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Oil Painters of AmericaDedicated to the Preservation of Representational Artvolume28issue2SUMMER20182018 NATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION GETS RAVE REVIEWS2018 NATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION GETS RAVE REVIEWSXiao S. Jiang OPAM won the GoldMedalMasterSignatureXiao inS.theJiangOPAMwon theDivisionGold“BoatSignaturePlace” DivisionMedal in theforMasterfor “Boat Place”This year’s 2018 National ExhibitionConventionwas anoutThis andyear’s2018 NationalExhibistandingsuccess!Takingplaceintion and Convention was an outthepicturesquecityofSteamboatstanding success! Taking place inSprings,Colorado,andthe picturesquecity ofartistsSteamboatguestswereofferednotonlySprings, Colorado, artists andaspectacularbut alsoguestswereexhibitionoffered notonly in-ateresting andexhibitioninformativespectacularbutpresentaalso intions, all whilebeing surroundedbyterestingand informativepresentathe mostscenery. bytions,all breathtakingwhile being surroundedthe most breathtaking scenery.Activities officially began on Tuesday, May officially29 with beganthe “ColoradoActivitieson TuesRockyMountainHigh”Wet Paintday, May29 withthe “ColoradoSale tday, manyartists electedpaint atSaleand Competition.OntoWednesday, many artists elected to paint atthe prestigious Perry-Mansfield PerformingArts School& Camp, Perthethe ontinuouslyoperatforming Arts& Camp,theingperformingcamp in Here modelsbothing performingartsposedcamp inthe insidecounandbeautifulantry. out,Herewithmodelsposedmountains,both insideabundanceofbeautifulaspens, mountains,colorful wildand out, withanflowersand ofhorsesas ,final dayof thecompeflowers andthehorsesas theirbackdrop.titionfeaturedSouthwestA rt compeMagaThursday,the finalday of thezine’sannualPamperedPaintOut,tition featured Southwest A rt MagaheldatthehistoricSteamboatSpringszine’s annual Pampered Paint Out,ArtsituatedSteamboatright alongtheheld Depotat the historicSpringsbeautifulYampaRiver.ArtistswereArt Depot situated right along theableto paintmodelsand Artistsstill ’sluggageable to paint models and still life arroomor venturecapturerangementsin theoutsidedepot’sto luggagethenaturalbeautyofthesurroundingroom or venture outside to capturearea.the natural beauty of the surroundingarea.CONTENTSCONTENTS27th National Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127th National Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Meet the Natl. Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Meet the Natl. Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Wet Paint Jurors’ Statement . . . . . . . . 10Wet Paint Jurors’ Statement . . . . . . . . 10Meet the Wet Paint Winners . . . . 11&12Meet the Wet Paint Winners . . . . 11&12The Driehaus Fellowship Winner . . . . . 13The Driehaus Fellowship Winner . . . . . 13Online Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Online Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Notes From Your Board . . . . . . . . . . . 16Notes From Your Board . . . . . . . . . . . 16Painting Our Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Painting Our Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Dates to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Dates to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19The Gold Medal in theAssociateand SignatureThe GoldMedal in Divisionthewas awardedto Casey DivisionChildsAssociateand Casey Childsfor “Take These Broken Wings”Thanks to SW A rt Magazine,artists weretreatedto a deliThanksto SWA rt Magazine,cious breakfastfeaturingartistswere treatedto ahomedelimade breakfastcinnamonfeaturingrolls followedcioushomeby a nchwith a yourwide socks”variety offofbya “knockwraps andoptions,not oftolunchwithsalada widevarietymentiona terrificguitaristnotwhowrapsandsalad options,toplayed greattunesguitaristthroughoutmentiona terrificwholunch. great tunes throughoutplayedlunch.111
