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Carol Swinney’s painting “Valley View” a 12” x 9” oil, won Best in Show at the “2009 Tucson Plein Air Painter’s Artist Member Show” in March 2009.
Carol has been juried into the “2nd Annual Wyoming Plein Air 2009” to be held August 15th through September 30th at the Link Gallery and Deselms Fine Art in Cheyenne, WY.
Carol will be participating in “Western Visions Miniatures and More 2009” show and sale. The event is held September 17-18th at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY.
Carol has been invited to the “Windows to the Divine Exhibition & Sale” to be held at the MADDEN Museum of Art from October 3-23, 2009. The Gala Opening will be October 3rd at the museum. www.carolswinney.com
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Greg LaRock won both 1st place in the quick draw and the overall competition at the 2009 Paint San Clemente Event. "A Chance of Rain" was Greg's submission for the 3 hour quick draw depicting the San Clemente pier. "Crystal Rocks" took the grand prize award after the week-long competition. www.greglarock.com
Rick Delanty was awarded 3rd place in the Quick Draw event at the San Clemente Plein Air Competition, June 2009. Jurors were Ray and Peggy Kroll-Roberts. www.delantyfineart.com
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Ying Liu's oil painting "A Clear Winter Morning" is selected to exhibited in the Oil Painters of America 2009 Western Regional Show at Kirkland, Washington from August 8 - 30, 2009.
www.YingLiuFineArt.com
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Peggy Immel’s oil painting, “Lingering Winter” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Nomadas del Arte national juried exhibition held April 3 – April 30 at the Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The exhibition featured four hundred paintings completed at any time during the 2008 calendar year in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas or Utah by two hundred plein air painters.
Peggy’s work can be seen from May 23 to June 14 in “Far Out”, a three person landscape show at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico. www.peggyimmel.com www.wnightingale.com
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Lisa Mozzini-McDill's painting, "Holding Onto The Light" was selected by jury for special recognition in the California Art Club 17th Biannual Juried Exhibition, "Eternal Light" at the historic Blinn House. The Artists’ Reception is Sat. June 13, 5 - 7pm. The exhibition will run from June 14 - Dec. 2, 2009
www.californiaartclub.org
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"Laguna Shoreline" by Jeff Sewell
Join Gallery McCollum in celebrating its 15 year anniversary! "Warm Breezes" a group summer show consisting of art by Michael Obermeyer, Jeff Sewell, Caroline Zimmerman and Pat Tobin will open Saturday, June 27th with an Artists Reception open to all at 6:00pm. Located at 206 N. Coast Highway Laguna Beach. www.gallerymccollum.com
Mark Kerckhoff won the Best of Show award at Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational 2009. www.kerckhoffpaintings.com
Carol Swinney’s painting “Morning Along the Wash” won an Award of Excellence at the 2009 “Nomadas Del Arte” Show and Sale held April 1st through the 30th at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Carol participated in the 2009 “Cowgirl up! Art from the Other Half of the West” show, held March 27th through May 3rd at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Carol is one of seven invited artists for the Outdoor Painters Society’s “Plein Air Southwest 2009” event being held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The show and reception will be held December 4th and 5th with a dinner, reception and awards ceremony including a $5000 Purchase Award.
Carol’s paintings has been accepted into the California Art Club’s 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, held at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from April 26th to May 17th. The Artist’s Gala Reception: Saturday, April 25, 2009
www.carolswinney.com
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Greg LaRock was awarded a Jury's Top 50 for his painting "Lotus, Lily, Lily, Koi" at the 2009 Greenhouse Gallery's Salon International show in San Antonio Texas. www.greglarock.com
Maggie Renner Hellmann's plein-air oil painting "Gizdich Farm & Rolling Hills" was selected into the 2009 limited-edition calendar published by the Artist's Magazine. www.MaggieRennerHellmann.com
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Suzanne Morris' painting "Heading Out" was selected for exhibition in the Southeastern Plein Air Exhibit in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will run from February 5 – 26. She will also be a featured artist at the "Romance Goes a Long Way" show at Art Source Gallery in Raleigh, NC (Feb. 1 – 28). www.suzannemorrisstudios.com
Eli Cedrone's "Ashley at Belcourt" juried into Salon International's 9th Annual Exhibition, sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Masters. The exhibition will open on April 10th at Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. Everett Raymond Kinstler, the country's premier portrait painter presided over the judging. www.elicedrone.com
Eli Cedrone received Honorable Mention from Portrait Society of America. For the second year in a row, Boston based artist Eli Cedrone has garnered an award in the PSA's Members Showcase Competition. Last year, her portrait titled, "Dalena" won 3rd Place in the same competition. The winning painting "Rouge et Noir" was also accepted for inclusion in the Oil Painter's of America, Eastern Regional Exhibition, which was held in November at Corse Gallery in Jacksonville Florida.
www.elicedrone.com
The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) recently juried eight members into their top “Signature” status. Joining 27 other Signature members are: (l to r) Daniel Aldana, MIchael Situ, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Jim Wodark, Jennifer McChristian, Ronaldo Macedo, Greg LaRock, and Kathleen Dunphy (not pictured). Their works were submitted to and judged by: Jean Stern - Director of the Irvine Museum, Saim Caglayan - LPAPA President, Jeff Horn - LPAPA Vice President, and Ray Roberts - Signature Member. more
Jeff Sewell's painting "Passing By" recently raised $1750 at auction for the Hoag Hospital Diabetes Center during a hospital holiday fundraiser.
www.jeffsewellart.com
Sterling Hoffmann's painting "Legible Cascade" won the Best of Show at the 2009 Estes Park Plein Air Competition and Show in August.
He is featured as an Artist to Watch in the September/October issue of Fine Art Connoisseur. In May, he won the Best Quick Draw award and an honorable mention at the Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Event. www.sterlinghoffmann.com
Well known with its long tradition of artist illustrated covers by Rockwell and Leyendecker, the Saturday Evening Post has commissioned Eric Bowman to illustrate the cover of July/August issue. Eric's oil painting showing a plein air artist painting the California coastline. Eric Bowman website
Larry Cannon will be exhibiting in a solo show in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Irvine Barclay Theatre for which Larry was the architect. The exhibit is divided between the Theatre's gallery on the UC Irvine Campus and Britta's Cafe in the adjacent University Center complex. The exhibit will run from October 5 through the special Yo-Yo Ma concert, and will end on December 11. www.cannonwc.com
Cindy Carrillo won the "People's Choice" Award at the Estes Park Plein Air Paintout in Colorado. The 8"x10" oil is titled "Moraine Park".
Cindy also had two paintings selected for the American Impressionist Society show at the Saks Gallery in Denver opening October 23rd, 2009. www.cindycarrillo.com
The 2nd annual "Summer Plein Air Group Show" will be held in Rainey Fine Art Gallery in Newport Beach, CA. Artists include: Greg LaRock, Carolyn Hesse Low, Jeff Yeomans, Jeff Sewell, Joann Royal, Mark Donaldson and others. Opening Reception Friday August 21st, 6-8pm, located at 515 E. Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach CA. www.raineyfineart.com
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