Paint Grand Traverse 2019 Award Winners
Award amounts are listed as they are valued (cash + merchandise).
Masters Competition
Awarded at the Finale Celebration on August 17, 2019. Juror: George Van Hook
- First place: Neal Hughes, "Olsen House"
$2,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Comfort Keepers
- Merit Award: Spencer Meagher, "North Western"
$1,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Comfort Keepers
- Merit Award: Neil Walling, "Reflective"
$1,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Grand Traverse Distillery
- Merit Award: Kathleen B. Hudson, "Full Moon, Moomer's Creamery"
$1,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Serra Traverse City
- Merit Award: Kathie Odom, "Ginny's Seed
$1,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Steve Stannard's The Salient Group
- Merit Award: Eric Jacobsen, "Swamp Tapestry"
$1,500 thanks to PleinAir Magazine and Steve Stannard's The Salient Group
- Artists Choice: Kathie Odom
$1,000 thanks to Comfort Keepers
- Honorable Mention: Mark Shasha, "Hot Lunch"
$500 thanks to VASARI Classic Artists' Oil Colors and Alfie
- Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Pollie, "The Legacy"
$500 thanks to Blick Art Materials and the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association
- Honorable Mention: Jill Stefani Wagner, "Bowers Harbor Vine"
$500 thanks to Royal Talens / Rembrandt and Comfort Keepers
- Awards of Recognition, $100 each, thanks to Raenette and Stephen Palmer
- Shar Coulson, "Awaken"
- Susan Lynn, "Lighthouse Afternoon"
- Richard Abraham, "Manitou Islands"
- Cornelis van Spronsen, "Hot or Cold Cuppa Joe"
- Richard Russell Sneary, "The Persistence"
Quick Draw Competition - Featured Artists
Sponsored by PGT Day Sponsor: Fox Motors
Hosted by: Crystal Mountain, the Michigan Legacy Art Park, and Make it Benzie County
Juror: Art Martin
- Best of Show: Kathleen B. Hudson, "Michigan's Only Alpine Slide"
$500 thanks to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- First place: Neal Hughes, "Hidden Cottage"
$500 thanks to VASARI Classic Artists' Oil Colors and Fox Motors
- Second place: Spencer Meagher, "Ski Lift"
$250 thanks to Fox Motors
- Honorable Mention: Brian Sindler, "From the Mountain Top"
$100 thanks to Northern Express and PleinAir Magazine
- Honorable Mention: Kathie Odom, "Hide and Seek"
$100 thanks to Jack Richeson
- Honorable Mention: Cornelis van Spronsen, "Lily Pond"
$100 thanks to JFM Frames
- Honorable Mention: Neil Walling, "Legacy Frog"
$100 thanks to AirFloat Systems
- Honorable Mention: Shar Coulson, "Forgotten Pond"
$100 thanks to Guerilla Painter
- Honorable Mention: Heather Martin, "Cottage Garden"
$100 thanks to Fox Motors
Quick Draw Competition - Open Division
Juror: Art Martin
- First place: Debra Van Leen, "At Slide's End
$250 thanks to Michigan Legacy Art Park
- Honorable Mention: Marci Joy Berry, "Crystal Skies"
$100 thanks to Northern Express and PleinAir Magazine
- Honorable Mention: Kim Kwaz McKerracher, "Calligraphy of Crystal Mountain"
$100 thanks to Jack Richeson
- Honorable Mention: Ellie Pritchard, "In the Shade"
$100 thanks to Jack Richeson
- Honorable Mention: Irineo Matias, "Chair Lift"
$100 thanks to Gamblin
- Honorable Mention: Diane van Noord, "By the Road"
$100 thanks to Fox Motors
- Honorable Mention: Laurel Dugan, "From the Summit"
$100 thanks to Fox Motors
"Small Wonders" Competition
Sponsored by PGT Day Sponsor: North Harbor Christies International Realty
Hosted by: State Street Marketplace
Juror: Art Martin
- First place: Kevin Barton, "The 2900 Dollar Hill"
$250 thanks to North Harbor Christies International Realty
- Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Pollie, "Three of a Kind"
$100 thanks to North Harbor Christies International Realty
- Honorable Mention: Eric Jacobsen, "Afternoon Light at Sleeping Bear"
$100 thanks to North Harbor Christies International Realty
- Honorable Mention: Steve Griggs, "Evening Ready"
$100 thanks to North Harbor Christies International Realty
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