NORTHWEST Lavender Paint Out
Paint in the participating lavender fields of Oregon and Washington June 10 through July 10, 2024. Each artist can choose when and where to paint during each participating farms' “open-for-artists” hours. Many farms are near world class wineries, are scattered through-out the state and some even have mountains as a backdrop to the lovely purple fields. This is a great venue for first-time “en plein air” painters, so don’t be shy, join us for a great painting adventure.
Artist registration is now open!
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration: April 1- May 31 (or when we hit 175 registrants)
Information on farms available: by June 3
Painting at the lavender farms: between June 10 and July 10, 2024
Artwork Drop off Date: Thursday, July 11
Artist Reception: Friday, July 12 5:00 - 7:30pm
Festival Dates July 13 - 14
Art Pick up: Sunday July 14 (evening) & Monday July 15
Our 2024 Guest Judge is David Kinker. Coming to us from Bend, Oregon, David is a highly skilled craftsman and artist with a background in architectural illustration.
David’s been an art educator since 2001, teaching at Central Oregon Community College, the Art Station, and Sagebrushers Art Society. David’s goal in art education is to help students increase their skills of observation and awareness, demystify the process, and paint with increased confidence and control.
He has been a juror for a number of exhibitions and art shows including the Black Butte Plein Air Paint Out, Smith Rock Plein Air Paint Out, and Art in the High Desert.
A master of perspective and dimension, his expansive realistic and surrealistic murals fill the walls of restaurants like McMenamins and Silver Moon Brewery, medical centers, the historic Tower Theater, and private residents.
As a passionate river enthusiast, he has commercially guided whitewater rafting trips on 15 different US rivers, in addition to international expedition trips in South America. Combining his passions, he currently guides plein air painting rafting trips along the John Day and Deschutes river.
David has been written about many times, including by Plein Air Magazine, Bend Living, Cascade Arts And Entertainment, and Central Oregon Magazine. He was voted best artist in Central Oregon in 2004 by Source Weekly.
2023 Plein Air Paint Out Award Winners
2023 Judge: Barbara Van Dyke
2022 Plein Air Paint Out Award Winners:
OPEN DIVISION
1st Place: Beyond the Lavender by Patricia Williams
2nd Place: Fields Less Travelled by Tyler Slattery
3rd Place: Thursday Afternoon at Mountainside Farm by Kimberly M. Chai
Honorable Mentions:
Yellow House & a Little Lavender by Andrea Babb
Birch Trees” by Eileen Giskaas
From the Road at Wayward Winds” by Bill Martini
Clem, Meet Violet” by Peg Ackerman
Lavender Fields Forever by Euphennia Wesley
Helvetia by Susan Metcalf
Artists' Choice: Bill Martini
Peoples' Choice: Kinga Soni
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
1st Place: Mountain Home by Raphael Schnepf
2nd Place: Carriage House Lavender by Tracy Leajeld
3rd Place: Lavender & the Old Red Barn by Christine Joy Swanson
Honorable Mentions:
Heaven Scent by Karen Shawcross
Sit Awhile by Cheryl Mathieson
Lavender River by Tara Kemp
Wild Flower by KaitLynn Spain
Weed By Weed by Susan Elwart Hall
Beyond the Lavender by Heather Taylor
Artists' Choice: Susan Hall
Peoples' Choice: Christine Joy Swanson
Durant at Red Ridge Farms Award: Oh, The Fragrance! By Tara Kemp
Wayward Winds Lavender Award: Warm Afernoon On The Farm by Margaret Plumb
Chehalem Cultural Center Award: Bridge Beyond by Cec Sheoships
Art Elements Award: Carriage House Lavender by Tracy Leagjeld
2021 Plein Air Paint Out Award Winners:
Professional
1st Place: Brenda Boylan “Lost in Lavender”
2nd Place: Romona Youngquist “Morning View”
3rd Place: Peter Fox “Wild Lavender”
Honorable Mentions:
Nathalie Equall “Carefree”
Tracy Leagjied “On the Horizon”
Debbie Robinson “Healing Discoveries”
Susan Elwart Hall “Sun Worshipper”
Katia Kyte “Wayward Winds Lavender”
Mary Wiel “Come and Sit”
Artist Choice: Christine Joy Swanson “Mountainside Lavender”
People’s Choice: Heather Taylor
Open Division
1st Place: Jim Syfert “Getting Ready for Harvest”
2nd Place: Karen Liu “The Wave”
3rd Place: K. Shawcross “Lavendula”
Honorable Mentions:
Alisia Sarren “Sundrenched Stalks”
Lynn Wallace “Lavender View”
Sarah Worthington “Lavender Niche”
Peg Hanson “Lavender Morning”
Carol Kelley “On the Waterfront”
Sandy Shuler “Overlooking the Field”
Artist Choice: Sandy Schuler “Orange Shock”
People’s Choice: Alexandra Bechfold “Purple Dream”
Sponsor/Patron Awards
Durant at Red Ridge Farms Award: KaitLynn Spain “Going By”
Chehalem Cultural Center Award: Margaret Plumb “Wayward Winds and Beyond”
Art Elements Award: Elo Wobig “It’s a New Morning”
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County Award: Christine Joy Swanson “Wayward Winds”
VIEW IMAGES OF PAST OREGON LAVENDER PAINT OUT AWARD WINNERS ON FACEBOOK:
2019 Paint Out Awards
2018 Paint Out Awards
2017 Paint Out Awards