Michael Situ
1st Place
Painting: "Pacific Grove"
Paul Kratter
2nd Place
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Painting: "Rush Hour"
Hiu Lai Chong
Third Place
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Painting: "Bird Rendezvous--El Estero Lake"
Stacy Barter
Best Oil or Acrylic
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Painting: "Fierce Wind Over Rocks--Rocky Point"
Larry Cannon
Best Watercolor
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Painting: "Morning Cypress"
Gretha Lindwood
Best Pastel
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Painting: "Carmel River Estuary"
Laurie Kersey
Best Local
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Painting: "Rios Roses"
Gretha Lindwood
People's Choice
(Becomes Poster for 2013 Carmel Art Festival)
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Painting: "Carmel Estuary"
Lu Yu
Artists Choice
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Painting:
"Rocky Point"
Stacy Barter
Mayor's Choice Award
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Painting: "Fierce Wind Over Rocks--Rocky Point"
Elaine Carpenter
Jennifer Hill Award
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Painting: "Breakers"
Dan Schultz
"Emerging Artist Award"
From Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
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Painting: "Carmel Morning"
Brian Blood
"Award of Excellence"
From Plein Air Magazine
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Painting: "Morning At Pt. Pinos Lighthouse"
Larry Moore
Quick Draw Winner
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Painting: ""
Honorable Mentions
Brian Blood
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Painting: "Chinese Junk"
Dee Beard Dean
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Painting: "On The Way To Big Sur"
Carole Gray-Weihman
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Painting: "Carmel Valley Meadow"
Thaleia Georgiades
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Painting: "Clear Coast"
Thomas Kitts
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Painting: "The Old Veteran Holding Fast"
Larry Moore
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Painting: "Lobos Looking North"
Michael Obermeyer
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Painting: "Whaler's Knoll"
Donald Neff
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Painting: "Elkhorn"
Richard Oversmith
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Painting: "Beautiful Beach Morning"
Robert Sandidge
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Painting: "Misty Morning"