PLEIN AIR ART AT THE CARMEL ART FESTIVAL 2017

Winners:
  • 1st place: Michael Situ - "Garrapata Beach"
  • 2nd place: Wayne McKenzie - "80 and sunny"
  • 3rd place: Xiao Yu - "Hidden Beach Pt. Lobos"
  • Best Local: Robert Lewis - "A day at Del Monte Beach"
  • Best Oil/Acrylic: Joaquin Turner - "Majestic Cypress"
  • Best Pastel: Joe Mancuso - "Path of light"
  • Best Watercolor: Robin Purcell - "Carmel Valley Evening Glow"
  • Mayor's Choice: - Sterling Hoffman - "Fresh Start"
  • Jennifer Hill Award: - Po Pin Lin - "Night Lights"
  • Artists Choice: Joe Mancuso - "Path of Light"
  • People's Choice: Joe Mancuso = "Path of Light"
  • Plein Air Collector.com Award of Excellence: Robert Sandidge - "California Gold"
  • Plein Air Award of Excellence: Donald Neff - "Vertigo"
  • Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence: Carl Bretzke - "Seaside" Honorable Mentions:
  • Randall Stauss - "1st at Lovers Point"
  • Cindy Wilbur - "Morning Reflection"
  • Aimee Erickson - "White Heart"
  • Wendy Franklin - "Anna's View - Reservation Road"
  • Sally Jordan - "Starlight Shadows"
  • Coraly Hanson - "China Cove, Pt. Lobos"
  • Kevin Courter - "Burning Through"
  • Pang Yen Chou - "Pt. Lobos"
  • John Guernsey - "Garrapatta Cliffs"
  • Paul Cratter - "Morning at Garrapatta"
    Quick Draw Winner:
  • Aimee Erickson

    Note: Photos of winners and their paintings will be shown on this website soon.
    • See general information about the Carmel Art Festival at the bottom of the page.

    Please click on the images for a much larger view

    Roland Barrero
    "Bixby Bridge"
    Value: $1,500 - 16x20 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $1,100
     

    Roland Barrero
    "Frank Lloyd Wright House"
    Value: $1,500 - 8x10 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    StacyBarter
    "From Beginning To End"
    Value: $1,250 - 8x10 - oil
    Opening Bid: $625
     

    StacyBarter
    "Cut Through To Katy's"
    Value: $1,250 -8x10 - oil
    Opening Bid: $600
     

    Don Biehn
    "Old Cannery"
    Value: $1,300 - 7x12 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Don Biehn
    "Point Pinos"
    Value: $1,300 - 8x10 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Maria Boisvert
    "Magic Of The Cove"
    Value: $1,350 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: 850
     

    Maria Boisvert
    "Last Light Carmel Beach"
    Value: $1,350 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $850
     

    Liz Bonham
    "Lincoln Gardens"
    Value: $1,600 - 16x20 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $
     

    Liz Bonham
    "Carmel Bay"
    Value: $1,300 - 10x20 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Wendy Brayton
    "Strawberry Fields Forever"
    Value: $1,100 - 15x30 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Wendy Brayton
    "End of Night"
    Value: $1,200 - 24x24 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Carl Bretzke
    "Seaside"
    Value: $2800 - 16x20 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1200
    Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence

    Carl Bretzke
    "Blue Van"
    Value: $1,800 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1800
     

    Larry Cannon
    "Morning Light"
    Value: $1,250 - 11x14 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $1100
     

    Larry Cannon
    "Point Lobos Ledge"
    Value: $1250 - 11x14 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $1100
     

    Pang Chou
    "Point Lobos"
    Value: $2200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $
    Honorable Mention

    Pang Chou
    "Pacific Grove"
    Value: $2200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Ken Christensen
    "Pacific Grove Coast"
    Value: $2400 - 20x24 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1800
     

    Ken Christensen
    "Three Houses Pacific Grove"
    Value: $2400 - 20x24 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1800
     

