Paint Annapolis 2023: Paint the Bay Awards

We are excited to announce the Paint the Bay Awards from Paint Annapolis 2023!

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Crista Pisano

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome back Crista Pisano from Nyack, New York as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Crista began painting in oils in 1989 under the instruction of John Phillip …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Mat Barber Kennedy

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival. We're excited to welcome back Mat Barber Kennedy from Chicago, Illinois as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! (Above) Mat Barber Kennedy Mat comes from a family of architects and has …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Martin Geiger

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Martin Geiger from Staunton, Virginia as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! (above) Martin Geiger Martin was born in Charlottesville, Virginia as the son of two oil …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Richie Vios

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Richie Vios from Austin, Texas as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Richie travels all over the United States conducting watercolor workshops and competing in plein air …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Jim Rehak

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Jim Rehak from Seaford, Delaware as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Jim's first art interest was comic book illustration but later transitioned into an interest in …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Jonathan McPhillips

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Jonathan McPhillips from Saunderstown, Rhode Island as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! (above) Jonathan McPhillips Jonathan graduated from Connect College in 1993 with a Cum Laude …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Nancy Fine

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We’re excited to welcome Nancy Fine from Hampstead, Maryland as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Nancy is a long-time resident of Northern Baltimore County and here she has found most of her …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Richard Russell Sneary

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Richard Russell Sneary from Kansas City, Missouri as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Richard is a watercolorist who has been painting primarily en plein air since …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Vicky Zhou

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Vicky Zhou from Washington, DC as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Vicky competed last year in Paint Annapolis as a public artist and placed 2nd for …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Alex Eisenzopf

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Alex Eisenzopf from North Carolina as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! (above) Alex Eisenzopf Alex called himself a "serial sketcher" during his time in school, and …

Paint Annapolis 2023 Spotlight: Rokhaya Waring

Paint Annapolis is on the way! Learn more about the juried artists and get yourself ready for this historic Plein air painting festival.  We're excited to welcome Rokhaya Waring from Clyde, North Carolina as a juried artist for Paint Annapolis 2023! Rokhaya often compares her painting process to cooking and gardening- where colors, flavors, and …