More than 1,800 professional artists from across the United States and Canada vied for inclusion in Oil Painters of America’s (OPA) 32nd annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils which will be held at Reinert Fine Art in Charleston, South Carolina, from March 31 through April 30. A collection of original oil paintings produced by today’s top representational artists will be showcased.
“There are thousands of entries to the Oil Painters of America national show and an infi nite variety of subject matter each year,” says OPA president, Susan Abma. “To stand out in that crowd, the 200 or so paintings chosen must stand out in all the technical areas but also have those special factors that elevate them above the rest— the extraordinary. In short, they must be the best of the best.”
OPA Master Signature artist Daud Akhriev will serve as the Juror of Awards and present participating artists with approximately $100,000 in cash and merchandise awards, including the prestigious Gold Medal $25,000 cash prize.
Included in this year’s exhibition will be impressive pieces of work by OPA’s distinguished Master Signature artists, among them John Michael Carter. His juried piece The Breeze off the Lake was inspired while visiting friends at their lake house. “I happened upon this view of their daughter carrying her baby girl at the edge of the lake,” recalls the artist. “Their breeze-blown hair against the near-evening light made for a striking motif which inspired the painting.”
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Guardians of the Temple – Simon Dinnerstein reflects on The Fulbright Triptych 50 years later.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University exhibits Simon Dinnerstein's The Fulbright Triptych haunts the visual lexicon of 20th century American representational art. Fifty years have passed since Dinnerstein completed the painting in 1974.
A City Perspective
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Living Legacy
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Elegant yet Approachable
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Figuratively Speaking
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JAMES AYERS: The Importance of Play
Like many artists, James Ayers' work took a turn during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seeing the enjoyment his kids took from playing with paint in his studio and exploring their creativity inspired him.
GINA MINICHINO: Playing with Food
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Island Light
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Solitary Forms
Hogan Brown has been working with Arcadia Contemporary for two and half years and is excited to be featured in his first solo show at the gallery. He doesn't take for granted the many talented figurative painters Arcadia represents and is thrilled to be among them.
Living the Dream
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