2018 Natl. Exhibition con’t.Exhibitors were up bright and early on Friday morning to welcomeparticipants before they attended apainting demonstration by MasterSignature artist Daud Akhriev.Born in the former Soviet Union,Akhriev graduated with honorsfrom the famous Repin Institutebefore immigrating to the UnitedStates in 1991. Many of the attendees raved about his demonstration and thought it was one of thebest they had ever attended.Following Akhriev’s demo, participants had the opportunity to visitthe exhibitors who had invitedsome of today’s best artists todemonstrate their products. Participating artists and the company’sthey represented included: AimeeErickson OPA for Gamblin; JamesTennison OPAM for Savoir-Faire;Howard Friedland OPAM for Bella Muse Productions; Kathy Anderson OPAM for Rosemary &Co.; Mark Shasha for MichaelHarding Oil Colours; Nancy S.Crookston OPAM for MaimeriThe Bronze Medal in the MasterSignature Division was given toChristopher Zhang OPAM for“A Couple in Front of the HollyTemple”Puro; John P. Lasater IV OPA forRembrandt Oils; Kelli Folsom OPAfor Artwork Archive; Susan Blackwood OPA for Guerilla Painter andHeather Burton for Bryan SmithFrames.Afterwards, Jill Carver presented alecture on famous British artists, andsome not so famous, who have influenced her progression as a fine artist.The opening reception took place Friday evening at the newly renovatedSteamboat Art Museum (SAM). Thestunning and spacious museum offered each of the 250 paintings displayed a prime spot with great lighting.Conveniently, the Awards andRecognition Ceremony was held nextdoor to the museum at the historicChief Theater. OPA President JohnMichael Carter OPAM welcomedeveryone to Steamboat Springs andthanked the museums tremendousBoard and staff for making it such anincredible week for attendees! OPAwas honored to have Rod Hanna,president of the Steamboat Art Museum and Gary Suiter, Mayor of Steamboat Springs, welcome attendees totheir fine city. One of the most moving moments of the evening cameJan Peng Wang OPAM won the SilverMedal in the Master Signature Divisionfor “Composition of the Oriental”during a special tribute to OPAMaster Signature artist WilliamWhitaker who recently passedaway. Initiated and organized bySherrie McGraw OPAM and JimBruce OPA, the heartfelt tributewas presented by Casey Childswho had been one of Bill’s students and who clearly thought theworld of his mentor and friend.Next on the agenda was the announcement of the newly elevatedSignature and Master Signaturemembers.Those in attendancewere asked to come up on stage toaccept their pins in recognition ofhis/her outstanding achievement.Congratulations to all!Finally, the awards portion of theprogram was at hand beginningwith the winners of the “ColoradoRocky Mountain High” Wet PaintCompetition.With a total of 28,000 in cash and merchandiseawards, this year’s competitionincluded many of the best plein airand studio artists painting today,which was exciting and, to say theMember’s Choice Award for MasterSignature Members was won byQuang Ho OPAM for“Harmony in Black and Gold”2
2018 National Exhibition con’t.least, a little intimidating at thesame time! As expected, thepaintings produced over thethree day event were stunningand the Juror of Awards, RichardGalusha OPA, had a real challenge ahead of him. Needless tosay, Richard did a tremendousjob selecting the winners. See acomplete list of the winners onpages 10 and 11.OPA was pleased to have Dorothy Mellin present to announcethis year’s winner of the DorothyDriehaus Mellin Fellowship forMidwestern Artists, a 20,000award presented to one talentedmidwestern artist exhibiting inthe National Show who residesin Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohioor Wisconsin. For the past tenyears, Dorothy has been astaunch supporter of OPA and itsmission, providing generous financial support every year including the prestigious Fellowship Award, as well as 15,000for OPA’s popular Online Show-John