    Kevin Courter
    "Burning Through"
    Value: $2000 - 12x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1600
    Honorable Mention

    Kevin Courter
    "Evening In Pajaro"
    Value: $ 2000 - 12x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1600
     

    Susan Ellwart-Hall
    "Time Out"
    Value: $1500 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Susan Ellwart-Hall
    "Dang...Need Coffee"
    Value: $600 - 9x12 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $400
     

    AimeeErickson
    "White Heart"
    Value: $3000 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1500
    Honorable Mention

    AimeeErickson
    "He's Late"
    Value: $3800 - 16x18 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1500
     

    Mark Farina
    "Ribera Rhythms"
    Value: $2500 - 20x16 x oil
    Opening Bid: $2000
     

    Mark Farina
    "Beach Walk"
    Value: $1600 - 12x16 x oil
    Opening Bid: $ 1200
     

    Catherine Fasciato
    "China Cove"
    Value: $1200 - 14x18 - oil
    Opening Bid: $500
     

    Catherine Fasciato
    "Garrapatta Morning"
    Value: $1200 - 14x18 oil
    Opening Bid: 500
     

    Tatyana Fogarty
    "Bixby Bridge Morning"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Tatyana Fogarty
    "French Bistro"
    Value: $1100 - 14x11 - oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Wendy Franklin
    "Anna's View - Reservation Road"
    Value: $1100 - 14x18 - oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Wendy Franklin
    "It's All Greek To Me"
    Value: $900 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $700
     

    Kevin Gleason
    "Morning Light Big Sur Coast"
    Value: $2800 - 20x24 -
    Opening Bid: $1800
     

    Kevin Gleason
    "Point Lobos Sunrise"
    Value: $2800 20x24-
    Opening Bid: $1800
     

    Dick Gorman
    "Mission Ranch Sheep"
    Value: $600 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $300
     

    Dick Gorman
    "Along Carmel River Beach"
    Value: $400 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $250
     
    		   

    Carole Gray-Weihman
    "Radiance In The Valley"
    Value: $1375- 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Carole Gray-Weihman
    "Bathed In Light"
    Value: $1375 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    John Guernsey
    "Garrapatta Cliffs"
    Value: $1500 - 14x18 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
    Honorable Mention

    John Guernsey
    "Poppy Field/Monterey"
    Value: $1500 - 18x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Scott Hamill
    "A Spring Wind"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Scott Hamill
    "A Grand View"
    Value: $2000 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1200
     

    Coraly Hanson
    "Morning Glory, Pt. Lobos"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Coraly Hanson
    "China Cove, Pt. Lobos"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
    Honorable Mention

    Laurie Hendricks
    "Feeling Sheepish"
    Value: $1295 - 12x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Laurie Hendricks
    "Pt. Lobos Enchantment"
    Value: $1100 - 11x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Sterling Hoffmann
    "Fresh Start"
    Value: $1800 - 12x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $900
    Mayor's Choice

    Sterling Hoffmann
    "Vertical Canyon"
    Value: $1990 - 16x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: 1500
     

    Sibyl Johnson
    "Down To the Beach"
    Value: $1200- 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: 800
     

    Sibyl Johnson
    "Green Green The Gass Of Home"
    Value: $1200 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Sally Jordan
    "Starlight Shadows"
    Value: $ 2650- 16x12 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1350
    Honorable Mention

    Sally Jordan
    "Primavera"
    Value: $2150 - 11x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1200
     

    Sara Kahn
    "Early Morning"
    Value: $1500 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Sara Kahn
    "Carmel Colors"
    Value: $1500 12x16- oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Steve Kell
    "Twists and Turns"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $700
     

    Steve Kell
    "On The Wharf"
    Value: $1150 - 12x16- oil
    Opening Bid: $700
     

