NAA’s 2023 Spring Judged Exhibit is now on display at the Wellesley Free Library in the Wakelin Room through the end of April featuring original works by 35 NAA members.
The following awards were presented by judge Nan Rumpf at our reception and awards ceremony on April 15:
First Place – Hilary Hanson Bruel
Second Place – Patricia Varón
Third Place – Nancy Present-Van Broekhoven
Honorable Mentions – Gail Fischer, Irina Moroz, Mark Richards, Paula Rosen, James Varnum
Noted NAA members will also be participating in the Needham Open Studios weekend event on May 6 – 7.
A Confluence of Joy
by Nancy Present-Van Broekhoven
Watercolor and ink
25x19
$440
THIRD PLACE
Afternoon Walk
by Barbara Marchilonis
Watercolor
21x17
NFS
Antique Vase in a Blue Roomby Irina Moroz
Felted wool, yarn, viscose and silk fibers
14x14
$450
HONORABLE MENTIONNeedham Open Studios artist - Location 12 Blue Birdby Mark J. Richards
Oil on linen
40x30
$3,000
HONORABLE MENTIONNeedham Open Studios artist - Location 9 Breaking Shoreside
by Nancy B.M. Walton
Waterolor
27x24
$900
Cascade Brook Pool
by Alex Cullen
Acrylic
12x16
$250
Charles River Series No. 3: Echo Bridge
by Nelson Hammer
Watercolor on watercolor paper
22x18
$750
Covid Over
by Susan Hunt
Acrylic/Oil
18x24
$600
Cranberry Bog
by Anneliese Golubic
Oil
14x11
NFS
Daylight Savings
by Barbara Reynolds
Watercolor
19x23
$450
Disappearing Planetby Gail Fischer
Photography
11x14
$300
HONORABLE MENTIONNeedham Open Studios artist - Location 2 Elegantly Wrapped
by Mena Levit
Pastel
20x16
NFS
Escape to Tomorrow
by Corey Koehler
Acrylic
24x30
$800
First Light
by Kathleen Keating
Watercolor
12x16
$175
Iris
by Bobbie Suratt
Oil on panel
12.5 x 15.5
NFS
My Grandson
by Paula Rosen
Acrylic
11.5 x 13.5
NFS
HONORABLE MENTION
Myanmar
by Suzanne Saevitz
Watercolor
18x22
$300
Papillonby Joan Onofrey
Mixed collage - torn paper /watercolor /hand cut stencils
21x28
$350
Needham Open Studios artist - Location 5 Path
by Karen Shaw
Oil on canvas
36x36
$1,950
Pelagic Renewal
by James C. Varnum
Watercolor, ink and gold leaf
24x30
$1,375
HONORABLE MENTION
Sail Away
by Marguerite Swartz
Watercolor
22x18
NFS
She's Falling Apart
by Michelle L. Feinberg
Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas
30x30
$3,200
Spring Awakening
by Victoria Garbe
Watercolor
18x22
$400
Spring Fling
by Lauren Karp Kinghorn
Monotype
5x7
$250
Summertime
by Randa Khuri
Watercolor
30x24
$450
The Jetty
by Patricia Varón
Watercolor
18x24
$550
SECOND PLACE
The Road to Zagreb
by Judith Faling
Watercolor
20x16
$200
This Old Heart
by Martha Dowd
Collage with acrylic gelli prints
13.25 x 17.25
NFS
Up and Awayby Hilary Hanson Bruel
Encaustic / Mixed media
16x20
$850
FIRST PLACENeedham Open Studios artist - Location 11 What's in MY Walletby Gail Hansen
Silkscreen and collage
20x16
$400
Needham Open Studios artist - Location 5 Winter Farm
by Claire Groden
Watercolor
16x12
NFS
About the Judge
Nan Rumpf’s paintings have been exhibited at Museums in Framingham, Concord, Attleboro, and Duxbury. She recently had a painting accepted into the American Watercolor Society’s International show in New York City and the New England Watercolor Society’s National Show in Gloucester. She has been a visiting artist at Framingham State and Medfield High School. She was one of twenty artists chosen across the country to have a painting included in the Watercolor Artist magazine’s Best of 2021 in Watercolor. She currently teaches classes in Wellesley, Needham, Bedford and Newton. She is a board member of the WSA, and a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and the Rhode Island Watercolor Society.
Website: www.nanrumpf.com