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Top 100 Finalists March 2025
Linda Wells
Ellen Buselli:
This competition seems to have become VERY competitive. A BIG congratulations to Linda and Ellen!!
See all 2025 Monthly Awards and paintings here.
Each month all the entries are reviewed and scored by our judges, and the paintings with the highest scores become the Top 100 Finalists. The awards for the monthly competition are selected from the groups of finalists.
The overall and category winners will be included in the judging for the 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition being awarded in May 2025.
August 2024:
The Top 100 Finalists for the for the August 2024 PleinAir Salon Art Competition were announced on September 23rd. The awards will be announced on September 30th.
The top 100 finalists include PAPNM members, Michele Byrne, Jane Hunt and Peggy Immel
July 2024 Competition:
PAPNM Members, Jane Hunt and Lamya Deeb were in the top 100. Jane Hunt received a vehicle award in addition.
May 2024 Competition:
PAPNM Members in the Top 100 Finalists: Jane Hunt, Natasha Isenhour.
Join PAPNM Members participating in this studio tour.
For more information, visit https://placitasstudiotour.com
Join PAPNM Members participating in this tour on May 3rd and 4th
For details, visit: https://corralessocietyofartists.org/studio-tour/
Hello all,
In case you are unaware, award winning, successful artist Nocona Burgress has a show on KSFR, Radio Free Santa Fe, called the Business of Art.
Our PAPNM President, Jack McGowan, will be interviewed by him on the show this Thursday, April 17 at 6:04 PM to discuss: PAPNM, the Abiquiu Paint In The Footsteps of Masters Event and the 17th National Juried Members Show.
You can listen to the broadcast here for now (as of this date, 4/20; I listened to it - excellent, new information for all artists!!):
https://www.ksfr.org/show/the-business-of-art-with-nocona-burgess
Jack McGowan, Plein Air Painter
President, Plein Air Painters Of New Mexico
WWW.JackMcGowan-Artist.com
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Oil Painters of America
(505) 681-7482
The Days Ahead by Lorenzo Chavez 18" x 24" Pastel
Lorenzo Chavez - a fabulous artist. You may have read about him in one of the many art magazines including (but not limited to), Plein Air, Southwest Art, Artists Magazine, American Art Review, etc. Lorenzo also teaches workshops, so if you're wanting to perfect/learn he would be a great one to take a workshop from. More info below!
From Lorenzo:
I am happy to announce that I am the featured artist today on artfoodhome.com .
have a great and Happy Easter. See article link below.
Enjoy!
Lorenzo Chavez
Article Link: https://artfoodhome.com/2025/04/14/featured-artist-lorenzo-chavez-2/
Congratulations to Paul Murray, PAPNM Master Artist for winning the Best of Show Award in the 2025 Masterworks of NM.
There are a couple of spaces left in the Masterworks' RGAA workshop by Barbara Coleman.
Check it out:https://masterworksnm.org/3-4-day-workshops-2024/ or
https://rgaanm.org.
View all awards and paintings here: https://masterworksnm.org
(Select the tabs for the Standard and Miniature Shows. But also, be sure to visit the tab with the judge's comments.)
Congratulations to other PAPNM Artists with awards:
Other PAPNM members juried into the shows:
Congratulations, everyone.
As always, if your name is missing, our apologies and send a message to the Chair (see News)
The OPA National Show show will be held at the Herrig Center for the Arts in Bradenton, FL - May 27-June 1. 2025.
Congratulations to our PAPNM members, juried into the show:
Visit OPA's site for more information: https://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/shows/ (click on the National Show Acceptance List)
If your name is not on this list and you were juried into the show, send Karen Halbert an email. See the News webpage for more information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jane Hunt’s Work Joins the Booth Museum’s Permanent Collection
Renowned landscape artist Jane Hunt is honored to have her work added to the permanent collection of the Booth Museum of Western Art. As part of this milestone, Hunt has been selected as the museum’s 2025 Artist in Residence, where she will create the piece on-site, offering visitors a rare opportunity to witness her artistic process firsthand. During her residency, she will also lead a landscape painting workshop, sharing her techniques and insights with participants.
In conjunction with the residency, Hunt will be the featured speaker at the museum’s Art for Lunch event on March 5, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM. She will discuss her career, creative inspirations, and the significance of the piece she is creating for the Booth’s collection.
The program is included with museum admission and will also be streamed for free on the Booth Museum’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Attendees can join in person with an optional lunch reservation, available until noon on March 4 at boothmuseum.org.
Hunt’s inclusion in the Booth’s permanent collection is a testament to her contributions to contemporary Western art. Whether attending in person or online, this event offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into her work and artistic journey.
For more information, visit boothmuseum.org.
Join my Art Newsletter here!
Note: look for Jane's workshop announcements on the Workshop page: Member Workshops
PAPNMMembers Juried into the show:
Tom Blazier, Michele Byrne, Barbara Coleman, Peggy Immel, Katherine Irish, Richard Prather, Nancy Silvia, Peggy Trigg.
Join us in celebrating decades of art and community with the FINAL 34th year of ArtsThrive, a show and sale held at Albuquerque Museum. Albuquerque Museum Foundation presents nine days of opportunities to mix, mingle, and buy artwork from local, regional, and national artists in support of our mission.
February 27, 2025: Collectors’ Premiere
March 1, 2025: Saturday Gala
March 2 – 9, 2025: On view to the public and for sale at Albuquerque Museum. Online sales end March 8.
March 9, 2025: Final Call
Watch for more information to come about ticketed events and additional programming.
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Send a message to the Website Coordinator if your name is missing. See News for contact information.
What is the best thing about being an artist?
Cynthia Inson: The best thing about being an artist is the journey of learning, analysis, decision making and discovery that I so enjoy as I create. All these things truly fuel and run my engine.
Painting is much like writing to me. Instead of words I am using paint, color, brushstroke, lines, form to develop the story and create an impression of mood, light, distance, and three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface and space.
My goal, as an artist, is to captivate the viewer, to convince them to feel that sense of awe and joy that I felt seeing the sky that I painted or the mountains, roses, water, whatever. The goal is to stop them in their tracks and for them to respond and enjoy the impression the painting evokes.
The added challenge, for me as an artist, is also to create paintings that continue to draw the viewer in, to visually wander, to see parts or the whole of the painting differently over time. This worthy challenge also continues to fuel my growth as an artist.
Cynthia is represented by the Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 505-982-4631
To see more of Cynthia’s work, visit:
https://www.cynthiainsonart.com/
Mail information to:PAPNMP. O. Box 20503Albuquerque, NM 87154-0503
Mail Payments to:
PAPNM TreasurerPO Box 4612Santa Fe, NM 87502
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