2022 Gloucester Arts Festival Plein Air Invitational Winners
The Cook Foundation would like to thank the exceptional community of Plein Air Artists that joined the 2022 Gloucester Arts Festival Plein Air Invitational this month. With thanks to our Plein Air Judge, Nancy Tankersley, for her leadership in the Plein Air Movement and her expert eye as she judged this year’s Heart of the River Collection.
Below is the complete list of 2022 Plein Air Invitational Winners:
Best in Show / Grand Prize – Sponsored by Patten, Wornom, Hatten and Diamonstein
• Trey Finney, “Cooks Seafood View “
• Acrylic
• 14x18
Artists’ Choice – Sponsored by Theresa Stewart Hupp
• Joseph Gyurcsak “Up South, 1:00AM”
• Oil on Canvas
• 20x24
Second Prize – Sponsored by Baldwin Advisory
• Neal Hughes, “Morning Harbor on Perrin Creek”
• Oil on Canvas
• 12x20
Third Prize – Sponsored by Brent & Becky’s Bulbs
• Joseph Gyurcsak “Up South, 1:00AM”
• Oil on Canvas
• 20x24
Best Boat – Sponsored by River Organics
• Beth Marchant, “Gloucester Boatyard”
• Oil on Canvas
• 8x8
Best Vanishing Landscape – Sponsored by PEACE FROGS
• John Brandon Sills, “Nuttall’s General Store”
• Oil on Canvas
• 9x12
Best River – Sponsored by W.T. Fary Brothers Company
• Maria Reardon, “Afternoon at Carter Creek”
• Pastel
• 12x24
Best Water / Marine View – Sponsored by Gloucester Graphic Design
• Daniel Robbins, “Timberneck”
• Oil on Canvas
• 12x16
Best Nocturne – Sponsored by Direct Access Internal Medicine
• John Eiseman, “Moon River”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Best Sunrise / Sunset – Sponsored by Leslie Belvin
• Vlad Duchev, “Just Listen”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Best Use of Light – Sponsored by Roxanna and Bill Andersen
• Zufar Bikbov, “Over the Harbor”
• Oil on Canvas
• 8x10
Best Symphony – Sponsored by Bridgewaters Salon
• Jill Banks, “Night at the Symphony”
• Oil on Canvas
• 11x14
Best Landscape / Agricultural – Sponsored by Historic Virginia Properties
• Katie Cundiff, “The Whole Nine Yards”
• Oil on Canvas
• 16x20
Honorable Mention – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Kim Hall, “Sharon’s Place”
• Oil on Canvas
• 9x12
Honorable Mention – Sponsored by The Cook Foundation
• Deliece Blanchard, “Queen of Cappahosic”
• Oil on Canvas
• 12x16