Past Winners
Thanks to all of our wonderful and talented plein air artists who made this year’s event truly special!
Be sure to look for the Awards of Distinction at the bottom of the page.
2018 Umpqua Plein Air Awards
| 1st Place | James Sampsel | Susan Creek |
| 2nd Place | Quin Sweetman | Sunny Rocks |
| 3rd Place | Jenay Elder | Eucalyptus Patch on HWY 138 |
| M. Graham Award | Christine Schulbach | Orchard |
| People’s Choice | Judi Danielson | Wazoo Too |
| Staff Choice 1st Place | Joan Arsenault | Umpqua September |
| Staff Choice 2nd Place | Cheryl Weese | Cattails in Sunset |
| Staff Choice 3rd Place | Katey Ellen Price | North Umpqua |
PURCHASE AWARDS
| Mercy Foundation | Karen Lewis Karen Lewis Karen Lewis | Umpqua River Lower Water Currents Umpqua Cliffs |
| Creative Catering | Kristina Sellers Judi Danielson | Meet me at Pete’s Cavitt Creek |
| Emily & Jason Brandt | Yong Hong Zong Katey Ellen Price | Down by the Colliding Rivers North Umpqua |
40 Awards of Distinction
| Paul Bourgault | North Umpqua Narrows |
| Vicki Cooper | Two Ponds |
| Judi Danielson | Wazoo Too |
| Jenay Elder | Cloud Reflections on Umpqua |
| Chloe Friedlein | Harry Winston House |
| Patti Hagan | South Umpqua Morning |
| Dennis Hellawell | South Umpqua |
| Diane Holland | September Light |
| HD Honscheid | Umpqua Forest |
| HD Honscheid | Winston House |
| Jan Barbra Horn | South Umpqua River |
| Cathy Kohler | In to Stay |
| Cathy Kohler | Breezy Day |
| Anna Lancaster | Fashioned by Water |
| Anna Lancaster | Lonely Rider |
| Karen Lewis | Low Water Currents |
| Karen Lewis | Umpqua Cliffs |
| Patti McNutt | View from Winston House |
| L Carol Picknell | Deadline Falls |
| Katey Ellen Price | Peace Like a River |
| Katey Ellen Price | Paths Home |
| W.M. Ralston-Burger | Steamboat Inn Rapids |
| James Sampsel | Willow Bend |
| Christine Schulbach | Orchard |
| Kristina Sellers | Airing My Laundry |
| Kristina Sellers | Umpqua Autumn |
| Kristina Sellers | Meet Me at Pete’s |
| Quin Sweetman | Tree Rhythms |
| Quin Sweetman | Little River Meets Umpqua |
| Genell Tuter | Steamboat Falls |
| Patti Williams | Waiting for Sun to Peek |
| Patti Williams | Stillwater |
| Ver Za Vue | Harvest Ready |
| Ver Za Vue | After the Storm |
| Paul Zegers | North Umpqua Champagne |
| Paul Zegers | After the Rain |
| Paul Zegers | North Umpqua Afternoon |
| Yong Hong Zhong | My Favorite Spot to Paint |
| Yong Hong Zhong | Creek Reflection |
| Yong Hong Zhong | Down by the Colliding Rivers |