Canadian artist Andrew Judd has won first place in the latest round of the monthly PleinAIr salon. Master Artist Dean Mitchell judged this round, winners of which were announced on Dec 30th and will be featured in the Feb/Mar print edition of PleinAir™ Magazine and the Mar/Apr digital edition of Fine Art Connoisseur.
The monthly Salon is sponsored by PleinAir™ Magazine but open to all painting styles and mediums. Below we highlight the top winners along with the judge’s comments about why their work stood out.
First Place Overall
Andrew Judd (Canada), “The Passage,” Oil, 12×12 in. (image at top of page)
Second Place Overall
Second Place Overall: $400 Cash Prize: Tom Christopher, Midwest Winter Textures, Pastel, 24×18 in.
Third Place Overall
Third Place Overall, $200 Cash Prize: Nicki Heenan, All The Leaves Are Gone, Charcoal, 14×18 in.
Third Place Overall
$200 Cash Prize
All The Leaves Are Gone
Nicki Heenan (United Kingdom), Charcoal, 14×18 in.
Highlights from the winners within 30+ individual categories and runners up. All Category Winners receive a $50 Cash Prize
Feline Mystique
Rosanna Gaddoni (The Netherlands), Charcoal, 10×17 in.
Best Animals & Birds
Autumn Sumac
Rhonda Ford, Gouache, 6×9 in.
Best Artist Over 65
Sunflowers of Provincetown
Chris Bell, Oil, 30×30 in.
Best Artist Under 40
JUMP IN TO THE SALON
The monthly PleinAir Salon rewards artists with over $50,000 in cash prizes and exposure of their work. A winning painting, chosen annually from the monthly winners, is featured on the cover of PleinAir magazine. The deadline is ongoing, so visit PleinAirSalon.com now to learn more.
Right Up Your Alley – Join the Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE)
Carl Bretzke, Near the Sushi Restaurant (plein air), oil, 11 x 14 in.
If painting outdoors from life is your jam, why not look into the annual Plein Air Convention and Expo (PACE) being held at Lake Tahoe this May 19- 25, 2025. It’s five days of immersion in the knowledge and experience of 75 of the nation’s top plein air professionals.
Morning training sessions will be indoors at the Nugget Casino Resort in Reno, NV., projected on giant high-definition screens and outdoors in the afternoons. Every year, the Plein Air Convention brings the foremost artists in their fields to share their best practices and techniques with you for five days of high-impact art instruction. It’s your chance to be part of a family of artists and to learn from the very top painters in the world.
Don’t miss it!
