2023 Gloucester Arts Festival Plein Air Invitational Winners
The Cook Foundation would like to thank the exceptional community of Plein Air Artists that joined the 2023 Gloucester Arts Festival Plein Air Invitational this month. With thanks to our Plein Air Judge, Loryn Brazier, founder of Plein Air Richmond, for her expertise and excellent eye as she judged this year’s Heart of the River Collection.
Below is the complete list of 2023 Plein Air Invitational Winners:
Best in Show / Grand Prize – Sponsored by Carney Patterson Meade PLC
• Andras Bality, “Indigo’s Marsh”
• Oil on Canvas
• 32 x 40
Artists’ Choice – Sponsored by Theresa Stewart Hupp
• Jim Laurino “Mobjack Oysters”
• Oil on Canvas
• 14x18
Second Place – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Neal Hughes, “Morning Light”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Third Prize – Sponsored by Brent & Becky’s Bulbs
• Andre Lucero “Tranquility”
• Oil on Canvas
• 18x24
Best Boat – Sponsored by Oyster Cove Boatworks
• Russell Jewell, “Smoke & Mirrors”
• Watercolor
• 20x10
Best Vanishing Landscape – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Abby Ober, “Big Sky Over Ware River”
• Oil on Canvas
• 24x30
Best River – Sponsored by Olivia’s
• Alison Barry, “Rise and Shine”
• Oil on Canvas
• 12x24
Best Water – Sponsored by Direct Access Internal Medicine
• Kim Hall, “House on Perrin’s Wharf”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Best Marine View – Sponsored by Gloucester Brewing Company
• Cynthia Rosen, “Early Morn at the Marina”
• Oil on Canvas
• 18x24
Best Nocturne – Sponsored by Tomlinson Exterminating Service
• Joe Gyurcsak, “Country Convenience - Bena”
• Acrylic
• 20x24
Best Sunrise / Sunset – Sponsored by Pam & Skip Driggs
• Daniel Robbins, “Tied Up”
• Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
• 18x24
Best Use of Light – Sponsored by Roxanna and Bill Andersen
• Daniel Robbins, “Light at the Workshop (Mathews County)”
• Acrylic & Oil on Canvas
• 12x12
Best Symphony – Sponsored by Bridgewaters Salon
• Coakley Brown, “Symphony Under the Stars”
• Oil on Canvas
• 11x14
Best Landscape / Agricultural – Sponsored by Next Home Coast to Country Real Estate
• Lynn Mehta, “Wheatfields & Silos”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Best Animal – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Beth Bathe, “Kate’s Gaggle”
• Oil on Canvas
• 8x24
Best Figurative in a Landscape – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Joe Gyurcsak, “Forging - Village Blacksmith”
• Oil on Canvas
• 20x20
Best Floral – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Andre Lucero, “Full Bloom”
• Oil on Canvas
• 24x30
Best Architectural – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• KC Rajendra, “History Speaks”
• Watercolor
• 16x20
Best New Artist – Sponsored by Gloucester Graphic Design
• Fred Jackson, “King Creek at Rose Point Road”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x16
Paint Main Invited Artists Awards
1st Place ~ Trey Finney "Konk Architecture"
2nd Place ~ Russell Jewell “Bank On It”
3rd Place ~ Fred Jackson “Gloucester Water Tower”
Paint Main Community Artists Awards
1st First Place ~ Doug Clarke “Care Free Afternoon”
2nd Place ~Wendy Bombelles “Chasing the Light”
3rd Place ~ Jocelyn Wells “Summer Shops”
Youth Award
Penny Polonsky "Summer Time"