    Wei Zhong Koo
    "Carmel River Beach"
    Value: $1200 - 16x20 -
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Wei Zhong Koo
    "Carmel Point Beach"
    Value: $1200 - 16x20 -
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Paul Kratter
    "Twisted To the Sea"
    Value: $1900 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1500
     

    Paul Kratter
    "Morning At Garrapatta"
    Value: $2400 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1800
    Honorable Mention

    Ria Krishnan
    "Ocean Breakers"
    Value: $700 - 16x20 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $450
     

    Ria Krishnan
    "Monterey Bay"
    Value: $1200 - 11x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Robert Lewis
    ""
    Value: $2000 - 20x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
    Best Local

    Robert Lewis
    "View Of Monterey From West Bay Road"
    Value: $2000 - 20x16 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Po Pin Lin
    "Night Lights"
    Value: $1900 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $950
    Jennifer Hill Award

    Po Pin Lin
    "A Walk At Noon"
    Value: $1900 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: 950
     

    Loretta Loy-Adair
    "Monastery Beach"
    Value: $1100- 8x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Loretta Loy-Adair
    "Point Lobos Morning"
    Value: 1100 - 11x14 oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Rolf Lygren
    "Cliff Shadows - Pt. Lobos"
    Value: 1100- 11x15 - Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $450
     

    Rolf Lygren
    "Harbor Reflections"
    Value: $1250 12-1/2x19- Watercolor
    Opening Bid: $450
     

    Will Maller
    "Pescadero Pt."
    Value: $1800 - 14x18 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Will Maller
    "Evening Whispers"
    Value: $2500 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Joe Mancuso
    "Path Of Light"
    Value: $1400 - 16x12 - Pastel
    Opening Bid: $1200
    People's Choice (and 2018 Poster)
    Artists Choice
    Best Pastel

    Joe Mancuso
    "Pt. Lobos Paradise"
    Value: $1000 - 11x14 - Pastel
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Meridee Mandio
    "Garrapatta Blufs"
    Value: $2000 - 13x25 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $1300
     

    Meridee Mandio
    "Lover's Point"
    Value: 1400- 12x19 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Wayne McKenzie
    "China Cove"
    Value:$1700 - 16x20- - oil
    Opening Bid: $1300
     

    Wayne McKenzie
    "80 and Sunny"
    Value: $1700 - 16x20- oil
    Opening Bid: $1300
    2nd Prize Winner

    Samantha McNally
    "Pt. Lobos"
    Value: $700 - 10x13 - oil
    Opening Bid: $600
     

    Samantha McNally
    "Carmel Mission"
    Value: $800 12x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: 675
     

    Hillary Mills
    "Light A Candle For Me"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Hillary Mills
    "Milagro"
    Value: $1200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Mark Monsarrat-Flaumont
    "Pt. Pinos Lighthouse"
    Value: $1350 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Mark Monsarrat-Flaumont
    "Allen Memorial Orange"
    Value: $850 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $550
     

    Suzanne Morris
    "Sparkling Water"
    Value: $1000 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $650
     

    Suzanne Morris
    "Pacific Coast Highway"
    Value: $ 1000 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $650
     

    Donald Neff
    "Vertigo"
    Value: $2100 - 24x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1100
    Plein Air Award Of Excellence

    Donald Neff
    "Palo Colorado"
    Value: 1000 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $600
     

    Robin Purcell
    "Carmel Valley Evening Glow"
    Value: $1250 - 12x12 - watercolor
    Opening Bid: $1000
    Best Watercolor

    Robin Purcell
    "The Monarch Of Carmel Valley"
    Value: $2300 - 16x20 - watercolor
    Opening Bid: $2000
     

    William Rogers
    "Carmel Beach Sunset"
    Value: $900 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: 800
     

    William Rogers
    "Big Sur"
    Value: $1100 - 12x16 oil
    Opening Bid: $1000
     

    Robert Sandidge
    "California Gold"
    Value: $2000 16x20- oil
    Opening Bid: $1475
    PleinAirCollectors.com Award of Excellence

