2003 PSA competition winners?

[Mari DeRuntz]

I realize the conference ended only a week ago, but is there a listing of the portrait competition winners online?

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Hi Mari,

I have good news and bad news. I have the list of all the finalists, but I can't remember what the titles of the paintings were and which took what prize, although they were all winners in my mind.

I will post the list and maybe someone else can say which painting went with which artist.

Ned Bittinger submitted "Norman" http://www.portraitartist.com/bittinger/norman.htm a very beautiful painting of an older gentleman with his best friend, "his dog"

Loryn Brazier submitted http://www.brazierfineart.com/portrait5.html

John Michael Carter
Xiangyuan Jie
Robert Liberace
Paul Newton
Andy Thomas
Jean-Paul Tibbles
Richard Weaver
Jennifer Welty

[Tom Edgerton]

Robert Liberace--Grand Prize
Richard Weaver--Best of Show
Paul Newton--First Place
Xiangyuan Jie--Second Place (I think)
Jean-Paul Tibbles--First Honors (I think), and People's Choice

Honors--Andy Thomas, Ned Bittinger, Jennifer Welty, John Michael Carter, Loryn Brazier

All of the entries were stunning.

If any of these are in error, I apologize. My memory ain't what it used to be, and it wasn't much then either.