Congratulations to All our Winners
2025-2026 Season
- Celebration: Chris Woodring for Ravenglass
- Art Divine: Karen Vaughn for My Ball
- Cool to Square: Star Sherwood for Cheerful Coconuts
- Soaring: Danica Walker for Color Fusion
- Anything Goes:
- Beach Bliss:
- Essence of Water:
- Enchanted:
| Joan Stobart Best in Show | Paul | Mollon | The Still Water Garden |
| Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color | Dannica | Walker | Pivotal Mix |
| 1st Place – Master Level | Dana | Enders | Storms a Brewing |
| 2nd Place – Master Level | Irvin | Hawkes | Wellness Creek |
| 3rd Place – Master Level | Kathy | Summer | Good Habits |
| Merit – Master Level | Susi | Wingenroth | Cypress Sunlight |
| Honorable Mention – Master Level | Lynne | Wesolowski | Glory |
| 1st Place – Emerging Level | Nanci | Polomski | Flying High |
| 2nd Place – Emerging Level | Carol | Baskin | 3 Friends |
| 3rd Place – Emerging Level | Marie | Crist | Mars From a Distance |
| Merit – Emerging Level | Glenna | Andrade | Gulls Storming / Escaping |
| Honorable Mention – Emerging Level | Heidi | Fausel | Live the Dream |
| 1st Place | Karen | Johnson | Lure Up |
| 2nd Place | Dana | Enders | Resting Deere |
| 3rd Place | Julie | Nusbaum | Becky’s Barn |
| Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color | Gretchen | Phillips | Fruit Salad |
| Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage | Helen | Kinkin | More Than a Number |
| Merit | Suzan | Lanz | Snowy Egret |
| Merit | Glenna | Andrade | Beyond the Window Sill |
| Merit | Laura | Black | Flamingo Frenzy |
| Honorable Mention | Kathy | Summer | Peeps |
| Honorable Mention | Jill | Staples | Dawn |
| Honorable Mention | Tracy | Owen Cullimore | Free Spirit |
| Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show | Cheryl | Fausel | Birds, Birds and More Birds! |
| 1st Place | Patricia | Payzant | Naples Cottage |
| 2nd Place | Julie | Nusbaum | Birds Flying High |
| 3rd Place | Laura | Black | Fishes II |
| Maya Bryant – Plein Air | Jodi | Enders | The Lot Awakes |
| Merit | Carol | Baskin | Pompoms |
| Merit | Dorothy | McDowell | Vintage Assemblage |
| Merit | Lois | McDougall | Under the Sea |
| Honorable Mention | Helen | Kinkin | Homegrown Pineapple |
| Honorable Mention | John | Rizza | Peaceful |
| Honorable Mention | Susi | Wingenroth | Shangri-La Springs Mysore Fig |
2024-2025 Season
- “Spring Fling” – Jan Frish for Moonlight Dreaming.
- “Splash” – Paul Mollon for Asian Vase
- “Fireworks” – Tamara Culp for Echoes of the Past
- “Simmer Sizzle” – Christine Music for A Delicate Balance”
- “Anything Goes” –
- “Plein Air” –
People’s Choice
- Dana Enders for “Alone in the Garden”
- Kathryn McMahon for “A Day at the Beach”
- Michael Moukious for “White Orchids”
- Joan Stobart Best in Show: Kathy Summer “Crescent Glow”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Susi Wingenroth “A Quiet Boat”
- 1st Place Pro: Becky Botts “Shrimp Boats”
- 2nd Place Pro: Helen Kinkin “Beach Terns”
- 3rd Place Pro: Jan Frisch “Queen of the House”
- 1st Place Emerging: Donna Bergeron “Watery World”
- 2nd Place Emerging: JoAnn Zeoli “Beach Pottery”
- 3rd Place Emerging: Mina Bobel “Sailboat in the Fog”
- 3rd Place Emerging: Laura Black “Pink Fish and the Gang”
- 1st Place Fledgling: Pat Johnson “Silence”
- 2nd Place Fledgling: Pat Fridley-Good “Just Palms”
- 3rd Place Fledgling: Claire St Louis “Exuberant”
- 1st Place: Dannica Walker “Gobsmacked”
- 2nd Place: Susi Wingenroth “Lakes Park Waterlilies”
- 3rd Place: Julie Nusbaum “Still Standing”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Kathy Summer “Gossipping Gals”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Star Sherwood “The City of Lights”
- Merit: Tamara Culp “Echoes of the Past at Koreshan”
