SoCal-ASOPA 1st Annual October 2003 - Portrait Competition Awards Announcement
 

Southern California- American Society of Portrait Artists 1st Annual October 2003 - Portrait Competition Awards Announcement


Finalist Judging by Mrs. Margaret Carter Baumgaertner

FIRST PRIZE: A Young Lady
Oil by Hongmei Lu, Danville, CA

SECOND PRIZE: White Scarf
Oil by Zimou Tan, Oakland, CA

THIRD PRIZE: The Painter
Oil by Jung Han Kim, San Francisco, CA

HIGH HONOR:
Linda Brandon for

FIRST PRIZE: A Young Lady
Oil by Hongmei Lu, Danville, CA

SECOND PRIZE: White Scarf
Oil by Zimou Tan, Oakland, CA

THIRD PRIZE: The Painter
Oil by Jung Han Kim, San Francisco, CA

HIGH HONOR:
Linda Brandon for

HIGH HONOR
Rebecca Gates for

HIGH HONOR:
Davy Liu for

HIGH HONOR:
Christopher Near for

HIGH HONOR:
Kevin Pak for

HIGH HONOR:
Barbara Williams for

HIGH HONOR:
Steve Wang for

SPECIAL MENTION:
Deladier Almeida for

SPECIAL MENTION:
Kevin Barnes for

SPECIAL MENTION:
Fletcher Crossman for

SPECIAL MENTION:
Mike Mc Carty for

SPECIAL MENTION:
Chris Saper for

The Portrait Competition was held at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills, CA on Ocotber 10th, 2003.

The event drew over 100 artists and guests who came to participate in the awards ceremony. Guest speakers were Mrs. Margaret Carter Baumgaertner and the Mayor of Laguna Hills, Mr. Allen Sognstadt.

I would like to personally thank everyone who has participated in this competition. The quality of work was astounding and I congratulate everyone for his or her efforts.

The awards ceremony.

Our honorable judge "Peggy Baumgaertner"

Guest of honor, the mayor of Laguna Hills, Mr. Allen Songstadt.

This was the area where the paintings were displayed over the weekend.

This is Deladier Almeida in front of his two lovely paintings.

In the course of four days, this is the only time I saw Enzie sitting down. Her energy, leadership skills and good humor helped make this a truly memorable event. Thanks, Enzie!

My congratulations to Enzie for such a well run, class event. It was my extreme honor to be in the company of these talented artists.

Following is Linda Brandon accepting her well deserved "High Honor" for "Chloe in the Mountains."

The following group of photos was sent by Bryan Bautista. This shows the exhibition hall.

I run the Rotating Gallery at the Laguna Hills Community center. The gallery is a way for artists of all ages, working in any medium to exhibit their work on a monthly basis. This is an opportunity for the visitors of the center to not only get accustomed to different art styles, but also interact with the artists during the "Meet the Artist Reception'.

It also serves for members of Socal-ASOPA to practice setting up a gallery exhibition and interact with the general public. Artists are required to have an updated artist bio and attractive promotional materials and play host to visiting art appreciators.

Here the mayor of Laguna Hills, Mr. Allen Songstadt talks about the gallery and how artists of our region have made an impact of art awarness.

Well done, Enzie. I know you've worked very hard to make all this happen. It's all in the details and I can tell you've done a fabulous job.

Dear Cynthia,

Thank you for your compliment. I have been sneaking peeks at the forum in an effort to catch up with all the wonderful posts I have missed and saw a thread honoring all your hard work.

I can not take all the credit, you deserve a heartfelt "Thank You" as well, without the forum and your generosity I could have never reached the audience I needed to make this a well received show.