Awards of Exeptional Merit
Daud Akhriev, Rossville, GA, USA Portrait of Melissa at Work, oil on linen, 39 x 39" (99 x 99 cm) Sponsored by: Gamblin Artists Colors, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America and Royal Talens. Jing An, Beijing, China A Man of Great Erudition, oil on linen, 47 x 36" (119 x 91 cm) Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, M. Graham & Co., Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited. Barbara Hack, Flower Mound, TX, USA Brandon, charcoal, 11 x 15" (27 x 38 cm) Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America, RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc. and Silver Brush Limited. Fengshi Jin, Flushing, NY, USA Friends series~6, oil, 20 x 16" (50 x 40 cm) Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Oil Colors, Edgeprogear, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils and Portrait Society of America. Bing Lv, Shandong, China Her, watercolor, 19.68 x 13.38" (49 x 33 cm) Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited. Libing Mu, Jersey City, NJ, USA Time Goes By, oil, 19.68 x 19.68" (49 x 49 cm) Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited Karen Offutt, Austin, TX, USA Connection, oil on board, 30 x 20" (76 x 50 cm) Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America, Savoir-faire and Silver Brush Limited
Stephen Perkins, Rochester, FL, USA Louisa, plaster, life size Sponsored by: East Oaks Studio, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours and Portrait Society of America
Timothy Rees, Maquoketa, IA, USA Unfiltered, oil on linen panel, 48 x 24" (121 x 60 cm) Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, Portrait Society of America and Savoir-faire
Elizabeth Zanzinger, Oakland, CA, USA Portrait of Titania, oil on ACM panel, 24 x 24" (60 x 60 cm) Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, East Oaks Studio, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils and Portrait Society of America