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Events
2025 17th National Juried Members Show
July 12 - Aug 8 at the Legends of the West Gallery BEST in SHOW Artist: Virginia Unseld BEST of Signature Members: Carole Belliveau BEST of Artist Members: Ellen Buselli See some photos of the opening reception (plus a link to a video of the award announcements) here OPENING RECEPTION: July 12, 6 to 8 pm 102 E. Water St., Santa Fe
Lee MacLeod gave a "Cloud Painting" demo on July 12 at Legends, 2pm Plein Air Workshop with Qiang Huang postponed
Mother Road Open Air Open Road | 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. Members: Log on First. THEN click on Member Goodies for information and for discount details. | 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
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
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest.
Kathleen Reilly - The Old Corral, 9 x 12, Oil, $600, Heil Ranch
1st Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 21. Tobi Clement, Shine on Me, Pastel, 11x14, Abiquiu, $800
2nd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 31. Kelly Pennington, “Air Philosophy” oil on linen, 6x8” oil on linen, North of Taos en plein air, $300
3rd Place - 2024 Summer Skies. 7. CS Tully, El Prado Sky, Oil. 9" x 12"., Painted at El Prado, NM, NFS
FIRST PLACE - 2024 Fall Contest.
John Meister, Bejeweled, Oil, 12"x9", (Painted in the La Cueva area on Sandia Mountain, Albuquerque)
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE 2024 Fall Contest.
Peter Grab, Late in the Day , 10x 17 oil, La Cienega
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
Chairman's Award, Dick Wimberly
The Road Home
Oil on linen
9" x 12" x 0"
$800.00
2025 17th National Juried Members Show, 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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2024 Annual Members Meeting and Election of 2025 Officers
Saturday, Nov 23, 12-3 pm
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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