AWARDS

2024 Competition Winners

Featured
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show

“Watch Your Step”

by Neal Hughes

SOLD

Second Place
Second Place

“Skippers Delight”

by Charles Newman

SOLD

Third Place
Third Place

“Verdant Haven”

by Natalia Andreeva

SOLD

Judges Awards of Merit - Skot Foreman
Judges Awards of Merit - Skot Foreman

“Koast Forza”
by Charles Newman

SOLD

Judges Awards of Merit - Larry Moore
Judges Awards of Merit - Larry Moore

“Chattahoochee River Azaleas”
by Olena Babak

SOLD

Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape
Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape

“Where the Heart Is”
by Krystal W. Brown

SOLD

Judges Awards of Merit - Chris Robinson
Judges Awards of Merit - Chris Robinson

“Symphony of Light”
by Vlad Milan Duchev

PURCHASE

Bill Selman | Spirit of Atlanta
Bill Selman | Spirit of Atlanta

“Monolith”
Susan D. Waters

SOLD

Best Nocturne
Best Nocturne

“Marina at St Simons 11:50AM”
by Crista Pisano

SOLD

Founders | Vanishing Landscape
Founders | Vanishing Landscape

“15 Minutes and a River”
by Seth Tummins

PURCHASE

Best Architecture
Best Architecture

“Blessed Atlanta”
by Richie Vios

SOLD

Petite Plein Air Artists Choice Award
Petite Plein Air Artists Choice Award

“Meadow Edge”
by Fred Jackson

SOLD

2023 Competition Winners

Featured
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show

“Oak Leaf Hydrangea” by Natalia Andreeva

SOLD

Matisse | Award of Excellence
Matisse | Award of Excellence

“Ponce Market” by Richie Vios

SOLD

Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape
Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape

“Wild Beauty” by Olena Babak

SOLD

Bill Selman - Renoir | Spirit of Atlanta | Sponsored by: Jim & Pam Hughes
Bill Selman - Renoir | Spirit of Atlanta | Sponsored by: Jim & Pam Hughes

“Gold Dome” by Qiang Huang

SOLD

Best Architecture
Best Architecture

Sponsored by: i20 Design

“A Sunday Wedding” by Thomas Bucci

PURCHASE

Best Use of Color
Best Use of Color

“Almost Heaven” by Nancy Tankersley

PURCHASE

Best Nocturne
Best Nocturne

“St Simons Lighthouse 4-16-2023-12:47AM” by Crista Pisano

SOLD

Founders | Vanishing Landscape
Founders | Vanishing Landscape

“Quiet Morning on Memorial” by Palden Hamilton

SOLD

Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park
Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park

“Shallow Crossing” by Palden Hamilton

SOLD

Best Sense of Mystery
Best Sense of Mystery

“Forest Hole” by Lisa Lebofsky

PURCHASE

Judges Awards of Merit - Luis Hernandez
Judges Awards of Merit - Luis Hernandez

“Southern Light” by Vicki Norman

SOLD

Judges Awards of Merit - Joseph Peragine
Judges Awards of Merit - Joseph Peragine

“Ponce Market” by Richie Vios

SOLD

Judges Awards of Merit -Mark Karelson
Judges Awards of Merit -Mark Karelson

“Oak Leaf Hydrangea” by Natalia Andreeva

SOLD

Petite Plein Air Artists Choice
Petite Plein Air Artists Choice

Sponsored by: Cynda Pierce

“Piazzo del Popola” by Richard Sneary

SOLD

PAINTQUICK Olmsted Artists Best in Show
PAINTQUICK Olmsted Artists Best in Show

“Deepened Morning Walk” Bob Upton

SOLD

2022 Competition Winners

Featured
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show
Olmsted Plein Air Best In Show

“Crane’s Store” by Neal Hughes (SOLD)

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Judges Awards of Merit - Dmitri Wright
Judges Awards of Merit - Dmitri Wright

“Keeping Up with the Smiths” by Alison Leigh Menke (SOLD)

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Judges Awards of Merit - Bill Davidson
Judges Awards of Merit - Bill Davidson

“Jogging Home” by Suzie Baker (SOLD)

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Judges Awards of Merit - Billy Love
Judges Awards of Merit - Billy Love

“A Work in Progress” by Thomas Bucci

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Matisse | Award of Excellence
Matisse | Award of Excellence

“Keeping Up with the Smiths” by Alison Leigh Menke

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Bill Selman - Renoir | Spirit of Atlanta
Bill Selman - Renoir | Spirit of Atlanta

Sponsored by: Jim & Pam Hughes, Jan Selman
“The Swan House” by Bob Upton (SOLD)

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Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape
Cezanne | Best Light in the Landscape

“Tybee Light” by Mark Sasha

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Best Architecture
Best Architecture

Sponsored by: i20 Design
“A Work in Progress” by Thomas Bucci

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Best Nocturne
Best Nocturne

“Dinner Party” by Christine Lashley (SOLD)

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Founders | Vanishing Landscape
Founders | Vanishing Landscape

“Crane’s Store” by Neal Hughes (SOLD)

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Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park
Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park

