Meet the Artists

The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival features many talented artists from Missouri as well as from states across the country. Come observe these artists at work everyday during the event. Scroll down to see the list of this year’s winners to date.

2021 ARTISTS

* Look for these Award Winning Artists who have been invited to the Premier Artist Paint Out at Defiance Ridge Vineyards on April 29, 2021.

********* 2021 WINNERS *********

Daily Event $500 Purchase Prize Winners

• Augusta Shores
  • 1st – “Hickory Lake Boat Launch – Oil – Tammie Dickerson
  • HM “View from the Top” – Oil – Farley Lewis
  • HM “April Hues” – Oil – Gino Santa Maria
• Montelle Winery
  • 1st “Montelle Moments” – Cynthia Schanink
  • HM “Distant Fields” – Melinda McIntosh
  • HM “The Kiss” – Tatyana Robberts
• Noboleis Quick Paint
  • 1st “Norton After Frost” Oil – Mike Phelps
  • HM “Wine Country” Oil – Gino Santa Maria
  • HM “Spring Patchwork” Oil – Christi Patterson
• Bottom’s Up
  • 1st “Rain Bottom” Watercolor – Larry Siwek
  • HM “Capture the Rain” Oil – Leigh Coffman
  • HM “Rainy Day at the Bottoms” – Oil – Teddy Jackson
• Lake Creek
  • 1st “Vines at Lake Creek” – Oil – Joy Manthei
  • HM “Toast to the Season” – Oil – Cynthia Schanink
  • HM “Vineyards at Spring” – Oil – Teddy Jackson
• La Charrette Farm
  • 1st “Chicken Dance” – Oil – Carolyn Larkin
  • HM “Late Afternoon” – Oil – Gino Santa Maria
  • HM “Coop on Wheels” – Oil – Troy Tatlock
• Catala
  • 1st “Catala Spring” Oil – Marty Coulter
  • HM “Be Still” Oil – Kim Kwas McKerracher
  • HM “Spring Marthsville Field” Oil – Chris Willey
• New Melle
  • 1st “Dan’s Pond”  – Oil – Vicky White
  • HM “Dan’s Country Meats” – Oil – Troy Tatlock
  • HM “Sun Stripes” – Oil – Spencer Meagher
• Private Estate – Morning
  • 1st “Quercus” – Carolyn Larkin
  • HM “The Three Sisters” – Cindy Shaw
  • HM “Spring Fling” – Kay Crain
• Klondike Park
  • 1st “Wednesday Mist” – Oil – Zac Barnes
  • HM “10% Chance of Sun” – Oil – Troy Tatlock
  • HM “After the Rain” – Oil – Gino Santa Maria
• Sunflower Hill Farm
  • 1st “Don’t Get Cocky” – Jamie Green
  • HM “Lot’s of Pots” – Kathy Morrison
  • HM “Red Bud at Sunflower Hill Farms” – Susan Rogers
• Sugar Creek
  • 1st “Arbor” Oil – Thomas Buchs
  • HM “Together” – Oil – Patricia Garey
  • HM “Spring Maple” – Pastel – Deb Williams
• Premier Artists at Defiance Ridge Vineyards
  • 1st “Spring Day at Defiance” – Jane Mudd
  • HM “Evening Vines” – Chris Willey
  • HM “Under the Umbrella” – John Whytock
• Robin”s Nest
  • 1st “Old Defiance” – Oil – John Whytock
  • HM “Shimmering Brook” – Oil – Chris Willey
  • HM “Bouganvilla” – Oil – Thomas Buchs
• Balducci Sunset
  • 1st “God’s Country” Oil – Farley Lewis
  • HM “Dusk” Oil – Elaine Haake
  • HM “Whine About Construction” – Oil – John Whytock
• Private Estate – Afternoon
  • 1st “Rolling Hills”  – Gino Santa Maria
  • HM “Lawn With A View ” – Karen Cooper
  • HM “Welcome Wreath” – Donovan Blake
•  Augusta History 
  • 1st “Light & Shadow” Oil – Konstantine Kublanov
  • HM “On the Corner” – Karen Cooper
  • HM “Still Standing” – Anne Molasky
• Rivers & Streams
  • 1st “MidDay Glory” – Farley Lewis
  • HM “Charette Creek” – Cynthia Schanink
  • HM “April Hues” – Gino Santa Maria
• 1st American Vinicultural Area (Wine Producing Area)
  • 1st “Checking the Buds”- Cynthia Schanink
  • HM “Vinter’s Vents” – Kathy Morrison
  • HM “View from Nobelius” – John Whytock

Final Prize Winners in 5 Mediums

Best of Show “Under the Umbrella” Acrylic – John Whytock
Artists’ Choice “Under the Umbrella” Acrylic – John Whytock
People’s Choice “Under the Umbrella” Acrylic – John Whytock

Acrylic:

• 1st “Under The Umbrella” – John Whytock
• 2nd “Morning in Femme Osage” – Spencer Meagher
• 3rd “Midday Gloria” – Farley Lewis
• Honorable Mention “Quarry Waterfall” – John Whytock

Mixed Media:

• 1st “Vista of Vines & Vultures” – Troy Tatlock
• 2nd “Cherry Picking ” – Troy Tatlock
• 3rd “Violet Femme” – Alex Hamil
• Honorable Mention “Sunflower Hill From The Creek” – Tammie Dickerson

Oil:

• 1st “Knoernshield Vineyards” – Anne Molesky
• 2nd “Big Blue ” – Zak Barnes
• 3rd “Femme Osage Creek ” – Thomas Buchs
• Honorable Mention “April Hues” – Gino Santa Maria
• Honorable Mention “Morning Magic ” – Caroline Goldsmith

Pastel:

• 1st “Spring Staccato” – Michele Wells
• 2nd “Augusta Vines” – Michele Wells
• 3rd “Vines on the Tree” – Jill Tichenon
• Honorable Mention “Balducci Looking West ” – Allison Laupp

Watercolor:

• 1st “A Great View” – Larry Siwek
• 2nd “New Melle Center Piece” – Alicia Farris
• 3rd “Barn at Augusta” – Gary Beazley
• Honorable Mention “Lonely Light” – Carlos Maldonado

Final Judging by – Shawn Cornell, Bryan Haynes & Lisa Ober