Pototschnik OPA won the Silver Medalin the Associate and Signature Divisionfor “Be Still My Soul”case.Congratulations to MaryBethKaraus OPA, this year’s winner for herstunning painting “Orange Romance”.Coincidentally, MaryBeth’s painting alsogarnered her the Members Choice Honorable Mention award in the Associateand Signature Division.The evertalented Bryce C. Liston OPA walkedaway with Members’ Choice top honorsfor his painting “Deep in the Night”. Inthe Master Signature Division Jeff LeggOPAM won Members Choice HonorableMention for his painting “Red Aria” andQuang Ho OPAM won the Members’Choice top award for his painting“Harmony in Black and Gold”.presentation entitled “Color Theory: Unlocking the Mysteries”.For the past four years, DickBlick, an avid supporter of OPAhas generously sponsored a wonderful breakfast presentation forattendees.OPA is thrilled tohave their support and alwayslooks forward to Joe’s presentations, which are always interesting and informative. This year’stopic centered around understanding color topics such as value, tint strength and color temperatures in a way that was understandable to all who attended.Saturday’s lunch accompanied aRoundtable Discussion whichexamined topics suggested by theparticipants. After lunch, Jurorof Awards Craig Tennant OPAMtalked candidly about his longand successful career. The finalpresentation of the afternoon was“The Thoughtful Art Critique”,with Jill Carver and John MichaelCarter OPAM. Prior to the critique, works painted by attendingartists, were chosen for a critique/review session by Carver andCarter. Interesting insights weregiven concerning some of theFollowing these presentations, Juror ofAwards Craig Tennant, along with OPAExecutive Director, Kathryn Beligratis,announced the National winners representing a number of various categories.The evening was not over yet, as anawards ceremony after party took placeat the Steamboat Springs Art Depot, giving everyone the opportunity to view thepaintings that had been entered in theWet Paint competition and those that hadbeen chosen for awards by Juror ofAwards Richard Galusha OPA.“Beholding to None” painted byNathaniel Skousenwon the Bronze Medal in theAssociate and Signature DivisionSaturday morning, Joe Gyurcsak, Resident Artist for Blick/Utrecht Art Supplies, began the morning with a breakfastBryce C. Liston OPA was voted thewinner of the Members’ ChoiceAward in the Associate andSignature Division for“Deep in the Night”3
2018 National Exhibition con’t.paintings, which surely proved helpful to both budding and well established artists.As always, A merican A rt Collector’sclosing party was a big hit! Thisyear’s event was held under the bigtent at the Steamboat Grand Resortwhere guests could enjoy the beautiful mountains in the distance. Afterdinner, attendees danced the nightaway and/or joined the fun playingBaggo.On Sunday morning, five of OPA’svery talented artists participated in agroup demonstration, painting stilllife’s, models and landscapes. It wasfun to be able to walk throughout theroom and watch the progress ofpaintings by noted artists: NancyBoren OPA, Mostafa Keyhani OPA,Roy Rey OPA, Jason Sacran and David Santillanes OPA.There is no doubt that each year theNational Exhibition and Conventionis an exciting event. This year wasno exception and it appears it was anoccasion to be well remembered fora long time.OPA thanks Juror of Awards CraigTennant OPAM for his time and expertise in jurying this event. Muchthought and consideration must begiven when presented with such awide array of subject matter, styleand presentation.know the judging can be unpredictable sometimes, especially when politics are involved. I assure you therewere no politics involved in the OPAjudging. In fact, I was surprised howmuch freedom I had to give outawards to whomever I chose.”The following is a list of the awardrecipients for the 2018 National Exhibition.ASSOCIATE &SIGNATURE DIVISIONGold Medal: Casey Childs for“Take These Broken Wings” funded by OPASilver Medal: John PototschnikOPA for “Be Still My Soul” - funded by A merican A rt Collector MagazineBronze Medal: Nathaniel Skousenfor “Beholding to None” - fundedby Plein A ir MagazineBest Signature Award of Excellence: John W. Taft OPA for “ALittle Saturation” - funded byFASO and Cheap Joe’s Art StuffBest Signature Honorable Mention: Tom L. Nachreiner OPA for“No One Home” - funded by ReveliteBest Associate Award of Excellence: Phil Boatwright for “Alongthe Mohawk” - funded by FASOand Cheap Joe’s Art StuffBest Associate Honorable Mention: Donald Darst for “The BirdScoop” - funded by ReveliteOutstanding Composition andTechnique Award of Excellence:TJ Cunningham for “Where theTrout Live” - funded by ArtworkArchivePresidents’ Award of Excellence:Jane Hunt for “West of Town” funded by past presidents ZhiweiTu OPAM and Betty SchmidtMost Original Award of Excellence: Jan Zhang for “CherryFlowers” - funded by Blick ArtMaterialsMost Original Honorable Mention: Susan Lindsey for “ShadowDancer” - funded by Trekell ArtSupply and Rosemary & CompanyArt Renewal Center RealismAward of Excellence: Mark A.Boedges for “Vermont Winter” funded by Art Renewal CenterRealism Honorable Mention:Jeremy Goodding for “AutumnReflections” - funded by TrekellArt Supply and MasterPak Inc.Ted Goerschner OPAM Memorial Impressionist Award of Excellence: Rusty G. Jones for“Evening Glow” - funded by theFriends of Ted Goerschner OPAMTennant said of his jurying experience “It was enjoyable being onthe other side of things for achange and also seeing first-handhow the process of judging takesplace.ImpressionistHonorableMention: Brent Jensen for“Drying the Sails in Kennebunkport” - funded by Gamblin Artists Colors and AirfloatSystemsAs artists, we tend to rave orcomplain about the judging depending on how our friends andwe fared at a particular show. IAnimal Award of Excellence:Derek W. Penix for “SwirlingKoi” - funded by Artwork ArchiveThe Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowshipfor Midwestern Artists was awarded toMaryBeth Karaus OPAfor “Orange Romance”4
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2018 National Exhibition con’t.Animal Honorable Mention: Diane Frossard for “Afternoon Solace” - funded by JFM Enterprisesand Liliedahl Video ProductionsJohn August Dietrich MemorialFigurative Award of Excellence:Bryce C. Liston OPA for “Deep inthe Night” - funded by RayMar ArtFigurative Honorable Mention:William L. Angresano for “MyDaughter Gabrielle and Her DogBoo” - funded M. Graham & Company and ArtFramesAlden Bryan Memorial Landscape Award of Excellence: Christine Lashley for “Blues and Gold”- funded by Alden and Mary BryanArts Fund and the Vermont Community FoundationLandscape Honorable Mention:David R. Dibble for “Five MoreMinutes” - funded by Wild HorseGallery and Masterpak Inc.Portraiture Award of Excellence:Patrick M. Meehan OPA for “AMoment Alone” - funded by Michael Harding Handmade Oil ColoursPortraiture Honorable Mention:William A. Schneider OPA for“Reckless” - funded by Williamsburg Handmade Colors and Rosemary & CompanySeascape Award of Excellence:Michael Situ OPA for “Evening inLaguna Beach” - funded by SaviorFaireSeascape Honorable Mention:Rebecca Leer for “Turbulence” funded by Williamsburg HandmadeOil Colors and Ampersand Art SupplyStill Life Award of Excellence:Ann Kraft Walker OPA for “OfSand and Sea” - funded by BlickArt MaterialsStill Life Honorable Mention: KyleMa for “White Roses” - funded byRembrandt Oils and SourceTek ArtSupplyNeil Patterson OPAM Award ofExcellence: Tsultrim Tenzin for“Distant” - funded by Past PresidentNeil Patterson OPAMThe Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship for Midwestern Artists:MaryBeth Karaus OPA for“Orange Romance” - funded byThe Richard H. Driehaus FoundationMembers’ Choice Award of Excellence: Bryce C. Liston OPA for“Deep in the Night” - funded byMaimeri Puro OilsSteamboat