“Secret of Deepdene” by Christine Lashley

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Best Sense of Mystery
Best Sense of Mystery

“Wood Cabin” by Qiang Huang

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Petite Plein Air Artists Choice
Petite Plein Air Artists Choice

Sponsored by: Cynda & Wayne Pierce
“ATL-Sunny” by Steven S. Walker (SOLD)

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PAINTQUICK™ Olmsted Artists Best in Show
PAINTQUICK™ Olmsted Artists Best in Show

“Home Sweet Home” by Qiang Huang

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2021 Competition Winners

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Olmsted Plein Air Best in Show
Olmsted Plein Air Best in Show

“What Remains” by Patrick Lee (SOLD)

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Cézanne | Best Light in the Landscape
Cézanne | Best Light in the Landscape

“Essence of Deepdene” by Christine Lashley

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Best Nocturne
Best Nocturne

sponsored by Leslie Lobell and Eric Timsak

“Marietta Diner” by Doug Clarke

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Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park
Best Painting in Atlanta’s Olmsted Linear Park

“Deepdene Escape” by Patrick Saunders

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Founders | Vanishing Landscape Award
Founders | Vanishing Landscape Award

“The Old Farmstead” by Jason Sacran

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Judges Awards of Merit - Marianne Richter
Judges Awards of Merit - Marianne Richter

“Waiting to Open” by Thomas Bucci

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Judges Awards of Merit - Jill DeTemple & Gordon O’Brien
Judges Awards of Merit - Jill DeTemple & Gordon O’Brien

“Sage Skies” by DK Palecek

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Best Architecture
Best Architecture

“Sunday Morning in Georgetown” by Stewart White

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Best Sense of Mystery Award
Best Sense of Mystery Award

“Variation on an Orchestra Pit” by Patrick Lee

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Matisse | Award of Excellence
Matisse | Award of Excellence

“Reverence” by Carole Gray-Weihman (SOLD)

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Bill Selman Memorial | Spirit of Atlanta
Bill Selman Memorial | Spirit of Atlanta

“Reflections of Atlanta” by Olena Babak (SOLD)

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Judges Awards of Merit - Rochelle Belisto
Judges Awards of Merit - Rochelle Belisto

“A Dappled Stroll” by Steven Walker (SOLD)

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Best Use of Color
Best Use of Color

“Entrance Path” by Tara Will (SOLD)

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Petite Plein Air Artists Choice Award
Petite Plein Air Artists Choice Award

"August Sturgeon Moon" by Crista Pisano (SOLD)

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PaintQuick™ Best in Show Chateau Elan
PaintQuick™ Best in Show Chateau Elan

"Sargents Lessons Applied” by Tim Kelly (SOLD)

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PaintQuick Best in Show Ansley Park
PaintQuick Best in Show Ansley Park

“Morning” by Palden Hamilton (SOLD)

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2020
Competition Winners

2020 Competition Winners
Olmsted "Best of Show"
Olmsted "Best of Show"

“My Father’s House” by Tim Kelly

Cézanne (Best Use of Light)
Cézanne (Best Use of Light)

“Monhegan Garden” by Neal Hughes

Matisse (Award of Excellence)
Matisse (Award of Excellence)

“Inside Looking Out” by Palden Hamilton

Nocturne Award
Nocturne Award

“Crimson Moon” by Amanda Lovett
sponsored by Leslie Lobell & Eric Timsak

2020 Judges Award
2020 Judges Award

“There is No Frigate Like a Book” by Suzie Baker

Chris Garvin Judge Award
Chris Garvin Judge Award

“Mountain Country” by John Lasater

Nancy Tankersley Judge Award
Nancy Tankersley Judge Award

“Rediscovered Detours” by Valerie Craig

Leslie Lobell Judge Award
Leslie Lobell Judge Award

“The Farm” by Vlad Yeliseyev

2020 Competition Awards Presentation Videos

 

Olmsted “Best of Show”
“My Father’s House” by Tim Kelly

 

Matisse Award of Excellence
“Inside Looking Out” by Palden Hamilton

 

2020 Judges Award
“There is No Frigate Like a Good Book” by Suzie Baker

 

Nancy Tankersley Judge Award
“Rediscovered Detours” by Valerie Craig

Nocturne Award
“Crimson Moon” by Amanda Lovett

 

Cezanne Best Use of Light Award
“Monhegan Garden” by Neal Hughes

 

Chris Garvin Judge Award
“Mountain Country” by John Laster

 

Leslie Lobell Judge Award
“The Farm” by Vlad Yeliseyev

2019 Competition Winners

Featured
2019 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational - Best in Show:
2019 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational - Best in Show:

Backyard Tea Party, John Guernsey

Matisse - Award of Excellence:
Matisse - Award of Excellence:

Chores, Kathie Odom

Cézanne - Best Light in the Landscape:
Cézanne - Best Light in the Landscape:

West End Girls, John C. Traynor 

Renoir - The Spirit of Atlanta:
Renoir - The Spirit of Atlanta:

Living History, Suzie Baker

Best Architecture:
Best Architecture:

Dining at the Swan, Patrick Saunders

Best Nocturne:
Best Nocturne:

