Judge Carole Belliveau presents the Best of Show award to Deanne Kroll for her painting ‘Worldly Journey’ at the PAPNM reception held Aug. 4. Courtesy/PAPNM

Judge Carole Belliveau presents the Second Place award to Rachel Pearson of Los Alamos for her painting ‘Camp May Aspens’ at the PAPNM reception held Aug. 4. Courtesy/PAPNM

ART News:

At the 2023 Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) Los Alamos Paint Out and Show’s opening reception held Aug. 4, judge Carole Belliveau chose the best paintings of the artwork done over the previous week. She said she could have easily given out 10 awards instead of five.

The awards are as follows:

• Best of Show: “Worldly Journey” by Deanne Kroll, Oil, 16”x16”;
• Second Place: “Camp May Aspens” by Rachel Pearson of Los Alamos, Pastel, 12”x16”;
• Third Place: “Evening Farewell” by Lynn Kearny, Pastel, 9“x12”;
• Honorable Mention: “Volcanic Capstone” by Ginny Bracht, Gouache, 10”x8”;
• Best of the Tiny Treasures: “White Rock Overlook” by Wendy Ahlm, Watercolor, 2“x3”; and
• First Place Quick Draw: “Tree at Fuller Lodge” by Marcia Williams at the Aug. 2 contest.

The Best of Show painting by Deanne Kroll was sold at the opening reception.

All other paintings are available for purchase at the exhibit in Fuller Lodge Art Center until Saturday, Sept. 2. Their hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.

Plein Air Painters of New Mexico is a non-profit organization continuing the legacy of outdoor painting since 2007. Visit http://www.papnm.org.

Third Place winner ‘Evening Farewell’ by Lynn Kearny, Pastel 9×12. Courtesy/PAPNM

Honorable Mention winner ‘Volcanic Capstone’ by Ginny Bracht, Gouache 10×8. Courtesy/PAPNM

Best of the Tiny Treasures ‘White Rock Overlook’ by Wendy Ahlm, Watercolor 2×3. Courtesy/PAPNM

First Place Quick Draw winner ‘Tree at Fuller Lodge’  by Marcia Williams. Courtesy/PAPNM