Master Signature Member - Oil Painters of America

It's great to start off 2023 with a huge honor from the Oil Painters of America, learning that I have been awarded the status of Master Signature Member.

 

The painting experience can be a wildly swinging pendulum, from the exciting sense of accomplishment after a successful piece, to moments of frustration when a painting fails, and you wonder if you’ll ever reach your goals. I’ve been an OPA member for two decades, so this honor means a lot to me, and goes a long way toward convincing me that maybe I should stick with it. My thanks to the fellow OPA masters who voted to include me among your ranks.

 

Here are all of the pieces that I have submitted to OPA shows over the years.

 

"War Dancer" • Oil on Linen • 20"x24" • Private Collection

 

Winner, Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America
21st Annual International Portrait Competition

2019 Entry

Oil Painters of America 

28th National Juried Exhibition
Illume Gallery of Fine Art

Honorable Mention
Southwest Art Magazine
2020 Artistic Excellence Competition

Patrick Saunders “Tapestry” • Oil on Linen • 12"x16” • Private Collection

2020 Entry
Oil Painters of America
Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition
Reinert Fine Art

"Dama De Rojo" • Oil on Linen • 15"x30" • Bosque Arts Center Permanent Collection

Winner, Gold Medal Award
Oil Painters of America
2020 Juried Salon Show

Select 50
Portrait Society of America
2022 International Portrait Competition

Winner, Silver Medal, Oil/Acrylic
Art Patrons Purchase Award
2022 Bosque Arts Center
Bosque Art Classic

 

“Mosaic” • Oil on Linen • 15” x 30” • Private Collection

 

2022 Entry
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition
Southwest Gallery

"Night at the Red Lion" • Oil on Linen • 30" x 40" • Available at www.PatrickSaunders.com

2022 Entry
Oil Painters of America
31st National Juried Exhibition
Steamboat Art Museum

"Awaiting" • Oil on Linen • 24"x30" • Private Collection

 
2020 Entry
Oil Painters of America
29th National Juried Exhibition
RS Hanna Gallery

Entry
Bosque Arts Center 2021 Bosque Art Classic

"Bars & Bikes, Amsterdam" • Oil on Linen • 18" x 24" • Private Collection

2020 Entry
Winner, Honorable Mention
Oil Painters of America
30th National Juried Exhibition
California Center for the Arts

 

"Photographing the Chinese Temple Gallery, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art"
• Oil on Board • 18"x24" • Private Collection

2014 Entry
Oil Painters of America
23rd National Juried Exhibition

2016 Entry
Salmagundi Club
American Masters Exhibition

"Portrait of Dignan” • Oil on Canvas • 16” x 30" • Private Collection

2017 Entry

Oil Painters of America
National Juried Exhibition
Eisele Gallery of Fine Art

2018 Entry
Jack Richeson & Co. 

Animals, Birds, and Wildlife Competition

"Above & Below the Sol Duc” • Oil on Panel • 14"x18" • Private Collection

Winner
Olympic National Park Interpretive Rangers Award

2016 Paint the Peninsula Plein Air

Featured
Southwest Art Magazine, September 2018

Entry
Oil Painters of America
2018 Salon Show
Crooked Tree Arts Center

"Back From the Bazaar" • Oil on Canvas  • 24"x36" • Private Collection

3rd Place, Signature Division
Oil Painters of America Fall 2017 Online Showcase

Entry
American Impressionist Society, Inc.
2017 National Juried Exhibition
Montgomery-Lee Fine Art, Park City, Utah

Featured
Southwest Art Magazine, September 2018

2018 Entry
Oil Painters of America
27th National Juried Exhibition
Steamboat Art Museum

"Ross Alley" • Oil on Canvas  • 24"x36" • Available at www.PatrickSaunders.com

2015 Entry
Oil Painters of America
24th National Juried Exhibition

Cutter and Cutter Fine Art Galleries

2016 Entry
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Signature Impressions show

Featured
Southwest Art Magazine, September 2018

"President Tyler's Eternal View" • 2018 Plein Air Richmond • Oil on Linen
• 16" x 20" • Private Collection

 

2019 Entry
Oil Painters of America
Eastern Regional Exhibition
Beverly McNeil Gallery

"Parkville Cat" • Oil on Canvas • 16" x 12" • Private Collection

 

Winner, 1st Place, Oil Painting

2013 Paint Parkville Plein Air

2014 Entry
Oil Painters of America
Eastern Regional Exhibition
Eisele Gallery of Fine Art
 

 

“Wess” • Oil on Canvas • 11” x 14” • Private Collection

2003 Entry
Oil Painters of America
12th National Juried Exhibition
Nichols Taos Gallery