Well, here's a blurry photo of the Finalists. I will remove this photo as soon as somebody else posts a better one, so if you have one, please post it. I also need help identifying the people here, so please email me privately if you can help me out and I can make a list.

The two tall gentlemen on the right in the back are Garth Herrick and Tony Pro. Congratulations again!

Here's a photo of the combined Merit Award and Certificate of Recognition winners (not everybody was there at the conference). Again, I don't have all the names, so please email me and I will post them here.

Marvin Mattelson is third from the left standing in the back row next to Chris Saper and Sergio Ostroverhy is standing second from the right. I'm seated, the third one from the left.

Who's who among the finalists
 

There are 13 finalists in Linda's photo above.

The eight standing in the rear received Honors Awards. L-R:

Steven Pan, California
Jean-Paul Tibbles, UK
Xiangyuan Jie, NY
John Michael Carter
Jennifer Welty
Glenn Harrington
Garth Herrick
Tony Pro


The five seated received the big awards. L-R:

Mau-kun Yim, Taiwan
Joseph Daily (First Place & People's Choice)
Romulo Galicano, Philippines (Grand Prize)
Paul Newton, Australia
Stephen Craighead

Garth

Garth,

How TERRIFIC for you. I could not be happier. It was a beautiful painting. The others must have been wowsers to beat it.

Although I would have preferred a more Rocky like picture of you holding the award aloft, say in red silk boxing trunks and high tops.

Just a thought.

Special congrats to OUR winners! It was GREAT meeting all you Forum folks that I hadn't before. And those I missed, well, you'll just have to go to Dallas too.

I'm goin'!

Love to all artists everywhere--TE

It was great to meet everyone and see those folks whom I had met before. Congrats to all the award winners!

As always, after these events, I am reminded how much I still need to learn and improve -- the bar just keeps getting higher, I think.

Tony,

It was wonderful meeting you and getting to tour the National Gallery of Art on Sunday. Congratulations on your Honors Award!

Garth

Ditto!!!!

Sergio,

It was a special treat to meet you as well. Congratulations on your award too!

Garth

Pics:
A closeup of a very sharp eye.

David Draime with Sergio in the Conservatory.

Etc.

Etc.

That photo of Tony with the cigar would make a very interesting painting.

The Sopranos!