From Michael, PAPNM Signature Member:

"’m delighted that Eric Rhoads, publisher of PleinAir magazine, has invited me back to give another live demonstration for Art School Live! Tune in on Thursday, September 11th, at noon Eastern Time, to the YouTube channel:  youtube.com/@artschoollive

What will I be demonstrating? Here’s a little about my presentation:

Many artists paint rocks—but are we really looking at how light and color shift with the weather? In this pastel demonstration, I’ll explore how rocks behave under bright sun and soft fog. You’ll learn how to use color temperature to add realism, and how bounced light, broken color, and a bold, unexpected palette can bring drama and life to your painting. 

You may wonder why I chose pastel rather than oil. Since there’s a lot I want to show about layering and color adjustment, pastel is a quicker medium for this. You can certainly do the same with oil, but in the time constraints of the show, pastel will be better.

The program will last about an hour. I hope to see you there!"

Visit: https://www.mchesleyjohnson.com

LANDSCAPE AND PLEIN AIR

Congratulations to Ellen for her acceptance into the prestigious international art show with two paintings.

Visit: https://www.thealmenaracollection.com/page/40618/the-2025-almenara-art-prize

The James R Ross Fine Art Gallery, in IN is hosting our 

NOAPS BEST OF AMERICA 2025

Join us for an exciting week of awards, demonstrations and networking!

Opening & Awards Reception, October 2, 2025 at the James R Ross Fine Art Gallery

ABOUT THE EVENT

CELEBRATING ITS 35TH “BEST OF AMERICA” INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, THE NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS’ SOCIETY (NOAPS) INVITES OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTERS FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO APPLY TO OUR EXHIBIT HONORING THE BEST IN OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTING. NOAPS HAS BEEN SHOWCASING THE TALENTS OF OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTERS SINCE 1991.
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Associate Member Online Show

Congratulations to the following PAPNM Member juried into the show.

Carole Belliveau, Michele Z. Farrier, Lisa Flynn, Katherine Irish, Jay Parks.

The 2,201 images were juried by a panel of five Signature Members in a blind process.

The accepted 260 images are now being reviewed by our 

Awards Judge   Brienne M. Brown AIS

Breaking news: our very own Natasha Isenhour is the judge for the AUGUST 2025 competition! Congratulations, Natasha! Click on the link below for more information and to submit paintings. 

https://pleinairsalon.com/

Finalists: June 2025

Congratulations to Peggy Immel and Natasha Isenhour for their paintings that were chosen in the top 100 finalists this month

Awards: May 2025

See all May 2025 awards here.

The judge for the May competition was award-winning artist Dave tulationsSantillanes.

Congratulations to Jane Hunt, PAPNM Master Artist, for awards:  Headed Home (May 2025 Best Nocturne), Ablaze (May 2025 Clouds and Sky Honorable Mention). She also placed two additional top 100 finalist paintings. 

https://www.janehuntart.com

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Awards: April 2025.

Congratulations to John Misner for his Category Award for Best Western and to Jane Hunt for her Honorable Mention in the Landscape Category:

See all April 2025 awards here 

Congratulations to PAPNM members, Albert Handell and Carolyn Lindsey with their paintings in the Top 25 Pantings in the Modern Impressionist Salon!!

And thanks to Michele Byrne, PAPNM Member, one of the three judges!!

Congratulations to the Top 25 Finalists in the $5,000 Annual Grand Prize for the Modern Impressionist Salon. The winner will receive $5,000 and the title Master Impressionist Painter of the Year! The level of painting for these finalists is inspiring! Thank you to our esteemed judges Haidee-Jo Summers, Joe Gyurcsak and Michele Byrne. And thank you to the artists. You are the core of Modern Impressionism. We admire and respect your talent, skill and imagination! The winner will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

To enter the current Modern Impressionist Salon judged by Colley Whisson go to https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=58876 

https://www.facebook.com/American.Impressionist.Society

Congratulations for the awards to:

Albert Handell (ELIZABETH S. DALY MEMORIAL AWARD MASTER)

Barbara Coleman (THIRD PLACE)

Spike Ress (AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR WATERMEDIA)

(The photograph of Albert's painting does not do it justice,  I saw the painting in his studio and it sings with color.)

And ongratulations to five of the PAPNM artists whose work is part of the 26th Annual National Juried Exhibition Cassens Fine Art Hamilton, Montana Exhibition dates August 1 – September 2, 2025:

MICHELE BYRNE, BARBARA COLEMAN, ALBERT HANDELL, CAROLINE J. LINDSEY, SPIKE RESS.

Images below.

For more information

visit: https://americanimpressionistsociety.org/page-18726

Tobi's work, In Search of Refuge,  will be included in the August issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine in the Look Up Sun and Moon Portfolio!!

Tobi Clement, In Search of Refuge

https://www.tobiclementartist.com/

Awards at the National Show Reception:

AWARDS ANNOUNCED:

BEST IN SHOW: A Perfect Day by Virgina Unseld

BEST OF SIGNATURE MEMBERS: China Cove by Carole Belliveau

BEST OF ARTIST MEMBERS and tied for Artists' Choice Award: The Fence by Ellen Buselli

ARTIST MEMBER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: Endurance #4 by Rachel Pearson

ARTIST MEMBER HONORABLE MENTION - Along the Old Ranch Road by Diane Arenberg

FOUNDERS' AWARD: : 3 Gun Springs Arroyo by Roger Gateman

JEFFREY POTTER MEMORIAL AWARD: Cloudscape by Barbara Coleman

JOE ANNA ARNETT MEMORIAL AWARD: Diana by Wendy Ahlm

THE ARTIST STUDIO AWARD: Abiquiu Cliffs Abstraction by Karen Halbert

Legends of the West Gallery Award and tied for Artists' Choice Award: Pedernal in the Afternoon by Donna Barnhill.

Chairman's Award: The Road Home  by Dick Wimberly

To see all the the awards' page: 2025 17th Natl Awards.

You may also see some awards' ceremony photos plus a video here: 2025 17th Natl RECEPTION PHOTOS

Judge's Comments available for printing and viewing here.

Comment by Virginia Unseld, Best in Show:

"Thanks to the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico for a fabulous whirlwind week in Santa Fe with demos and paintalongs and a dinner to meet one another. I was so happy to have 2 paintings accepted into their National Show with nationally known painters galore. So imagine my surprise at the opening when they announced all the awards and at the end Best of Show was awarded to me! Holy cow. This kind of recognition means so much. I loved the judge's comments about the painting."

Third Place

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