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Events
2025After run off - results are in! Congratulations! FIRST - Chris Morel - Upper Ojito Ruins SECOND - Michele Byrne - Fall Color THIRD - Monika ten Bruggencate - Yellow Flowers 2026 Winter Wonderland Online Contest Painting period Dec. 1, 2025 - Mar. 10, 2026 Winter Wonderland Contest Album  | MEMBER BENEFITSBeginners Welcome!
Paint Outs and Paint AlongsVisit the Paint Out Album (including images from Walt Gonske's garden). Members: log on to view any upcoming paint outs. | Member News
Member Workshops
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Past Year Awards
Beginning with 2024, all event awards are part of the slide show.
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION
Madina Croce, “View Toward Black Mesa”, oil on linen, 16"x20", $2000
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST OF TINY TREASURES
Colleen Z. Gregoire, "Shadow's Edge", oil on tiny canvas, 2" x 3", White Rock Overlook, $60
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - HONORABLE MENTION
Gwen Ethelbah, East Jemez Rd. #2, 12" x 12", oil, $775
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - SECOND PLACE OVERALL
Jennifer Leon, Deer Trap Mesa, Oil on board, 12”x18”. Painted on the east end of the northwest lobe of Deer Trap Mesa. $775.
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - THIRD PLACE OVERALL
Wendy Ahlm, "Midsummer's Day" - Gouache, 10" x 8", painted off the trail behind the Camp May picnic area in Los Alamos, $485
2024 Los Alamos Paint Out - BEST IN SHOW
Rachel Pearson, "Into the Woods", 20"x16", pastel
THIRD PLACE 2025 Fall Color Passages Contest - Monika ten Bruggencate. Yellow Flowers, 8x10 oil on mounted linen, Santa Fe, NFS
FIRST PLACE 2025 Fall Color Contest- Chris Morel, "Upper Ojito Ruins" 9x12" oil Painted on High Road near Chamisal NM $2400 @ Chimayo Trading CO. Ranchos De Taos NM
SECOND PLACE 2025 Fall Color Contest Michelle Byrnes- Fall Colors - 12" x 9"
Oil on panel
East Alemeda Waterfalls
2025 Summer Skies FIRST PLACE - C.S. (Steve) Talley - 19. West of El Prado, New Mexico : 9x12 : Oil : NFS
2025 Summer Skies SECOND PLACE - Carole Belliveau - 8. Siren Skies, 6x8, Oil, Eldorado
2025 Summer Skies THIRD PLACE - Deanne Kroll - 10. Stretching High
Santa Fe, NM
14x11
Oil on panel
$1050
2025 Spring Contest 1st Place - Kathleen Reilly - Spring Walk, 8 x 10, Pella Crossing, oil, $450
2025 Spring Contest 2nd Place - Donna Barnhill - “Spring Melt”, 6”x8”, oil
Lisa Flynn FIRST PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - . "Winter Friends", 11"x14" Oil, Santa Fe Preserve
Bill Moyer THIRD PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - "In the Shadows", Oil, 16x12, Eldorado at Santa Fe, $800
Carole Belliveau. SECOND PLACE 2025 Winter Wonderland Contest - Windy Day, Oil, 8x10, Arroyo at Museum Hill
2025 17th National Juried Members Show,,
Legends of the West Gallery Award and tied for Artist Choice: Donna Barnhill
Pedernal in the Afternoon
Oil
6" x 12" x .25"
$550.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show,
Chairman's Award, Dick Wimberly
The Road Home
Oil on linen
9" x 12" x 0"
$800.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show,
The Artist Studio Award:
Karen Halbert
Abiquiu Cliffs Abstraction
Oil and Graphite
10" x 16" x .125"
$600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Joe Anna Arnett Memorial Award, Wendy Ahlm
Diana
Oil
9" x 12" x .10"
$595.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Jeffrey Potter Memorial award, Barbara Coleman
Cloudscape
oil
8" x 10" x .25"
$950.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Founders' Award, Roger Gathman
3 Gun Springs Arroyo
Gouache
5" x 7" x 1"
$400.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Artist Member Honorable Mention, Diane Arenberg
Along the Old Ranch Road
Pastel on Sanded Board
12" x 16" x 1"
$1,600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, Artist Members Award of Excellence, Rachel Pearson
Endurance #4
oil
9" x 12" x .2"
$600.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST OF ARTIST MEMBERS and Tied for Artist Choice Award, Ellen Buselli
The Fence
oil on linen
10" x 12" x 1"
$1,400.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST OF SIGNATURE MEMBERS: Carole Belliveau
China Cove
Oil
8" x 10" x .25"
$560.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, BEST IN SHOW Virginia Unseld
A Perfect Day
oils
12" x 16" x 2"
$745.00
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Mission
The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) is a professional association of artists dedicated to the business of preserving and promoting painting "en plein air" - in the open air or outdoors.
PAPNM provides regular opportunities for members to paint together during frequent "paint outs" and hosts juried and open exhibitions of members' work.
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