August/September 2022 Edition

The Art of the Portrait

The Art of the Portrait

24th annual International Portrait Competition

Masquerade, oil on linen, 46 x 40" (116 x 101 cm)William F. Draper Grand Prize Winner and People’s Choice Winner

Sponsored by: American Art Collector, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.
Luis Alvarez-Roure  Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, USA




Girl in a Red Coat in Early Spring, oil, ink, graphite, 20 x 16" (50 x 40 cm)

First Place Painting 

Sponsored by: American Art Collector, APF Munn Master Frame Makers, Artwork Archive, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils and Portrait Society of America.
Mark Pugh  Eagle Mountain, UT, USA




Hannah, charcoal, 16 x 12" (40 x 30 cm)

First Place Drawing

Sponsored by: Airfloat Systems, APF Munn Master Frame Makers, Artefex, Artwork Archive, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Natural Pigments, PanPastel Colors, Portrait Society of America, Savoir-Faire and Silver Brush Limited.
Casey Childs Salem, UT, USA




Spiritus Invictus, bronze, 31 x 30 x 20" (78 x 76 x 50 cm)

First Place Sculpture

Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, International Artist Magazine, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.
Kevin Chambers, Atlanta, GA, USA




Self Portrait with an Expression of a Sculpture of me by my Father, oil on linen, 48 x 24" (121 x 60 cm)

Second Place

Sponsored by: APF Munn Master Frame Makers, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Revelite.
Jamie Coreth London, UK




Flora, oil on canvas, 31½ x 27½" (80 x 69 cm)

Third Place

Sponsored by: Gamblin Artists Color, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co. and Scottsdale Artists’ School.
Frances Bell  Wooler, Northumberland, UK




From the Blood of My Ancestors, oil, 30 x 24" (76 x 60 cm)

Fourth Place

Sponsored by: Artefex, Ampersand Art Supply, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Natural Pigments, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co., Savoir-Faire and Winsor & Newton.
Scott Burdick  King, NC, USA




Arianna, oil on canvas, 25.59 x 21.65" (64 x 54 cm)

Fifth Place

Sponsored by: Ampersand Art Supply, Chelsea Classical Fine Art Materials, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Natural Pigments, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.
Isabella Watling  London, UK




Girl in a White Doorway, oil on linen, 20 x 16" (50 x 40 cm)

1st Honor Award

Sponsored by: Artefex, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America, Raymar Art, Inc. and SourceTek.
Mary Sauer  American Fork, UT, USA




Cafe, oil, 16 x 12" (40 x 30 cm)

2nd Honor Award

Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, HK Holbein Artist Materials, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co. and Silver Brush Limited.
Amy Werntz  Dallas, TX, USA




Awards of Exeptional Merit

Daud Akhriev, Rossville, GA, USA
Portrait of Melissa at Work, oil on linen, 39 x 39" (99 x 99 cm)
Sponsored by: Gamblin Artists Colors, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America and Royal Talens.

Jing An, Beijing, China
A Man of Great Erudition, oil on linen, 47 x 36" (119 x 91 cm)
Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, M. Graham & Co., Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Barbara Hack, Flower Mound, TX, USA
Brandon, charcoal, 11 x 15" (27 x 38 cm)
Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America, RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc. and Silver Brush Limited.

Fengshi Jin, Flushing, NY, USA
Friends series~6, oil, 20 x 16" (50 x 40 cm)
Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Oil Colors, EdgeProGear, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils and Portrait Society of America.

Bing Lv, Shandong, China
Her, watercolor, 19.68 x 13.38" (49 x 33 cm)
Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Libing Mu, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Time Goes By, oil, 19.68 x 19.68" (49 x 49 cm)
Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited

Karen Offutt, Austin, TX, USA
Connection, oil on board, 30 x 20" (76 x 50 cm)
Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America, Savoir-Faire and Silver Brush Limited

Stephen Perkins, Rochester, FL, USA
Louisa, plaster, life size
Sponsored by: East Oaks Studio, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours and Portrait Society of America

Timothy Rees, Maquoketa, IA, USA
Unfiltered, oil on linen panel, 48 x 24" (121 x 60 cm)
Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils, Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours, Portrait Society of America and Savoir-Faire

Elizabeth Zanzinger, Oakland, CA, USA
Portrait of Titania, oil on ACM panel, 24 x 24" (60 x 60 cm)
Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, East Oaks Studio, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Handmade Oils and Portrait Society of America