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Each year fifty of the nation’s top plein air landscape painters compete for prestigious prizes during the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. The following prizes were awarded during the Collectors’ Soirée on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

2011 AWARD WINNERS

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RAY ROBERTS
$5,000 LPAPA BEST IN SHOW
Sponsored by the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Judged by Mr. Jean Stern, Executive Director of The Irvine Museum
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JACOBUS BAAS
$2,500 LAGUNA ART MUSEUM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Sponsored by Laguna Art Museum
Judged by Ms. Janet Blake, Curator of Collections, Laguna Art Museum
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RICK DELANTY
$1,000 EDWARD H. BOSEKER AWARD
Sponsored and judged by Mrs. Yvonne Boseker and her daughters in honor of the late Mr. Edward H. Boseker
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JEFF SEWELL
$500 COLLECTORS’ CHOICE
Sponsored by the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Judged by guests attending the October 15 Collectors’ Soirée
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RONALDO MACEDO
$500 SOUTHWESTART BEST OF QUICK DRAW AWARD
Artist received $500 and a half page ad in SouthwestArt Magazine
Judged by Ms. Bonnie Gangelhoff of SouthwestArt
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BRYAN MARK TAYLOR
$500 LAGUNA ART GROUP BEST IN SUBJECT AWARD
Sponsored by LagunaART.com
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LCAD NEXT GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
FIRST PLACE, $500: GIA MOODY
SECOND PLACE, $300: SISI CHEN
THIRD PLACE, $200: KARI DUNHAM
Sponsored by Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and Laguna College of Art + Design
Judged by Mr. Jean Stern
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ANITA HAMPTON
ST. REGIS AWARD
Artist received a four-night stay for two in an Ocean View Executive Suite, two spa treatments, and one round of golf for two at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California ($3,200 value).
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JOSH CLARE
PLEINAIR MAGAZINE AWARD
Artist received a full-page ad in PleinAir Magazine ($3,800 value)
Judged by Ms. Vanessa Rothe, California Editor Fine Art Connoisseur
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CLARK MITCHELL
OUTDOORPAINTER.COM AWARD
Artist received a one-month web ad on OutdoorPainter.com ($595 value)
Judged by Ms. Vanessa Rothe, California Editor Fine Art Connoisseur
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JILL CARVER
BEST REPRESENTATION OF CRYSTAL COVE
Presented by the Crystal Cove Alliance Art Council
Judged by Mr. Harry Helling (President and CEO of Crystal Cove Alliance) and Mr. Jean Stern
Artist received a Crystal Cove goody basket.
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JEFF YEOMANS
BEST DEPICTION OF THE OCEAN
Presented by the Surfrider Foundation South Orange County
Artist received a Surfrider Foundation goody basket.
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MICHAEL SITU
BEST REPRESENTATION OF LAGUNA CANYON
Presented by Laguna Canyon Foundation
Artist received a Laguna Canyon Foundation goody basket.
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