August/September 2023 Edition

The Art of the Portrait

The Art of the Portrait

25th Annual International Portrait Competition


Self-portrait in Lockdown, oil on linen, 34 x 33½" (86 x 85 cm)

William F. Draper Grand Prize Winner

Sponsored by: American Art Collector, Jack Richeson & Co., Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Paul Newton, NSW, Australia




Autumnal Hymn, oil, 37½ x 29" (95 x 73 cm)

First Place Painting

Sponsored by: American Art Collector, International Artist Magazine, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Alex Venezia, Virginia, USA




Distanciation, charcoal, sanguine, chalk and pierre noire, 54.33 x 39" (137 x 99 cm)

First Place Drawing

Sponsored by: Airfloat Systems, American Art Collector, Artefex, Artwork Archive, Natural Pigments, Portrait Society of America, Portraits, Inc. and Silver Brush Limited.

Shane Wolf, Missouri, USA




Hsin P. Soh, stone sculpture, 11 x 10 x 26" (27 x 25 x 66 cm)

First Place Sculpture

Sponsored by: American Art Collector, Jack Richeson & Co., Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co. and Silver Brush Limited.

Jie Liu, Hebei, China




A Portrait Painters Painter, oil on canvas, 25½ x 29½" (64 x 74 cm)

Second Place

Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, FM Brush Company, Jack Richeson & Co., Masterworks Frames, Natural Pigments, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Rosemary & Co.

Frances Bell, Northumberland, UK




Auroral Continuum, oil, 39¾ x 23¾" (100 x 60 cm)

Third Place

Sponsored by: Gamblin Artists Colors, Jack Richeson & Co., New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co. and Scottsdale Artists’ School.

Ron Hicks, Colorado, USA




Harriet in the Garden, oil, 40 x 30" (101 x 76 cm)

Fourth Place

Sponsored by: Ampersand Art Supply, Artefex, Fabriano, Golden Artist Colors’ Williamsburg Oil Colors, Jack Richeson & Co., New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Winsor & Newton.

Jennifer Welty, California, USA




Mom, oil, 24 x 36" (60 x 91 cm)

Fifth Place

Sponsored by: Ampersand Art Supply, Holbein Artist Materials, Natural Pigments, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Raphael and Silver Brush Limited.

Matteo Caloiaro, Florida, USA




A Lonely Man’s Self-Portrait in 2022, watercolor, 20 x 14" (50 x 35 cm)

1st Honor Award

Sponsored by: Artefex, Natural Pigments, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co., Silver Brush Limited and SourceTek.

Chung-Wei Chien, Taiwan




Garden of Creation, oil, 36 x 36" (91 x 91 cm)

2nd Honor Award

Sponsored by: FM Brush Company, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co. and Silver Brush Limited.

Scott Burdick, North Carolina, USA




Portrait of an Artist, bronze, serpentine marble, 25 x 17 x 10" (63 x 43 x 25 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Oil Colors, Gamblin Artists Colors, Portrait Society of America and Raymar.

Rick Casali, Maryland, USA




Rev. W. Andrew Waldo, oil, 40 x 45" (101 x 114 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: M. Graham & Co., Masterworks Frames, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Joseph Daily, New York, USA




Vanitas 23, graphite on paper, 23½ x 18" (59 x 45 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Oil Colors, EdgeProGear, Plaza Art and Portrait Society of America.

Hiroshi Hayakawa, Ohio, USA




The Abduction of Time, oil on linen, 36 x 48" (91 x 121 cm)

Exceptional Merit and People’s Choice Awards

Sponsored by: Masterworks Frames, New Wave Fine Art Products, RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc., Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Ruth Fitton, West Yorkshire, UK




Years, oil, 40 x 30" (101 x 76 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, Fabriano and Sennelier, Jack Richeson & Co., Masterworks Frames and Portrait Society of America.

Fengshi Jin, New York, USA




Farewell the Trumpets, oil on board, 55.9 x 44.8" (141 x 113 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Michael Harding Handmade Paints, Portrait Society of America and The DaVinci Studios.

Sean Layh, Victoria, Australia




Dreaming on the Edge of Time [Leo], graphite, 12½ x 14" (31 x 35 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors’ PanPastel, Michael Harding Handmade Paints, Plaza Art and Portrait Society of America.

Janvier Rollande, Maine, USA




His Nurturer, oil on linen, 43 x 31" (104 x 78 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Masterworks Frames, Natural Pigments, Plaza Art, Portrait Society of America, Raymar and SourceTek.

Pramod Kurlekar, Maharashtra, India




Ivy age 4, oil, 26.3 x 46" (66 x 116 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Golden Artist Colors, Michael Harding Handmade Paints, Plaza Art, Portrait Society of America and Winsor & Newton.

Jamie Routley, London, UK




Sadé, oil on linen, 48 x 36" (121 x 91 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, Chelsea Classical Studio Fine Art Materials, Plaza Art and Portrait Society of America.

Robert Strickland, Ontario, Canada



SPONSORS

The 25th annual International Portrait Competition was made possible by the generous contributions of a variety of organizations that joined us in supporting the arts through our educational mission. Our sincerest thanks to the following sponsors.

Diamond
American Art Collector, International Artist, Jack Richeson & Co., Silver Brush Limited, 

Platinum
Artwork Archive

Gold
Artefex, Blick Art Materials, Fabriano, FM Brush Company, Gamblin Artists Colors, Michael Harding Handmade Paints, Natural Pigments, Plaza Art, Portraits, Inc., Raphael, Raymar, Rosemary & Co., Sennelier

Silver
Blue Ridge Oil Colors, Golden Artist Colors, Masterworks Frames, New Wave Fine Art Products, PanPastel Artist Pastels, SourceTek, The DaVinci Studios, Williamsburg Oil Colors

Bronze
Airfloat Systems, Ampersand Art Supply, Chelsea Classical Studio Fine Art Materials, EdgeProGear, Holbein Artist Materials, M. Graham & Co., RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc., Scottsdale Artists’ School, Winsor & Newton