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Atlanta’s Olmsted Plein Air Invitational

2025 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Award Winners

  • Olmsted Plein Air Best of Show painting “Beneath the Golden Veil” by Carole Gray-Weihman (SOLD)

    Olmsted Plein Air Best of Show

    “Beneath the Golden Veil” by Carole Gray-Weihman (SOLD)

  • Matisse Award of Excellence painting “Woodland Vista” by Susan Lynn

    Matisse Award of Excellence

    “Woodland Vista” by Susan Lynn

  • Cezanne | Best Landscape painting “Love in Bloom” by Krystal W. Brown (SOLD)

    Cezanne | Best Landscape

    “Love in Bloom” by Krystal W. Brown (SOLD)

  • Best Use of Light painting “Southern Hospitality” by Susan Diehl

    Best Use of Light

    “Southern Hospitality” by Susan Diehl

  • Best Nocturne painting “Parking Lot 11:04” by Crista Pisano

    Best Nocturne

    “Parking Lot 11:04” by Crista Pisano

  • Bill Selman | Spirit of Atlanta painting “Krog Street Stroll” by Scott Prior (SOLD)

    Bill Selman | Spirit of Atlanta

    Sponsored by: Jan Selman

    “Krog Street Stroll” by Scott Prior (SOLD)

  • Best Architecture painting “Reflections” by Natalia Andreeva (SOLD)

    Best Architecture

     “Reflections” by Natalia Andreeva (SOLD)

  • Judges Awards of Merit painting “Easter on Lazaretto Creek” by Seth Tummins

    Judges Awards of Merit - Peter Trippi

    “Easter on Lazaretto Creek” by Seth Tummins

  • Judges Awards of Merit painting - Dan Beck “Stepping Up Forward” by Kendal Portis

    Judges Awards of Merit - Dan Beck

    “Stepping Up Forward” by Kendal Portis

  • A painting of a lush forest with dense green trees and foliage, with sunlight filtering through, and a body of water in the background.

    Judges Awards of Merit - Helena KM Fox

    “Woodland Vista” by Susan Lynn

  • An impressionist style painting of a landscape during sunset with green fields, tall cattails with purple seed heads in the foreground, and trees and hills in the background under a colorful sky.

    Artist Welcome Reception Artist’s Choice

    “Good Morning from the Chattahoochee Nature Perserve” by Kendall Portis (SOLD)

  • Impressionist painting of a park scene with people sitting and walking under trees on a sunny day, with a pavilion in the background.

    Artist Welcome Reception Artist’s Choice

    “Easter Sunday at the Park” by Ryan Jensen (SOLD)

  • An oil painting of a forest scene with tall trees, autumn-colored leaves, and sunlight filtering through the branches.

    Petite Plein Air People’s Choice

    “Touched by the Sun” by Olena Babak (SOLD)

  • 2025 PaintQuick™ First Place winner Donna Biggie

    PaintQuick™ First Place

    Sponsored by: Anne & Lary Hall in honor of the memory of Jim Collins, a true friend and staunch supporter of working artists.

    Donna Biggie

  • 2025 PaintQuick™ Second Place “Tapestry of Light” by Olena Babak

    PaintQuick™ Second Place

    Sponsored by: Anne & Lary Hall in honor of the memory of Jim Collins, a true friend and staunch supporter of working artists.

    “Tapestry of Light” by Olena Babak

  • PaintQuick™ Third Place “Dappled Light” by Scott Prior

    PaintQuick™ Third Place

    Sponsored by: Anne & Lary Hall in honor of the memory of Jim Collins, a true friend and staunch supporter of working artists.

    “Dappled Light” by Scott Prior

 
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