    Robert Sandidge
    "Pinos Lighthouse"
    Value: $2000 - 12x24 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1475
     

    Julia Seelos
    "Tracks Of Time"
    Value: 900 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $800
     

    Julia Seelos
    "Mission Morning"
    Value: $900 - 9x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: 700
     

    Michael Situ
    "Garrapatta Beach"
    Value: $3500 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $2000
    1st Place Prize Winner

    Michael Situ
    "Fisherman's Wharf - Monterey"
    Value: $3500 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $2000
     

    Randall Stauss
    "Carmel Mission With Half Moon"
    Value: $2800 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $2600
     

    Randall Stauss
    "Surf At Lovers Point"
    Value: $800 -9x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: 700
    Honorable Mention

    Barbara Tapp
    "My Morning Walk To Lovers Point"
    Value: $1200 - 10x17 - oil
    Opening Bid: $750
     

    Barbara Tapp
    "Tuck Box - Carmel"
    Value: $1100 - 10x17 - oil
    Opening Bid: $700
     

    Joaquin Turner
    "Evening Above The Valley"
    Value: $3200 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Joaquin Turner
    "Majestic Cypress"
    Value: $2300 - 10x15 - oil
    Opening Bid: $700
    Best Oil Or Acrylic"

    Marti Walker
    "Clinging On"
    Value: $600 - 12x9 - Pastel
    Opening Bid: $450
     

    Marti Walker
    "Cliff Notes"
    Value: $600 - 12x9 - Pastel
    Opening Bid: $450
     

    Laura Wambsgans
    "Sun Baked Sand"
    Value: $950 - 14x18 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $200
     

    Laura Wambsgans
    "Carmel Sancturary"
    Value: $650 - 11x14 - Oil
    Opening Bid: $100
     

    Jennifer Welty
    "Talbott Winery"
    Value: $1500 - 9x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $975
     

    Jennifer Welty
    "Pebble Beach Cypress"
    Value: $1500 - 9x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $975
     
    		   

    Cindy Wilbur
    "Morning Reflections"
    Value: $1200 - 11x14 - oil
    Opening Bid: $850
    Honorable Mention

    Cindy Wilbur
    "Grazing On The Grass"
    Value: $925 - 10x10 - oil
    Opening Bid: $625
     

    Lu Yu
    "Cannery Point, Point Lobos"
    Value: $3500 - 16x20 - oil
    Opening Bid: $2600
     

    Lu Yu
    "Cypress Cove, Point Lobos"
    Value: $2700 - 14x18 - oil
    Opening Bid: $2000
     

    XiaoYu
    "Big Dome, Point Lobos"
    Value: $2200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1400
     

    XiaoYu
    "Hidden Beach, Point Lobos"
    Value: $2200 - 12x16 - oil
    Opening Bid: $1400
    3rd Place Winner

    Tonya Zenin
    "Shimmering Light"
    Value: $1400 - 12x12 - oil
    Opening Bid: $900
     

    Tonya Zenin
    "Morning At Monterey Wharf"
    Value: $1400 - 12x16- oil
    Opening Bid: 900
     


    Basic Carmel Art Festival information:
  • 60 Artists are painting Thursday & Friday throughout Monterey.
  • They submit 2 competition paintings each on Friday evening.
  • All paintings are displayed on Mission Street next to Devendorf Park.
  • Silent Auction starts on Friday as soon as paintings are are brought in.
  • Judging is from 8AM to 10AM on Saturday.
  • Silent Auction continues all day Saturday until 6PM
  • Absentee Bidding available between 12Noon to 6PM.
  • Live Auction approx. 6:15PM to 6:30PM (for those paintings with 10 Silent Auction bids)

    NOTE: Paintings with less than 10 Silent Auction bids, highest bidder is successful bidder.

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