
WINNERS CIRCLE
2024 Honorable Mention, Sandy Yagel , “Dressed for Success”, OAA 50th Juried Show, Sandy Spring Museum
OAA Juried Show Winners Circle
This page shows the winners in the OAA Juried Shows for the past few years. Winner’s images become the header images for this website. This page contains the full images while the header image contains a (hopefully) significant portion of the image.
2024 OAA 50th Anniversary Juried Show at Sandy Spring Museum, Juror: Greg Mort
Ed Longley Best in Show: Audrey Moog, “Yellow Farm”
Juror’s Awards: Sandra Bourdeaux, “White Iris”, Patricia Jacobs, “Snow Fence, Mirka Hokkanen,”Like Buckles And I Cannot Lie
Honorable Mentions: Sandy Yagel, “Dressed for Success”, Mimi Hegler, “Snowy Evening - Sandy Spring”, Virginia Chandler, “Sunny Days”, Freddi Weiner, “Birds Fly Over the Rainbow-Painted Bunting”, Lori Myers, “My Autumn Gold”, Jennifer Rusiecki, “Plastic Planet”, Karen Norman, “My Father’s Key”
Moog, Audrey, "Yellow Farm", oil, Ed Longley Best in Show Award
Bourdeaux, Sandra, "White Iris", acrylic, Jurors Award
Jacobs, Patricia, "Snow Fence", soft pastel, Jurors Award
Hokkanen, Mirka, "I Like Big Buckles And I Cannot Lie", wood engraving, Jurors Award
Yagel, Sandy, "Dressed for Success", watercolor, Honorable Mention
Hegler, Mimi "Snowy Evening-Sandy Spring", watercolor, Honoarable Mention
Chandler, Virginia, "Sunny Days", Pen and Ink, Honorable Mention
Weiner, Freddi, "Birds Fly Over the Rainbow-Painted Bunting", photo, Honorable Mention
Myers, Lori, "My Autumn Gold", oil, Honorable Mention
Rusiecki, Jennifer, "Plastic Planet", rolled plastic bags on canvas, Honorable Mention
Norman, Karen, "My Father's Key", watercolor, Honorable Mention

Lone Oak Brewery Farm Display of OAA Artworks
OAA People’s Choice Awards - Lone Oak Brewery, May 11, 2024
OAA worked with another organization, COMMON GROUND, at a charity event at Lone Oak Brewery in Olney/Brookeville, Md. The most popular event was the People’s Choice Award. 10 OAA artists submitted paintings and passers-by voted on their favorite by putting slips of paper in cups attached to the easels. The voting ended early due to rain but 200+ people turned in votes. The winners were as follows:
Yagel, Sandy, "Mason Jars" watercolor, First Prize
Crowe, Eileen, "Watchful", oil, Second Prize
Brown, Susan Fitch, "Floral Bounty", oil, 3rd Prize
OAA Juried Show, 2023, Brookside Gardens, Juror : Lisa V. Denison
Ed Longley Best in Show: Karen Norman, “Pointers”
Juror’s Awards: Isabella Martire, “I Will Conquer”; Lori Myers “Emergence and Evanesence”; Sandy Yagel, “At Rest”
Honorable Mentions": Antonia Tiu “Brookside Gardens” ; Margo Lehman, “Finding the Way”; Mimi Hegler, “Heading Home”; Freddi Weiner, “Hello Pretty Ladies”; Jean Cooper, “Pittsburgh Nights”; Audrey Moog, “Walking to Clouds”; Sandra Bourdeaux, “Hollyhocks”,
Karen Norman, "Pointers", watercolor , 39x30 $3500, Best in Show
Isabella Martire, "I Will Conquer", oil, 24x20, $2000, Juror's Award
Lori Myers, "Emergence and Evanescence", oil, 30x42, $1800, Juror's Award
Sandy Yagel, "At Rest", watercolor, 17x19.5, $575, Juror's Award
Tui, Antonia F, "Brookside Gardens", watercolor, 22x26, $575, Honorable Mention
Lehman, Margo, "Finding the Way", felted wool, 40x30, $3600
Hegel, Mimi, "Heading Home", watercolor, 28x32.5, $900, Honorable Mention
Weiner, Freddi, "Hello Pretty Ladies", photo, 16x24, $275, Honorable Mention
Cooper, Jean, "Pittsburg Nights', wool felt, 20x20, $600, Honorable Mention