Skyline, Christine Lashley 

Olmsted Plein Air Founders Award / Vanishing Landscape Award:
Olmsted Plein Air Founders Award / Vanishing Landscape Award:

Fayetteville Roses, Neal Hughes

Best Painting in Atlanta's Olmsted Linear Park:
Best Painting in Atlanta's Olmsted Linear Park:

Deepdene Sparkle, Tara Will

Best Use of Color:
Best Use of Color:

Fox Trot, Russell Jewell

Best Sense of Mystery:
Best Sense of Mystery:

Falling Water, Cynthia Rosen

2018 Competition Winners

Featured
Olmsted Best in Show
Olmsted Best in Show

Southern Bales

By Kathie Odom

Matisse- Award of Excellence
Matisse- Award of Excellence

Old Friends

William (Bill) Suys, Jr.

Cezanne-Best Light in the Landscape
Cezanne-Best Light in the Landscape

Atlanta Rush

Christine Lashley

Renoir- The Spirit of Atlanta Award
Renoir- The Spirit of Atlanta Award


Ponce City Market Rain

Michele Byrne

Founders Award - Best Urban Landscape
Founders Award - Best Urban Landscape

Rainy Day

Vladislav Yeliseyev

Friends and Sponsors - Best Vanishing Landscape
Friends and Sponsors - Best Vanishing Landscape


Days Gone By

Jim Richards

Southern Distinctions Magazine - Best Architecture
Southern Distinctions Magazine - Best Architecture

Clearing Storm

Joseph Gyurcsak

Plein Air Magazine Award- Best Painting in Atlanta's Olmsted Linear Park
Plein Air Magazine Award- Best Painting in Atlanta's Olmsted Linear Park

Olmsted Park

Chuck Marshall

JFM Frames - Best Sense of Mystery
JFM Frames - Best Sense of Mystery

Here to Pray

Jill Basham

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Judges Award of Merit - Kenn Backhaus
Judges Award of Merit - Kenn Backhaus

Behind the Red Maple

Artist, Sergio Lopez

Judges Award of Merit - Seth Hopkins
Judges Award of Merit - Seth Hopkins

Victorian Splendor

Daly Smith

Judges Award of Merit - Tim Newton
Judges Award of Merit - Tim Newton

Swept Away

Artist, Kathy Odom

Artists Choice Award - Petite Plein Air
Artists Choice Award - Petite Plein Air

Lake Allatoona

Eric Jacobson

2018 Paint Quick Winner
2018 Paint Quick Winner

By Vladisev Yeliseyev

2017 Competition Winners

Featured
2017 Olmsted Best in Show 'Revival' by Aimee Erickson. 'Revival' also received the Judge Clyde Aspevig Award of Merit.

2017 Olmsted Best in Show
'Revival' by Aimee Erickson.
'Revival' also received the Judge Clyde Aspevig Award of Merit.

Matisse-Award of Excellence 'Arrested Development' by Shelby Keefe 'Arrested Development' also received the Judge Dan Amos Award of Merit   and the Friends and Sponsors Award -Best Vanishing Landscape Award  

Matisse-Award of Excellence
'Arrested Development' by Shelby Keefe
'Arrested Development' also received the Judge Dan Amos Award of Merit  and the Friends and Sponsors Award-Best Vanishing Landscape Award  

Cezanne-Best Light in the Landscape 'Robin's Camellias' by Marc Hanson

Cezanne-Best Light in the Landscape
'Robin's Camellias' by Marc Hanson

Renoir-The Spirit of Atlanta Award ' Seize the Night' by John P. Lasater, IV

Renoir-The Spirit of Atlanta Award
'Seize the Night' by John P. Lasater, IV

Olmsted Plein Air Founders Award-Best Urban Landscape 'Peace Among the Giants' by Cindy Baron

Olmsted Plein Air Founders Award-Best Urban Landscape
'Peace Among the Giants' by Cindy Baron

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine-Best Architecture Award 'Storm Over Atlanta' by Vlad Yeliseyev

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine-Best Architecture Award
'Storm Over Atlanta' by Vlad Yeliseyev

Olmsted Linear Park Award-Best Painting in the Linear Park 'Dogwood Blossoms' by Thomas Jefferson Kitts

Olmsted Linear Park Award-Best Painting in the Linear Park
'Dogwood Blossoms' by Thomas Jefferson Kitts

Plein Air Magazine Award-Best Composition 'Atlanta Rising' by Bryan Guglielmi

Plein Air Magazine Award-Best Composition
'Atlanta Rising' by Bryan Guglielmi

JFM Frames-Best Sense of Mystery Award   'Rainy Night at Ponce' by Hiu Lai Chong

JFM Frames-Best Sense of Mystery Award 
'Rainy Night at Ponce' by Hiu Lai Chong

City of Decatur - Community Award 'Early Commute' by James Richards

City of Decatur - Community Award
'Early Commute' by James Richards

2017 Atlanta History Center Insiders’ Award 'Future Fireman' by Zufar Bikbov

2017 Atlanta History Center Insiders’ Award
'Future Fireman' by Zufar Bikbov

2016 Competition Winners

2015 Competition Winners