2009 Pacific Northwest Plein Air brought 32 talented artists together for a five-day plein air painting event that culminated in an awards ceremony and reception at Columbia Art Gallery on Friday, September 4th. Judging the competition, nationally recognized and awarding winning artist Ned Mueller made these selections:
Eric Jacobsen 1st Place
Mike Kowalski 2nd Place
Eric Bowman 3rd Place
Mitch Baird Honorable Mention
Cathleen Rehfeld Honorable Mention
Celeste Bergin Honorable Mention
Amanda Houston Honorable Mention
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Artist's Choice - Eric Jacobsen
And many Purchase Awards selected by collectors!
Thanks to everyone for their participation in making this a successful event!
A very special Thanks to Eric Jacobsen, Rich Krueger, Ned Mueller, Our sponsors and collectors, The Columbia Art Gallery staff and volunteers and Gallery Manager Catherine Kiewit.
The paintings will be on display at Columbia Art Gallery through September 28.
Sunshine and the encouragement of passers-by made the day a good one for painters in Downtown Hood River! This is the day all the artists will turn in their submissions to the Columbia Art Gallery. The show opens September 4, 2009 with an artist's reception and the public is invited! See you there!.
Hope Stevenson is painting an oil painting (Fellow painters Gregg Caudell, Joe Howard and Todd Smith looking on)
Artists who made the trip to Hollenbeck Park today found beautiful water "features", wide open spaces, livestock and the majestic Mt. Adams.... all waiting to be made into paintings. Here are some participants who were there to capture the day:
Oops, that's not an artist. The peacocks are roaming the grounds at the Maryhill Museum. Free Range Peacocks.
A painting in progress... The Maryhill Museum Entrance.
Painters met at the Columbia Hills State Park (and the surrounding area) today. Artists who braved the wind (and park sprinklers) were rewarded by spectacular views including all of the Columbia hills, Horsethief Lake, banks of the Columbia River and vistas from Dalles Mountain road.
Orientation was held today at The Gorge White House. The participants heard about how things are going to work this year, received gifts from sponsors and then fanned out to select their spots. The Gorge White House property is the quintessential plein air painting location, with Mt. Adams in the North, Mt. Hood in the South, a fruit orchard, a huge dahlia garden, not to mention the historic White House itself. Thanks, once again, to Camille Hukari for letting us come here to paint.
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