- Merit: Cheryl A Fausel “An Arrangement of Shapes”
- Merit: Dana Enders “Predawn in the Garden”
- Honorable Mention: JoAnn LaPadula “Turtling Along”
- Honorable Mention: Christine Woodring “Nautilus and Galaxy”
- Honorable Mention: Michael Moukios “White Lillies”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show: Kathy Summer “MOMA Zone”
- 1st Place: Dannica Walker “Concoction”
- 2nd Place: Patricia Payzant “Evening Flare”
- 3rd Place: Susi Wingenroth “Live Oak Dreaming”
- Maya Bryant – Plein Air: Dana Enders “Morning Sentinels”
- Merit: Laura Black “Comin in for a Landing”
- Merit: Adriana Rangel-Houser “The Majesty of Lemons”
- Merit: Simoneau Sue “Portal to the Sea”
- Honorable Mention: Cheryl Fausel “The Statue in the Corner”
- Honorable Mention: Helen Kinkin “Semper Fi”
- Honorable Mention: Julie Nusbaum “Abandoned Dreams”
2023-2024 Season
- Joan Stobart – Best in Show – Susan Anderson – Jump
- Lee Ackert Memorial for Exception Use of Color – John Rizza – Sunrise/Sunset at Tarpon Lodge
- 1st Place Pro – Dana Enders – Waiting for the Tide
- 2nd Place Pro – Julie Nusbaum – Habitat For Humanity
- 3rd Place Pro – Jodi Enders – Morning Cup of Ambition
- 1st Place Emerging – Helen Kinkin – Old North Encompassed
- 2nd Place Emerging – Star Sherwood – Fresh
- 3rd Place Emerging – Lorraine Corso – Pond In Winter
- 1st Place Fledgling – Kathleen Fink- Big Sky
- 2nd Place Fledgling – Jason Gray – Artist Acres
- 3rd Place Fledgling – Becky Botts – Flowers
- Nancy Morgan Best of Show / 1st Place: John Rizza “Days Catch”
- 2nd Place: Dannica Walker “Yellow Fever”
- 3rd Place: Dana Enders “Remnants of Trico”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Cheryl Fausel “Palm Fronds”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Star Sherwood “Living Color”
- Merit: Tamara Culp “2716 Providence”
- Merit: Irvin Hawkes “The Water Lily”
- Merit: Kathy Summer “Yakety Yak”
- Honorable Mention: Laura Black “SWFL Sunset”
- Honorable Mention: Helen Kinkin “Beach Sand Fun”
- Honorable Mention: Julie Nusbaum “Crossing Over”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show / 1st Place: Tamara Culp “Sun Touched”
- 2nd Place: Cheryl Fausel “Glasses Up Front”
- 3rd Place: JoAnn LaPadula “Relaxation”
- Maya Bryant – Plein Air: Kathryn McMahon “Fishing Village On The Atlantic”
- Merit: Dana Enders “Tuscan Cafe”
- Merit: Kathleen Taylor “Fall”
- Honorable Mention: Irvin Hawkes “Ian 2022”
- Honorable Mention: Helen Kinkin “Boston Bouys”
Older Shows
- People’s Choice: Julia Tamblyn “Valentine’s Day”
- Joan Stobart Best in Show / 1st Place: Shah Hadjebi “Stillness Speaks”
- 2nd Place: Karen Meredith “My Cup Runneth Over”
- 3rd Place: Julie Nusbaum “Industrial Vibe”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Carol Baskin “Chat Shack”
- Judge’s Choice: John Rizza “Jug Creek Marina”
- Merit: Helen Kinkin “Rooster’s Farm Stand”
- Merit: Kathy Taylor “OMG Green Flash”
- Honorable Mention: Carol Dallas “View From Sanibel Causeway”
- Honorable Mention: Kathy Summer “Unwavering”
- 1st Place: Julie Nusbaum “Urban Gateway”
- 2nd Place: Sandi McCabe “Shrimp Boats after Hurricane Ian”
- 3rd Place: Nancy Morgan “Celebrate Recovery”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Michele Barron Buelow “Meaningful”
- Lee Ackert Memorial for Exceptional Use of Color: Cheryl Fausel “Matlacha Beauties #1”
- Merit: Penny Fox “Conflict”
- Merit: Patricia Payzant “Bonita Beach Afternoon
- Merit: Star Sherwood “Roosting in Red”
- Joan Stobart Memorial Best of Show: Dannica Walker “Mysterious”
- 1st Place: Sue Pink “Angle of Incidence”
- 2nd Place: Dana Enders “Fragmented Light”
- 3rd Place: Jeanne Raimondi “Life’s a Beach”
- Lee Ackert Memorial for Exceptional Use of Color: Patricia Payzant “Port Sanibel Boatyard”
