In this blog post, we'll share Paint the Town winning artworks across categories. Congratulations, all artists, for a beautiful show!

First, a note from our Judge, Sumita Kim:

Judging the Paint the Town Labor Day show and selecting prize winners for each category from among hundreds of excellent art pieces was one of the most exciting and challenging experiences that I’ve had.

I was truly impressed by the level of skill and aesthetic achievement demonstrated in each and every work submitted to the show. It was like entering a magical place where gorgeous island scenes - sometimes with ominous clouds - rush toward you, and the most delicate and soft rose petals are shimmering set against a porcelain cup. I was especially touched by how the portrait artists explored a variety of themes that included transmigration, identity, and Memento Mori. I feel honored to have been part of this amazing festival of talents and artistic devotion.

Kensington 2nd Prize: Robert LeMar, Kensington House in the Snow

Kensington 3rd Prize: Rona Siskind, Snowy Morning at the Station

Kensington Honorable Mention: Jing-Jy Chen, Winter Light

Abstract 2nd Prize: Holly Ceasar-Fox, Shooting Star

Abstract 3rd Prize: Jeanne Sullivan, Imagination Blooms

Abstract Honorable Mention: Terry Pellmar, The Orbs

Abstract Honorable Mention: Jennifer Dreyfus, Moments in Fall

Abstract Honorable Mention: Michelle Zugrav, Chromatic Poetry

Abstract Honorable Mention: Myra Ryan, Freedom

Still Life 2nd Prize: Cecile Kirkpatrick, Yellow Summer in the Caribbean

Still Life 3rd Prize: Maria Quezada, Life is Fragile

Still Life Honorable Mention: Maria Elena Lazarte, Pink Peonies

Still Life Honorable Mention: Patrick Sieg, Spring in a Bottle

Portrait 2nd Prize: Sameer Sharma, The Illusion of Both Selves

Portrait 3rd Prize: Isabella Martire, Lucy

Portrait Honorable Mention: Matthew Baker, Could It Be True?

Portrait Honorable Mention: Tamara Lewis, Pretty in Pink

Portrait Honorable Mention: Sandhya Sharma, The Street Dweller

Portrait Honorable Mention: Ally Morgan, I Feel I've Seen You, I Feel I Known You

Sculpture / 3D 2nd Prize: Tess Perez, Volumes in Silence II

Sculpture / 3D 3rd Prize: Anastasia Walsh, What I Saw in My Garden

Photography 2nd Prize: Alan Kolnik, Fading Summer

Photography 3rd Prize: Ting Wang, Blue Serenity

Landscape 2nd Prize: Jen Eidson, Chincoteague Island III

Landscape 3rd Prize: Mary Scuka, Golden Field

Landscape Honorable Mention: Matthew Baker, Sunrise After the Storm

Landscape Honorable Mention: Elisabeth Fletcher, Nicholson A Girl in Front of Her City

Landscape Honorable Mention: John Weber, Dry Dock Noturne

Landscape Honorable Mention: Cecile Kirkpatrick, Tricycles

Landscape Honorable Mention: Mark Adler, Tangier Island

Landscape Honorable Mention: Jim Klumpner, #68

Landscape Honorable Mention: Holly Buehler, Blossom Breeze

Plein Air Adult 2nd Prize: Steve Mabley, Babycat

Plein Air Adult 3rd Prize: Garine Magary, Flower's Johnson's Nursery

Plein Air Honorable Mention: An Xiao, Market Kensington

Plein Air Model Honorable Mention: Holly Beuhler, Let's Have a Beer!

Student Invitational 2nd Prize: Nicolle Corvacho, Waterfall

Student Invitational 3rd Prize: Madeline Hogentogler, Fear