Moog, Audrey, "Walking to Clouds", oil, 22x28, $750, Honorable Mention
Bourdeaux, Sandra, "Hollyhocks", acrylic, 24x18, $900, Honorable Mention
OAA Juried Show, 2022, Bohrer Park, Juror ; Glen Kessler
Ed Longley Best in Show: Isabella Martire, “Getting Ready for Work”
Juror’s Awards: Ken Bachman, “Main Garden”; Joan Hobbs, “The Blue Barn”; Sandy Yagel, “The Composer”
Honorable Mentions": Sandra Bourdeaux, “Alesia with Red Hat” ; Howard Clark, “Glade Creek Grist Mill”; Margo Lehman, “Window on Cerrito Blanco”, Lori Myers, “Still Life With Pine Cones”, Ann Pielert, “The Courtyard”; Katherine Richards, “Sculpted by the Wind”
Best in Show: Isabella Martire, "Getting Ready for Work"
Jurors Award: Ken Bachman, "Maine Garden"
Jurors Award, Joan Hobbs, "The Blue Barn"
Jurors Award, Sandy Yagel, The Composer"
Honorable Mention, Sandra Bourdeaux, "Alesia with Red Hat"
Honorable Mention, Howard Clark, "Glade Creek Grist Mill"
Honorable Mention, Margo Lehman, "Window on Cerrito Blanco"
Honorable Mention: Lori Myters, "Still Life with Pine Cones"
Honorable Mention, Ann Pielert, "The Courtyard"
Honorable Mention, Katherine Richards, "Sculpted by the Wind"
OAA Juried Show, 2021, Brookside Gardens, Juror ; Vian Borchert
Ed Longley Best in Show: Howard Clark, “Lotus Leaf” Juror’s Awards: Joanne Aarons, “Brookside Pots”, Freddi Weiner, “Cherry Tree at Brookside”, James Holland, “Living on the Edge
Honorable Mentions: Sandra Bourdeaux, “Purple Giants, Rosemarie DiGregorio, “Colors in Spring Meadow”
Joanne Aarons, “Petunias”, Sandra Bourdeaux, “Tea Break”, Ann Pierlert, “Dragon Flies, Lori Myers, “Summer Days”
Clark, Howard, "Lotus Leaf", Best in Show, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Aarons, Joanne, "Brookside Pots", Jurors Award, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Weiner, Freddi, "Cheery Tree", Jurors Award, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Holland, James, "Living on the Edge", Jurors Award, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Bourdeaux, Sandra, "Purple Giants", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
DiGregorio, Rosemarie, "Colors in Spring Meadow", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Aarons, Joanne, "Petunias", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Bourdeaux, Sandra, "Teabreak", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Pielert, Ann, "Dragon Flies", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
Myers, Lori, "Summer Days", Honorable Mention, Brookside Gardens, 2021
OAA Juried Show, 2020, Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, Juror ; Mary Proenza
Best in Show: Isabella Martire “African Queen”
Jurors Awards: Cecile Kirkpatrick, Terrance Thornton, Antonia Tiu
Honorable Mentions: Ann Bolt, Barbara Kahla, Vladimir Ricar, Katherine Richards, Sandra Yagel
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Martire, Isabella, "African Queen", Bohrer Park 2020, Best in Show
Thornton, Terrance, "Hanging On", Jurors Award, Bohrer Park, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Cecile, "Shadows on Display, Jurors Award, Bohrer Park, 2020
Bolt Ann, "Almost Autumn", Honorable Mention, Bohrer Park, 2020
Kahla, Barbara, "What's Your Fortune?", Honorable Mention, Bohrer Park, 2020
Ricar, Vladimir, "Tomatoes and Squash", Honorable Mention, Bohrer Park, 2020
Richards, Katherine R, "Ann's Peaches", Honorable Mention, Bohrer Park, 2020
Yagel, Sandy, "An Invitation", Honorable Mention, BohrerePark, 2020