- Special Juror Award – Theresa Girard Award for Aspiring Artist: Cheryl Fausel “Looking Up”
- Merit: Susanne H Brown “Hanging Fruit”
- Merit: Pam Flaherty “The Glass Coffin”
- Merit: Milly Pereira “Paradise Cottage”
- Honorable Mention: Penny Fox “Backyard Botanical”
- Honorable Mention: Ivy Korachis “Mestiza”
- Honorable Mention: Michael Moukia “Indian Chief Dance”
- Honorable Mention: Sue Simoneau “Slices of Sunshine”
- 1st Place: Cheryl Fausel “The Three Faces of Frieda”
- 2nd Place: Irvin Hawkes “Shrimpers”
- 3rd Place: Dannica Walker “Anemone Mix
- Honorable Mention: Karen Freysinger “Bats & Full Moon”
- Honorable Mention” Helen Kinkin “Henry the Eighth”
- Honorable Mention: Kathy Summer “Herd Mentality”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Dana Enders “Crooked Creek”
- Merit: Maureen Ginipro “Continuous”
- Merit: Dorothy McDowell “Assemblage”
- Merit: Nancy Morgan “Playing the Waves”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Julie Nusbaum “Paper Promises”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show: Kim J Belange “Home on the Beach”
- 1st Place: Susanne H Brown “Soft Glowing Roses”
- 2nd Place: Dana Enders “Red Sails”
- 3rd Place: Michele Barron Beulow “Cloud”
- Maya Bryant – Plein Air: Dorothy McDowell “The Red Bridge”
- Merit: Tamara Culp “Dappled”
- Merit: Pam Flaherty “Race”
- Merit: JoAnn LaPadula “One of the Boys”
- Honorable Mention: Floyd Lawrence “Waiting”
- Honorable Mention: Kathleen Taylor “Babe”
- Honorable Mention: Julie Nusbaum “Abandoned”
- 1st Place: Pamela Flaherty “Collage with Hanji and Joss Paper”
- 2nd Place: Kim Johnson “Gloucester”
- 3rd Place: Laura Black “I’m a Bigger Parrothead Than You”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Garry Scott Wheeler “Happy Place”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Sue Pink “Table Stakes”
- Merit: Louise Davis “Rome”
- Merit: John Rizza “Wall of Moms”
- Honorable Mention: Sue Dunlap “Yuba River Gold”
- Honorable Mention: Chris Mitts “Just Hanging Out”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show: Sue Pink “Blu”
- 2nd Place: Robert Mueller “Bushwick Avenue”
- 3rd Place / Gretchen Johnson Memorial: Julie Nusbaum “Just a Little Outside”
- Maya Bryant – Plein Air: ?? “Abstraction”
- Merit: Kathy Taylor “From Doc Fords”
- Merit: Penny Fox “A Stich in Time”
- Merit: JoAnn LaPadula “Pesce”
- 1st Place: Diane Kuntz “Misty Morning”
- 2nd Place: Sue Pink “Loren Ipsun”
- 3rd Place: Dannica Walker “Tulip Can Can”
- Florida Watercolor Society: Julie Nusbaum “Broken”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Pam Flaherty “Ever Singing”
- Merit: Dorothy McDowell “Rainbow Canal”
- Merit: Robert Mueller “Frieda”
- Honorable Mention: Milly Pereira “Paradise”
- Honorable Mention: Nancy F. Morgan “Any Blue Will Do”
- 1st Place: Julie Nusbaum “Watching”
- 2nd Place: Dannica Walker “The Grinder”
- 3rd Place: Sue Pink “NY, NY”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Exception Use of Color: Linda Robinson “It’s For the Birds”
- Sylvia Kasparie Award for Collage: Lynne Wesolowski “Serendipity”
- Merit: Starlin Sherwood “Rodeo Rider”
- Merit: Catherine Kendrick “Dancing in the Light – Series III”
- Honorable Mention: Marie Crist “Hidden Oaks”
- Honorable Mention: Michele Barron Buelow “Stormy Sunrise”
- Lee Ackert Memorial Best of Show: Cheryl Fausel “A Bag of Flowers”
- 1st Place: Nancy Morgan “Viewer Favorites”
- 2nd Place: JoAnn LaPadula “On the Vine”
- 3rd Place: Floyd Lawrence “Beach Cottage”
- Gretchen Johnson Memorial: Dorothy McDowell “Lighthouse View”
- Maya Bryant – Plein Air: Julie Nusbaum “Puerto de San Miguel”
- Merit: Pam Flaherty “Wild Horses”
- Merit: Bob Mueller “View From Room #249”
- Honorable Mention: Patricia Abedi “2 Oak Park”
- Honorable Mention: Phyllis Abedi “Back Bay”