Awards Paintings

Thomas Kitts, Sacred Rights, First Place and Museum Purchase

Aimee Erickson, Dissolve, Second Place

Yer Za Vue, High Noon, Third Place

Michael Lindstrom, Moving West, Honorable Mention

Carole Gray-Weihman, Dallesport Sunset, Honorable Mention

Sergio Lopez, Bountiful Land, Honorable Mention

(photo to come) 

Yong Hong Zhong  Historic Columbia River Highway Award

Cathleen Rehfeld, Looking West, National Scenic Area Award

William Elston, From Catherine Creek, Best Mountain

Aimee Erickson, Sunset, Best Water

Sergio Lopez, A Gorgeous View, Maryhill Museum Award

Scott Gellatly, Gorge Voyage, Best Sky

Mary Lamery, Columbia River, Mt Hood and Stonehenge, Museum Purchase

Carole Gray-Weihman, Klickitat Grandeur, Gamblin Artist Color Purchase

Day Five--Awards Reception, August 26, Maryhill Museum

(A few representative photos, Full list of winners coming)

Terry Miura Juror, Steve Grafe Curator

Thomas Kitts, First Place

Aimee Erickson, Second Place

Yer Za Vue, Third Place

Carole Gray-Wiehman, Gamblin Purchase Award & Honorable Mention

Sergio Lopez, Maryhill Museum Award and Honorable Mention

Michael Lindstrom, Honorable Mention

Shoulder-to-shoulder attendance

Cathleen and Rob

Artists and appreciators

Aimee talks shop with Stan

a conversation with Anton

Aaron checking out the paintings

The reception spills out onto the deck

We never stop thinking about the landscape :)

A perfect night!

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Some photos from Day Four (Pizza Party for the artists at the Maryhill Museum

(Thank you Maryhill Museum for the great Pizza Party in the new wing of the museum)

All the work has been turned in..time to relax!

Cathleen, Steve, Bill

Checking out the entries

95% outside-- but the artists are cool inside the museum

Steve 

Hooray!

Artist Confab 

Camaraderie!

Opening Reception

Friday, August 26 | 5 to 7 p.m.
Plein Air Exhibition at Maryhill Museum 
Saturday, August 27 & Sunday, August 28 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The public is invited to view the paintings artists created in plein air, meet the artists and enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres. Artwork will be available for purchase. Awards will be given in a number of categories, including “Best Sky,” “Best Mountain,” “Best Water,” “Historic Columbia River Highway Award,” “Maryhill Museum Award,” and a purchase award.

The plein air exhibition remains on view with paintings available for purchase. Exhibition entry is free with museum admission.

A few photos from day THREE

Artist Confab

Michael Lindstrom

Za Vue

The view

Aimee shares some artistic thoughts

  

Thomas Kitts

Paul Zegers

Laurel Bushman

Sally Reichmuth 

OPB came to film

Don and Claire

OPB films 

Claire tries out a palette knife

Aimee can talk and paint at the same time

Joanne Radmilovich Kollman

More filming

Artist Confab

Cathleen Rehfeld

Painting underway

Cathleen and Aimee

Sergio Lopez

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