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2023 Annual Members Meeting and Election of 2024 Officers

Saturday, Dec 2, 10 am

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Sept - Dec 10, 2023

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Above the Chama Oil on Linen Panel 12 x 16 Painted in Abiquiu $750
Fall has Arrive in the Canyon Oil, 7" x 9" Bent, NM $175
Autumn at Dead Horse Ranch, Acrylic, 11 x 14, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, November 10, 2023 (NFS)
Poudre River at Grey Rock, ink & colored pencil on paper, 7.5 x 7.5, Fort Collins, CO, $100.
“A Sunny Day In Santa Fe”, 9”x12”, Oil, NFS
"Under the Bridge", Acrylic on Canvas 16" x 12"
Morning Light in Jaconita 14" x 11" Pastel on Paper
Smokey Mountains Overlook Acrylic. 9x12. $300
Into the Shadows, oil, 16x12” Plein Air in my backyard
Along Road to Taos Ski Basin Watercolor, 9 x 12 $600.00
The River At L'Auberge 12" x 9" oil Sedona, $500
The Light Disappeared Fast, pastels, ~18"x20", Phoenix, AZ
Thanksgiving Tower , plein air, oil, 8"x10", Lake Murray, Oklahoma.
Descending Into Autumn oil, 12 x 16”, Abiquiu, $750
"Cottonwood Blockade" Pastel 8 x 16 Rio Rancho
Meadow’s Edge, oil, 11”X14”, Talpa,NM, $800
Reaching For the Sky Pastel 8"x10" Big Tesuque Campground
"Taos Mountain Morning", Oil, 9x12
Sunday Evening View, oil, 9"x12", Aspen Vista
"Painted Trees on Painted Trees Road" Fort Davis, TX oil 11"x14" $475
Chimayo Fall Colors - 18"x14" - oil on canvas
Aspen Against the Sky, oil, 9 x 12, Colorado, $600
"Wine's a coming", oil on panel, 5x7inches, $225
"Chamisa", Oil on Panel, 5x7 inches, $225
"Cottonwood Gold", Oil on Panel, 5x7 inches, $225
Hidden Aspen Grove 9x12 oil on linen Painted in the Sandia Mountains
Fall Colors, A change is in the air. Winsor Trailhead, NM Hyde Park Road 11x14.5 Watercolor $350.00
Celebrating Fall, Oil, 9"x12" Painted in plein air in the Sandia Mountains, NM
The Delicateness of Autumn, 8x10 oil / Ramah Lake, Ramah NM / $500
Autumn at Big Tesuque, 10"x8", oil on linen, $225
"Aspen Vista, 2023" plein air at Aspen Vista. Pastel 12"x16"
Chama River Bend 8x10 Oil
Autumn Cottonwood at La Cienega Oil on mounted linen 8"x10" El Rancho de las Golondrinas $720
Corrales Beach, oil, 8x10. Corrales NM
Hole in the Aspen Sky, 12x16, Oil

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Recent Events

Past Year Awards

FIRST PLACE SUMMER CONTEST BY DONNA BARNHILL. 15. “Fumée du Canada”, 9x12, oil, a fast paint at Galisteo basin on a hazy morning in August.
SECOND PLACE SUMMER CONTEST BY KATHLEEN REILLY. 7. Morning Clouds, oil, 8 x 10, Crested Butte, $430
THIRD PLACE SUMMER CONTEST BY DAMIEN GONZALES. 1. Summer Rain Oil 9"x12" North of Albuquerque, NM $825
BEST OF SHOW 15th National Members SOLD Lee MacLeod First Light oil 7" x 10" $700.00
Best of Signature 15th National Members Damien Gonzales Cliffs Below Mesa de los Viejos Oil 9" x 12" $975.00
Best Artist Member 15th National Members Spike Ress Morning Surprise Gouache 9" x 12" $1,600.00
2023 Los Alamos Paint Out and Show, BEST OF SHOW, SOLD, Deanne Kroll, Worldly Journey, Oil, 16 x 16", $1,350
2023 Los Alamos Paint Out and Show, SECOND PLACE OVERALL, Rachel Pearson, Camp May Aspens, Pastel, 11.75" x 15.75", $450
2023 Los Alamos Paint Out and Show, THIRD PLACE OVERALL, Lynn Kearny, Evening Farewell, Pastel, 9 x 12", $150
2023 Los Alamos Paint Out and Show, HONORABLE MENTION, Ginny Bracht, Volcanic Capstone, Gouache, 10 x 8", $450
BEST OF THE TINY TREASURES, Wendy Ahlm, White Rock Overlook, Watercolor, 2 x 3", $55 (Tiny Treasure)
Favorite of the Favorite Four- 2023 Signs of Spring Contest. Madina Croce. 30. "Wall Shadows", oil on panel, 14 x 11, Santa Fe
Favorite Four- 2023 Signs of Spring Contest. Damien Gonzales. 20. The Truchas Peaks Oil on linen, 9"x12", Truchas, NM, $850
Favorite Four- 2023 Signs of Spring Contest. Carole Belliveau. 26. Spring River Run, Oil, 11x14, painted at the River at East Alameda
Favorite Four- 2023 Signs of Spring Contest. Michele Byrne. 27. Morning Conversations in Truchas, 12" x 16", Oil on Linen panel, Truchas, NM
2023 Jemez Springs Paint Out and Show, Best of Show, Marie Erb, Ponderosa Rhapsody, Oil, 9 x 12", $800
2023 Jemez Springs Paint Out and Show, 2nd Prize Overall, Rachel Pearson, The Red Door, Pastel, 6 x 8", $200
2023 Jemez Springs Paint Out and Show, ,3rd Prize Overall, James Trig, Volcanic Origins, Oil, 9 x 12", $700
1st Place, 2023 Winter Wonderland Contest. Carole Belliveau. 13. Bridge in Winter, Oil, 9x12, en plein air outside Bluebird Studios
2nd Place (tied). 2023 Winter Wonderland Contest. John Meister. 18. Getting Some Sun, Oil, 14"x11", painted on the east slope of the Sandia Mountains
Meridee Mandio. 2nd Place (tied). 2023 Winter Wonderland Contest. 46. From the back porch Oil, 9”x12”, Santa Fe, $600.
1st Place, 2022 Fall Online Contest, Late Fall Color. LISA FLYNN.
2nd Place, 2022 Fall Online Contest, The Fire of Cottonwoods. Carole Belliveau
3rd Place, 2022 Fall Color Online Contest, Aspen Glow. MICHELE BYRNE.


Sept 1-16, 2023

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June - Sept 20, 2023

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July 28  -  Sept 5, 2023

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June 13 - Jul 23, 2023

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Apr 21 -  May 11, 2023  

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Mar - June 2023

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Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

Album  Top 23% Album  More info

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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.

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