| Award & Donor |
Value |
Winner |
Painting |
| American National Award of Excellence funded by Oil Painters of America |
$20,000 |
Howard Friedland |
Morning in Giverny |
| American Art Collector Award of Excellence -- full feature article on award winner (dollar value award) |
$14,000 |
Harry Ahn |
Song of Reverence |
| OPA Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members -- funded by OPA ($3000) and Friends of OPA ($1300), 1st Place |
$4,300 |
David Hettinger |
Posing for the Sketchgroup |
| Master Signature Member Award of Excellence -- funded by Art of the West magazine ($1000 cash and a free full page advertisement); 2nd place |
$4,075 |
Nancy Crookston |
Call Waiting |
| Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Award of Excellence -- Free full page advertisement (dollar value) |
$3,520 |
Ann T. Hardy |
Fishbowl |
| Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members -- funded by Southwest Art Magazine, two-third page advertisement; 3rd place |
$3,000 |
Neil Patterson |
Evening Walk |
| Donors' Award of Excellence |
$1,350 |
Clement Kwan |
Playing the Piccolo |
| Fine Art Studio On-line Award of Excellence -- cash award ($500) and two years of web hosting valued at $600 |
$1,100 |
Tom Bluemlein |
Gentle Flight |
| Baker Frame Studio, Inc. Award of Excellence -- 20x24 custom hand carved 22K gold leaf frame |
$1,000 |
Michael Situ |
Bay View |
| Liliedahl Video Productions Award of Excellence -- a selection of DVDs by master artists |
$1,000 |
Ruo Li |
Sun Wave Mist |
| Presidents Award of Excellence -- funded by Zhiwei Tu, OPAM and Betty Schmidt |
$1,000 |
Scott Tallman Powers |
Fragility |
| Classic Gallery Framing, Inc. Award of Excellence -- cash ($250) and merchandise certificate ($500) |
$750 |
Mike Callahan |
Wild Mustangs |
| Ampersand Art and The Artist's Magazine Award of Excellence -- one case of 10 gessoboard 12x16 with 3/4" cradles valued at $266 and cash ($250) funded by The Artist's Magazine |
$516 |
Jean Chambers |
Treasures |
| Daler-Rowney Award of Excellence -- merchandise certificate |
$500 |
Johanna J. Spinks |
Heather's Braids |
| Daniel Smith Artists' Materials Award of Excellence -- merchandise certificate |
$500 |
Dali Higa |
Russian Village |
| Fredericksburg Artists' School Workshop Scholarship -- one week painting workshop |
$500 |
Ken Cadwallader |
Young Woman in Blue |
| Fredrix Artist Canvas and Gamblin Artists Colors Award of Excellence -- Fredrix Artist canvas merchandise certificate ($250) amd Gamblin Artists Colors Deluxe Painting System ($250) |
$500 |
Charles Apt |
Waterloo Station |
| Fredrix Artist Canvas and Gamblin Artists Colors Award of Excellence -- Fredrix Artist canvas merchandise certificate ($250) and Gamblin Artists Colors Deluxe Painting System ($250) |
$500 |
Qiuzhen Wei |
Companions |
| Hunter Editions Award of Excellence -- free prepress and one sheet paper or canvas reproduction |
$500 |
Johanna Harmon |
Plumage |
| Pat Wayman School of Fine Art Award of Excellence -- one week painting workshop |
$500 |
James Hempel |
Bonhomme |
| Shirl Smithson Founders Award for Master Signature Members -- funded by the Shirl Smithson family |
$500 |
William Reese |
Glouchester Rail Ways |
| Thanhardt-Burger Corp Award of Excellence -- Newcomb-Macklin Picture Frame |
$500 |
Jeffrey B. Merrill |
Yellow Pitcher with Limes |
| Utrecht Award of Excellence -- merchandise certificate |
$500 |
Tim Deibler |
Last Light in the Sangre's |
| Utrecht Award of Excellence -- merchandise certificate |
$500 |
Daud M. Akhriev |
At the Kempton's Barn |
| Blick Art Materials Award of Excellence -- Sennelier Giant Oil Pastels, Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil canvas pad |
$463 |
David A. Simons |
View from a French Village |
| Directors' Award of Excellence -- funded by Neil Patterson, OPAM, Vice President ($250) and William Schneider, OPA, Director ($200) |
$450 |
Richard Russell |
Vibrance |
| Barbara Carter Fine Gilded Frames Award of Excellence -- 24x30 23K water gilded gold leaf frame |
$365 |
Andrew S. Orr |
Woodstock Hollyhocks |
| Sourcetek and Arlington Heights Art Guild Award of Excellence -- Premium line canvas panels valued at $250 and $100 donation from Arlington Heights Art Guild |
$350 |
Steve Roselles |
Silence is Golden |
| Blick Art Materials Award of Excellence -- Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil canvas pad, 2 Blick master stroke brushes, John Howard Sanden Oil paints, Sennelier oil stick set of 6, Just Stow It messenger bag |
$317 |
Paulette Lee |
Out of the Shadow |
| Jack Richeson and Co Inc. Award of Excellence -- Shiva oils and brushes |
$250 |
Jennifer A. McChristian |
Old Hospital Bunker |
| Shiva oils and brushes |
$250 |
Dan Beck |
Summer Shadow |
