Members of the Plein Air Painters of NM won many of the awards last night at the opening. Congratulations to all:

All Entries and Awards: 

https://masterworksnm.org/gallery-awards-standard-fine-art-2024/

PAPNM Member Awards Standard: Amtmann, Blazier (2), Clement, Handell, Halbert, Irish, Meister, Murray (2), Kearny, Smith-Wyatt, Parks, Silvia:

PAPNM Member MiniaturAwards (images not available): Irish, Leister, Murray (and wife): 

https://masterworksnm.org/miniature-fine-art-2024/

Peggy Immel: PAPNM Master Artist, Juror of Entry (Oil/Acrylic):

Monthly Awards

February Top 100

Congratulations to PAPNM Members, Jane Hunt, Peggy Immel and Barbara Coleman.

December 2023 Awards

PAPNM Master Signature member, Jane Hunt, had three awards in the Salon.  "Ablaze" was the Best Clouds and Skies, with another, the Best Nocturne and another in the top 100 Plein Air Landscape Category.

November 2023 Awards

PAPNM Signature members, Barbara Coleman and Natasha Isenhour, have paintings in the top 100 category for November:

And from the 100 finalists, Barbara Coleman's "Wyoming Plains" won the Landscape Honarable Mention award.

Barbara Coleman, "Wyoming Plains", oil, 16x20,

October Plein Air Salon Awards

Buselli, Hunt and Isenhour have paintings in the top 100 category for October:

September Plein Air Salon

PAPNM Master Jane Hunt and PAPNM Signature Member Natasha Isenhour have paintings in the top 100 category:

August Plein Air Salon Awards

Judge Albert Handell (PAPNM Master Artist). Several PAPNM entries are part of the top 100 finalists for Aug 2023 Plein Air Salon and have been declared winners or honorable mentions:

Carole Belliveau, Lanya Deeb, Jane Hunt and Natasha Isenhour. 

(NOTE: After this month, the TOP 100 will not be announced UNLESS you write to karen.halbert@gmail.com following the instructions on the  News page since it's too difficult to sift through the TOP 100 images).

BEST PLEIN AIR:

BEST LANDSCAPE:

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

ADDITONAL TOP 100 PAPNM Artist:

Lanya Deeb

https://pleinairsalon.com/august-2023-awards/

June 2023:

Carla Forrest, 2009-2010 PAPNM President, was selected as the featured artist from New Mexico in a documentary imagery of artists in their studios and places of inspiration. Currently, there are 120 photo essays in 46 US states by Stephen Edward Kennedy.

 https://www.crosscountrycamera.com/-/galleries/carla-forrest-new-mexico 

www.carlaforrest.com

Gallery With A Cause • Located in the New Mexico Cancer Center • Benefitting the NMCC Foundation

https://www.gallerywithacause.org/exhibition-2024-spring/

2024 Spring Exhibition

Movers and Shakers - Artists Who Teach, Lead and Inspire

Reception Mar 1 6-8:30pm, 4901 Lange Ave NE, ABQ 87109.

40% of each art sale goes to help cancer patients with non-medical needs.

February 19 – May 17, 2024

Congratulations to Nancy, Connie, Chris and Dianne, PAPNM Members:

Opening Reception, Friday, Mar 22, 2024 5-8 pm
Awards Presentation at 7 pm

Hispanic Arts Gallery at EXPO New Mexico
300 San Pedro Drive NE, (Gate 3 Entrance) Albuquerque, NM 87108

SHOW: March 22 – April 14, 2024

Tuesdays thru Sundays from 10 am - 5 pm
(closed Easter Sunday, March 31)

PAPNM Artists juried into the Standard Works Show (not complete*): Nancy Silvia, Linda Wells, Tobi Clement, Karen Halbert, John Meister, Tom Blazier, Charles Edmonson, Michele Byrnes, Janet Amtmann, Jay Park, Paul Murray, Albert Handell, Lynn Kearny, Paige Smith-Wyatt, Katherine Irish, Marilyn Wightman. Congratulations. 

Our very own Master PAPNM Artist, Peggy Immel, was a juror of entry.

https://masterworksnm.org/

The MasterWorks of New Mexico Spring Art Show is now in its 26th year of exhibition! 

It began with a unique vision, that of combining the talents and experiences of existing fine arts organizations, each representing artists throughout New Mexico, to sponsor a show of New Mexico’s finest art. 

MasterWorks of New Mexico consists of four separately juried and judged shows. It is a collaborative effort by Bardean LLC, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Pastel Society of New Mexico and the Rio Grande Art Association exhibiting together as MasterWorks of New Mexico to create a showcase highlighting the excellence of visual art in New Mexico.

*Please let karen.halbert@gmail.com know if you have been juried into the show. Otherwise, the full list of juried PAPNM Artists will be added when the painting images are put online on the Masterworks website (right after the opening on the 22nd).

Join us for another video chat, this time with PAPNM member and 2019 President, Natasha Isenhour.

More information available on Natasha's upcoming workshop at the Bluebird Studios:

https://www.bluebirdstudiosantafe.com/connecting-eyes-heart-hand-the-value-of-value-from-start-to-finish-with-natasha-isenhour

Artist Spotlight: Cynthia Inson

Two articles: Outdoor Painter and Fine Art Connoisseur!!

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Artist Cynthia Inson with her paintings

How do you describe success?
Cynthia Inson: I describe and realize success as an artist to be related directly to me setting goals, reaching those goals, setting new ones, and continually feeling maybe not comfort but encouragement to grow as an artist. For example, a goal was to create a website, done, another was to start doing ads in Plein Air magazine. Done. Another is to be juried into National Shows and be recognized in a National Arts Magazine. Goals will, of course be different for each artist, but these are some of mine.

What is the best thing about being an artist?
Cynthia Inson: The very best thing about being an artist is the continual critical self-analysis of my work, that in turn, if I am paying attention, pushes me to improve my work. Visually it is so very exciting when I step back and see a breakthrough! I love analyzing the abstractions of forms, light, and color.

To see more of Cynthia’s work, visit:

https://www.cynthiainsonart.com/

Cynthia Inson, “Garden Party”, oil, 24 x 12 in., 2023 

Cynthia Inson, “Diablo Canyon”, oil, 20 x 10 in., 2023

Fine Art Connoisseur:

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From Natasha, PAPNM Signature Member and 2020 PAPNM President: Join me (on Mar 7 at 9:20 am Mountain Time)!! 

Plein Air Live Starts March 6th! Use Plein Air Live Link  to sign up with code ISENHOUR for your 10% discount! I’ll be answering your questions live on chat during my demo! Hope you’ll come along for the ride and see all your favorite Plein air painters in action!

I just watched this great demo.  In fact I'll take the liberty of adding the painting (done in our very own Bosque del Apache!). Congratulations, Natasha.

From Tobi: 

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