Congratulations to the Spring 2024 award winners!

1st Place / Best of Show: Weather Watch by Cindy Triplett

Congratulations to the WSO members whose paintings were chosen as award winners in the Spring 2024 Exhibition! The first through sixth place winners were chosen by our juror, Keiko Tanabe. Attendees at the opening reception chose the People’s Choice.

  • 1st Place / Best of Show: Cindy Triplett – Weather Watch
  • 2nd Place: Chris Helton – On the Way Home 
  • 3rd Place: Winnie Givot – Solving
  • 4th Place: Beth Verheyden – Conquering Giants 
  • 5th Place: Judy Hoiness – Mountains: Keeper of Secrets #3 
  • 6th Place: Harold Walkup – Low Tide Bay 
  • People’s Choice: Tess Myers – Awaiting 

Awards of Distinction (in alphabetical order by the artist’s last name)

  • Jenny Armitage – Tangled Trio
  • Helen Brown – High on a Hill
  • Kathleen Buck – Beach Dunes
  • Cathy Cramer – Wilderness Crossing
  • Tracy Fredrickson – Captain Buddy
  • Harold (Hal) Huestis – On the Mekong
  • Yvonne Knoll – Breathe the Cold
  • Phyllis Meyer – He’s not Listening
  • Tess Myers – Awaiting
  • Kim Smith – Winter Seas
  • Chris Stubbs – Morning has Broken
  • Ted Vaught – Black Creek Autumn 
  • Liz Walker – Family Recital 1
  • Patrick Williams – Protea Flowers

Congratulations also to all 80 members who were juried into the Spring Exhibition! See the full list here.

Video of the award winning paintings:

Video of the 80 accepted paintings: