Award Winning Paintings 2025

Suzie Baker, Juror (nos. 1-12)

1. First Place: Elo Wobig (Happy Valley, OR), Enshrouded Giant, oil, 12 x 16
2. Second Place: James Sampsel (Port Orford, OR), I Can Smell the Blossoms, oil, 16 x 20
3. Third Place: Melanie Thompson (Richland, WA), The Gorge in Bloom, oil, 6 x 8
4. Honorable Mention: Aimee Erickson (Portland, OR), Into the Blue, oil, 6 x 8
5. Honorable Mention: Michael Lindstrom (Battle Ground, WA), Early Spring, Morning Light, oil on panel, 16 x 20
6. Honorable Mention: Debra Huse (Costa Mesa, CA), Marina Sparkle, oil, 11 x 14
7. Honorable Mention: Mark Fehlman (San Diego, CA), Spring in the Orchards, oil, 11 x 14
8. Best Sky: Jordan K. Walker (Eugene, OR), Timberline Pine, oil on linen panel, 8 x 10
9. Best Mountain: David Orrin Smith (Seattle, WA), Plein Air: 2:15–3 PM, Mount Hood…, watercolor, 11 x 14
10. Best Water: Mark Shasha (Swampscott, MA), Shine On, oil, 14 x 18
11. Best Cultural Element: Durre Waseem (Corona, CA), Selfie with Multnomah Falls, oil, 12 x 16
12. National Scenic Area Award: Bhavani Krishnan (Hillsboro, OR), Sun—Peak, oil, 16 x 20
13. Maryhill Award (chosen by Museum staff): Wayne Chin (Vancouver, WA), Whispers in Stone, oil, 20 x 16
14. Friends of the Columbia Gorge Award (chosen by Friends of the Columbia Gorge)
a. Award: Mark Shasha (Swampscott, MA), Against the Wind, oil, 12 x 16
14. Friends of the Columbia Gorge Award (chosen by Friends of the Columbia Gorge)
b. Runner Up: Elo Wobig (Happy Valley, OR), Silver Spanning Between 2 Lands, oil, 14 x 18
15. Museum Purchase Award (chosen by Museum staff):
a. Wayne Chin (Vancouver, WA), Whispers in Stone, oil, 20 x 16

15. Museum Purchase Award (chosen by Museum staff):
b. Cathleen Rehfeld (Hood River, OR), Horsethief Butte Spring, oil, 8 x 16