as the entry jurist in 2012. The awards judge selects the winning paintings in the Plein Air–Easton! National Competition (announced at the Preview Party on Friday, July 19, 2013) and in the Quick Draw Competition (held Saturday, July 20, 2013). Mr. Demers is one of the finest marine and landscape painters in America. The exemplary level of his paintings has placed them in some of the most prestigious public and private collections in the country. Demers is a highly sought-after instructor; his teaching has taken him around the United States and Europe. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists, a Signature Member of the Plein Air Painters of America, an elected member of the Salmagundi Club, and an elected member of the California Art Club.
Plein Air–Easton! is the work of the Avalon Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for residents of the Eastern Shore by providing diversified arts and educational programs. The Academy Art Museum is the accredited museum venue for the competition exhibit. The event is supported by the Talbot County Arts Council, along with corporate and individual donors. Donations from Friends of Plein Air–Easton! support the event while promoting conservation and tourism through the arts and a distinct sense of place. Strong community support and sponsorships have helped make Plein Air–Easton! one of Easton's largest events and America’s premier plein air festival. For more information, visit ww.pleinaireaston.com, email info@pleinaireaston.com or call the Plein Air–Easton! hotline at 410.822.7297.
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