We were about blown off our feet last month in Birmingham AL.

Charles' still life painting "Jug with Broken Handle" was awarded the Gold Medal at the Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Exhibition!

It was the spectacular high point to a wonderful opening reception weekend. A heartfelt thank you to awards judge Calvin Liang.

The exhibition will remain up until Nov 5 at the Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham.
A complete list of the award winners is available on the OPA website.

Some photos from the opening reception are available to view on Charles' Facebook page.

At the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition earlier this year "Eternal Dance" was honored with the Presidents' Award of Excellence.

A big thank you to awards judge Huihan Liu and to Cutter & Cutter Fine Art in St. Augustine FL who hosted the exhibition during the month of May.

A complete listing of the awards is available on the OPA website.

Some photos of the opening reception are available on Cutter & Cutter Fine Art's Facebook page.

This past July "Unbroken" was awarded first place at Metro Montage XV, an annual juried exhibition put on by the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta GA.

This year's exhibition was juried by Robmat Butler, Preparator and Exhibitions Manager at the Knoxville Museum of Art. His statement about the painting was quite insightful:

"I was attracted to the brushwork and depth evident in Unbroken. The color, light and perceived depth adds to a sense of motion and action that helps to complete the composition. I enjoy how the aggressiveness of the figure draws me in and urges me to complete an open-ended narrative."

Some photos from the opening reception are available on Charles' Facebook page.

"Jug with Broken Handle"	"Eternal Dance" - detail	"Alabaster Silk"	"La Vespertina" - detail

Through Nov. 5, 2015
Oil Painters of America Salon Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham AL

Through Nov. 6, 2015
Audubon Artists, Inc., 73rd Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York NY

Nov. 6 - Dec. 5, 2015
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, Eckert & Ross Fine Art, Indianapolis IN

Nov. 8 - Nov 20, 2015
American Artists Professional League, 87th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York NY

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