Art Museum offered open space and greatlighting for those attending the opening receptionMembers’ Choice HonorableMention:MaryBeth KarausOPA for “Orange Romance” funded by Schmincke Mussini andGrumbacherMASTER SIGNATUREDIVISIONGold Medal - Master SignatureDivision: Xiao S. Jiang OPAMfor “Boat Place” - funded by OPAand Friends of OPASilver Medal - Master SignatureDivision: Jan Peng Wang OPAMfor “Composition of the Oriental” - funded by A merican Art Collector MagazineBronze Medal - Master SignatureDivision:Christopher ZhangOPAM for “A Couple in Front ofthe Holly Temple” - funded byFine Art Connoisseur MagazineMost Original Award of Excellence: Daud Akhriev OPAM for“Gossip” - funded by SouthwestArt MagazineDonors Award of Excellence:Kathy Anderson OPAM for “RedNasturtiums with Mixed Pottery”- funded by Bella Muse and Friendsof OPARealism Award of Excellence:NancyHoweOPAMfor“Kintsugi” - funded by FASO andBlue Ridge Oil ColorsEntries in the Wet Paint Competition were viewed at theawards after party, held at the Steamboat Art Depot6
2018 National Exhibition con’t.Impressionist Award of Excellence:Nikolo Balkanski OPAM for “BlueSeptember - Grand Mesa” - fundedby FASO and Michael HardingHandmade Artists Oil ColoursShirl Smithson Founders’ Awardfor Master Signature Members:Jeff Legg OPAM for “Red Aria” funded by the Shirl Smithson FamilyMembers’ Choice Award for Master Signature Members: Quang HoOPAM for “Harmony in Black andGold” - funded by Savoire-FaireMembers’ Choice Honorable Mention Award for Master SignatureMembers: Jeff Legg OPAM for“Red Aria” - funded by GamblinArtists Colors.A REMINDER ABOUTEXHIBITION ENTRIESconcept and must have been selfpainted.With the ever constant changes andupgrades in technology, the JuryingCommittee wants to remind members that guidelines have been established concerning exhibition entries. Please keep these in mindwhen submitting a painting forjurying. No direct copies of stock images, historic photos, or of any reference to which you do not holdtotal copyright are allowed. Youmust be able to provide signeddocumentation of total copyrightshould OPA request. Digital apps and programs may beused for cropping your referencephotos, etc., but no digital, mechanical, photo, or other transferring tothe substrate of any kind is acceptable. You must draw and/or paint theimage on your substrate yourself. Your submission must be originally conceived: your own reference, your own drawing, your own Paintings created in an instructional setting, including but notlimited to workshops and art classes are not considered originalartwork. A painting created froma group photo shoot set-up by another artist is not considered original artwork. Paintings created inan open studio where artists sharethe model are acceptable providedthere was no instruction beinggiven of any kind.INSPIRING AND INSIGHTFUL DEMONSTRATION AND TALKS WERE PRESENTEDTHROUGHOUT THE 2018 NATIONAL CONVENTIONDaud Akhriev OPAMJuror of Awards Craig Tennant OPAMRenowned artist Jill CarverSTART PLANNING NOW FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTIONThe 2019 OPA National Exhibition and Convention will take place in Saint George, Utah and will behosted by Illume Gallery of Fine Art. Mark your calendar for this annual event, taking placeMay 6 through 11.Canvas size not to exceed 1,200 square inches. More details will follow as they becomeavailable.7
THANK YOU SPONSORS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!Sponsors & ExhibitorRaffle Basket DonorsAirfloat SystemsAmerican Art Collector MagazineAmpersand Art SupplyArtFramesArtisanArtwork ArchiveArt of the West MagazineArt Renewal CenterBella Muse ProductionsBetty SchmidtBlick Art MaterialsBlue Ridge Oil ColorsBryan Smith FramesCheap Joe’s Art StuffFASOFine Art Connoisseur MagazineFredericksburg Artists’ SchoolFriends of Ted Goerschner OPAMGamblin Artists ColorsGrumbacherGuerrilla PainterHol
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