August/September 2024 Edition

The Art of the Portrait

The Art of the Portrait

26th Annual International Portrait Competition

King Hall, oil on linen, 60 x 52” (152 x 132 cm) William F. Draper Grand Prize Winner

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

Jeffrey Larson

Wisconsin, USA



Her Mother’s Locket, Violet at age 3, oil, 24 x 36” (60 x 91 cm)

First Place Painting
Sponsored by: American Art Collector,  Artwork Archive, International Artist Magazine, Portrait Society of America and Silver Brush Limited.

Timothy Rees

Iowa, USA



Writer’s Block, graphite, carbon black and white chalk on gray paper, 24 x 18” (60 x 45 cm)

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

David Jamieson

Illinois, USA



My World, oil on panel, 60 x 48” (152 x 121 cm)

Second Place & People’s Choice Award

Sponsored by: Artefex, Blick Art Materials, Jack Richeson & Co., Michael Harding Handmade Paints, Natural Pigments, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Rosemary & Co.

Jeff Hein

Utah, USA



Sima, ceramic with oil paint, 18 x 14 x 9½” (45 x 35 x 24 cm)

First Place Sculpture

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

Louise Solecki Weir

British Columbia, Canada



Ruby Mae, oil, 23¾ x 16” (60 x 40 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.

Amy Werntz

Texas, USA



Daisy, oil on canvas, 37.4 x 55” (94 x 55 cm)

Fourth Place

Sponsored by: Ampersand Art Supply, Artefex, Golden Artist Colors, Jack Richeson & Co., New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Silver Brush Limited and Winsor & Newton.

Isabella Watling

London, UK



Hypatia and the Tree of Knowledge, oil, 60 x 40” (152 x 101 cm)

Fifth Place

Sponsored by: Ampersand Art Supply, Holbein Artist Materials, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America, Raphael, Silver Brush Limited and Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors.

Scott Burdick

North Carolina, USA



End of Lockdown, oil on canvas, 39.3 x 49.2” (99 x 124 cm)

1st Honor Award

Sponsored by: Artefex, Natural Pigments, Portrait Society of America, Rosemary & Co., SourceTek and Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors.

Frances Bell

Northumberland, UK



Before I Understood This Place, oil, 18x24”

2nd Honor Award

Sponsored by: Fabriano, Michael Harding Handmade Paints, New Wave Fine Art Products, Portrait Society of America and Rosemary & Co.

Mary Sauer

Utah, USA



December’s Goodbye, graphite and chalk on hand toned paper, 20.4 x 14.1” (51 x 35 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

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

Laura Arenson

London, UK



Boy: Portrait of a Word, bronze, 42 x 9 x 9” (106 x 22 x 22 cm) 

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: M. Graham & Co., Portriat Society of America and Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors.

Kate Brockman

Pennsylvania, USA



Edith P. Mitchell, MD, oil, 38 x 47” (96 x 119 cm) 

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Portrait Society of America, RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc. and Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors.

Joseph Daily

New York, USA



Paper, Rock, Scissors, oil, 48 x 48” (121 x 121 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

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

Kerry Dunn

Pennsylvania, USA



Halo, oil on panel, 10 x 8” (25 x 20 cm) 

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Blick Art Materials, Portrait Society of America and Sennelier

Kristina Laurendi Havens

Georgia, USA



Young Artist Sketching a Bird, oil and graphite, 60 x 36” (152 x 91 cm) 

Exceptional Merit Award

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

Mark Pugh

Utah, USA



Ao, charcoal on canvas, 36 x 48” (91 x 121 cm) 

Exceptional Merit Award

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

Sumanth Marda 

Maharastra, India



Augustus Saint Gaudens, cast Hydrocal, 24 x 11 x 10½” (60 x 27 x 26 cm)  

Exceptional Merit Award

Sponsored by: Michael Harding Handmade Paints, PanPastel Artist Pastels and Portrait Society of America.

Heather Personett

New York, USA



Jen Starling, oil on panel, 17 x 19” (43 x 48 cm)

Exceptional Merit Award

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

Daniel Sprick

Colorado, USA

SPONSORS

The 26th annual International Portrait Competition was made possible by the generous contributions of a variety of organizations that join 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, Vasari Classic Artists’ Oil Colors

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

Silver
Golden Artist Colors, PanPastel Artist Pastels, Scottsdale Artists’ School, SourceTek, The DaVinci Studios, Winsor & Newton

Bronze
Airfloat Systems, Ampersand Art Supply, Blue Ridge Oil Colors, Chelsea Classical Studio Fine Art Materials, EdgeProGear, Holbein Artist Materials, M. Graham & Co., New Wave Fine Art Products, RGH Artists’ Oil Paints, Inc.