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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.

It may only be January, but the crew at Plein Air-Easton! cannot wait until July!  Happy New Year everybody.

The entry jurist, who selects which artists will contend in the National Competition, is 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.

A Video Blog to document the rainiest Quick Draw in Plein Air-Easton! history!  Don't worry though, it has a happy ending, in spite of the rain, quick draw sales were up and everyone had a memorable time.

Congrats to our Quick Draw Winners:

1st Place - 1,500: Tim Kelly from Baltimore, MD for “It Rained Hard for 20 Minutes”

2nd Place, $750: Michele Byrne from Wyomissing, PA for “Market Rain”

3rd Place, $500:  Jane McGraw-Tuebner from E. Northpoint, NY for “View Before the Rain”

Honorable Mention, $100: Ken DeWaard from Viroqua, WI for “After the Rain”