42nd Annual Whiskey Painters of America Exhibition & Art Sale
DATES: August 29 – October 5, 2023
ARTIST RECEPTION: September 22, 2023 5:30-7:00 pm
LOCATION: Cuyahoga Valley Art Center – Main Gallery
This exhibition displays the largest collection of Whiskey Paintings for sale in one location in the world. A Whiskey Painting is a watercolor miniature, no larger than 4” x 5” in size, and is created by dipping one’s paintbrush in some form of alcoholic spirit instead of water. The WPA was officially established in 1962, at Tangier Night Club in Akron, Ohio to promote the fine art of painting in miniature. To become a member of this exclusive organization, an applicant must first have a bonafide member of the WPA as a sponsor. The Whiskey Painters of America is the most unique and exclusive miniature painting society in the world.
WHISKEY PAINTERS SUPPORT CVAC’S VIBRANT PALETTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For this 42nd exhibition, members of the Whiskey Painters of America (WPA) have elected to donate Whiskey Paintings to be raffled off at the conclusion of the exhibition. The proceeds from these raffled items will be used to support CVAC’s Vibrant Palette Scholarship Fund. CVAC believes that no one with an interest in taking an art class should be deterred from doing so because of cost. CVAC’s Vibrant Palette Scholarship Fund offers full-class scholarship opportunities to students (2nd Grade – Adult) with an interest in art and a financial need.
Raffle tickets can be purchased from August 29 through October 4, 2023, at CVAC or over the phone at (330)928-8092, 1 ticket for $10 / 3 tickets for $20 / 10 tickets for $50. Winners will be announced/contacted on October 5, 2023. Must be 18 to purchase tickets.
Whiskey Paintings, the perfect décor for your home or office, generally sell for a minimum of $75 to as high as $1500, with the average selling price between $150 and $300. Thus, by purchasing a raffle ticket you have the potential to win a Whiskey Painting for as low as $10, while donating to a worthy cause.
2023 Exhibitor List:
| JOHN ANDERSON Hendersonville, NC | WILLIAM BAKER Richfield, OH | JOHN BENDER Hudson, OH | DEANNA R. CLUCAS Stow, OH |
| SANDRA DENNISON Stow, OH | ANN EMMITT Tallmadge, OH | LARRY FENTZ Muncie, IN | PAULETTE GRUBB Wadsworth, OH |
| KATHLEEN HARRINGTON Hudson, OH | SALLY HESTON Broadview Hts, OH | BARBARA JOHNS Medina, OH | NICKI LANZI Strongsville, OH |
| FRAN MANGINO Venice, FL | BOB MAURER Canton, OH | MICK MCANDREWS Downingtown, PA | HELGA REID Medina, OH |
| DIANE ROGAZIONE Eastlake, OH | STEPHEN SENS North Royalton, OH | JERRY SMITH Crawfordville, IN | JEFF STAHLER Aurora, CO |
| RICHARD STEPHENS Hot Springs, AR | DENNY STOIBER Silver Lake, OH | DWANE TAYLOR Yukon, OK | ROBERT VANNATTA Walnut Creek, OH |
| CATHY WELNER Richfield, OH | BARBARA ZOHN Stow, OH |
Congratulations to this year’s People’s Choice Award winners:
Full Submission List
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| John Anderson Hendersonville, NC A Little Sax Appeal $175 – SOLD | John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Glass Rainbow II $175 | John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Blue Bottle and Oranges $175 |
| John Anderson Hendersonville, NC White on White $175 | John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Basket of Yarn $175 | John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Captured Fragrance II $175 |
| John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Pair of Pears II $175 | John Anderson Hendersonville, NC Big Sisters II $175 | William Baker Richfield, OH Country Barn $125 |
| William Baker Richfield, OH Row Houses $125 | William Baker Richfield, OH Porch Flowers $125 | William Baker Richfield, OH Zoar B&B $125 |
| William Baker Richfield, OH Moored $125 | William Baker Richfield, OH Country Barn #2 $125 | John Bender Hudson, OH Nurturing Baby $175 – SOLD |
| John Bender Hudson, OH Emergence $175 | John Bender Hudson, OH Buddies $175 – SOLD | John Bender Hudson, OH A Pear and a Spare $175 – SOLD |
| John Bender Hudson, OH Red Dawn $175 | John Bender Hudson, OH Bright Star $175 | John Bender Hudson, OH Barnyard Fancy $175 – SOLD |
| John Bender Hudson, OH Midnight Heat $175 – SOLD | Phillip Chiang Chesterland, OH Good Day for Fishing $120 | Phillip Chiang Chesterland, OH Scene in Canadian Rocky $120 – SOLD |
| Phillip Chiang Chesterland, OH Nice Talk in the Park $120 – SOLD | Phillip Chiang Chesterland, OH Winter Scene $100 | Phillip Chiang Chesterland, OH Lighthouse Keeper’s Residence $100 |
| Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Birches on the Stream $175 | Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Fall Sunset $175 | Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Reflections $175 |
| Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Purple Surprise $175 | Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Sunrise Sailing $175 | Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Close Call $175 |
| Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Sailing Around the City $175 | Deanna R. Clucas Stow, OH Waiting to Sail $175 | Sandra Dennison Stow, OH Peony $150 |
| Sandra Dennison Stow, OH Gardenia $150 | Sandra Dennison Stow, OH White Gardenia $150 | Sandra Dennison Stow, OH Magnolia $150 |
| Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Colorful Colorado $150 | Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Summer at Nature Realm $150 | Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Autumn at Hale Farm $150 – SOLD |
| Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Autumn Boat Ride $150 | Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Church in the Smokies $150 | Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Spring, Holmes County $150 |
| Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Hawaiian Beach $150 – SOLD | Ann Emmitt Tallmadge, OH Peggy’s Cove $150 | Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Sunny Bouquet $225 |
| Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Lilacs $225 | Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Summer Colors $225 | Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Wild Mustard $225 |
| Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Gone Coastal $225 | Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Turkey Trot $225 | Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Butters $225 – SOLD |
| Larry Fentz Muncie, IN Tucked Away $225 – SOLD | Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH Stonington 2023 $275 | Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH View From Harbor $275 |
| Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH Foggy Start $275 | Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH Start of Day $275 | Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH Motif #1 2023 $275 |
| Paulette Grubb Wadsworth, OH Set Sail $275 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Winter Light $150 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Winter Sunrise $150 |
| Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Seagulls $160 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH On the Terrace $160 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Holmes County, OH $140 |
| Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Sheep in the Meadow $160 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Flowers from Michael $150 | Kathleen Harrington Hudson, OH Monarch $140 |
| Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Evening Glow $150 *People’s Choice-SOLD | Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Summer Colors $150 | Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Irish Manor House $150 |
| Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Low Country Live Oaks $150 | Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Red Barn in Winter $180 | Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Dockside $0 |
| Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Tropical Trees $150 | Sally Heston Broadview Heights, OH Fishing $180 | Barbara Johns Medina, OH Ms. Gloria $95 |
| Barbara Johns Medina, OH The Party Hat $95 | Barbara Johns Medina, OH Summer Rose $95 – SOLD | Barbara Johns Medina, OH Little Sister $95 |
| Barbara Johns Medina, OH Ivy Marie $95 | Barbara Johns Medina, OH Dark Eyed Beauty $95 | Barbara Johns Medina, OH Kathy Sue $95 |
| Barbara Johns Medina, OH Sarah $95 | Nicki Lanzi Strongsville, OH Friend Awaits $180 | Nicki Lanzi Strongsville, OH Shadow Secret $180 |
| Nicki Lanzi Strongsville, OH Peace Awaits $180 | Nicki Lanzi Strongsville, OH Treasure Awaiting $180 | Nicki Lanzi Strongsville, OH Enter the Dream $180 |
| Fran Mangino Venice, FL Stir to Taste 0029 $200 | Fran Mangino Venice, FL Shrimp Cognac 0047 $200 *People’s Choice | Fran Mangino Venice, FL Mescolando una Salsa 0049 $200 |
| Fran Mangino Venice, FL Saltare in Padella 0048 $200 | Fran Mangino Venice, FL Cooks in the Kitchen 0033 $200 | Fran Mangino Venice, FL Pentola 0050 $200 |
| Fran Mangino Venice, FL Primo Gusto 0051 $200 | Fran Mangino Venice, FL Soffritto 0052 $200 – SOLD | Bob Maurer Canton, OH Malabar Farm $140 |
| Bob Maurer Canton, OH Marblehead $140 | Bob Maurer Canton, OH Buggy $140 | Bob Maurer Canton, OH Take a Hike $140 |
| Bob Maurer Canton, OH Weaver Cottage $140 | Bob Maurer Canton, OH Everett Bridge $140 | Bob Maurer Canton, OH Cottage $140 – SOLD |
| Bob Maurer Canton, OH Millers Dry Goods $140 | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Sail On $250 | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Dry Dock $250 – SOLD |
| Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Dry Dock II $250 | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA I’ll Follow the Sun $250 | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Standing Tall $250 – SOLD |
| Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA The Night Shift $250 – SOLD | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Apple Pickings $250 | Mick McAndrews Downingtown, PA Venezia! $250 |
| Linda Nye Akron, OH Brandywine Falls $75 | Linda Nye Akron, OH Plein Air WPA 1 $75 | Linda Nye Akron, OH Garden Basket $75 |
| Linda Nye Akron, OH Walk in the Snow $75 – SOLD | Linda Nye Akron, OH Her Wedding Flowers $100 – SOLD | Helga Reid Medina, OH Fields of Gold $125 |
| Helga Reid Medina, OH Peony $125 | Helga Reid Medina, OH Golden Glow $125 | Helga Reid Medina, OH Season Change $150 |
| Helga Reid Medina, OH Morning Swim $150 | Helga Reid Medina, OH Blue Heron $150 | Helga Reid Medina, OH Blue Flag $150 |
| Helga Reid Medina, OH Garden Invasion $150 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Thirsty Deer $100 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Horsing Around $100 |
| Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Butterfly Kisses $80 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Canadian Mountain $100 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Moonrise $100 – SOLD |
| Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH A Good Shepherd $100 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Pancake Town USA $100 | Diane Rogazione Eastlake, OH Little Blue $100 |
| Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Requiem $120 | Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Connected $120 | Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Broke Free $120 – SOLD |
| Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Confluence $120 | Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Salvage or Scrap $120 – SOLD | Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Of Earth 1 $120 |
| Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Of Earth 2 $120 | Stephen Sens North Royalton, OH Of Earth 3 $120 | Jerry Smith Crawfordville, IN Autumn Breeze $225 |
| Jerry Smith Crawfordville, IN Down East Morning $225 | Jerry Smith Crawfordville, IN Hillside Grazing $225 | Richard Stephens Hot Springs, AR The Sentinel $250 |
| Richard Stephens Hot Springs, AR Abandoned $250 – SOLD | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Enter the Pixie Garden $125 | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Virginia Kendall Tunnel $125 – SOLD |
| Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH The Ledges $125 – SOLD | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH On The Glens Trail $125 | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Storm Front $125 |
| Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Leo’s Italian $125 | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Shady Sill $125 | Denny Stoiber Silver Lake, OH Sunset Tack $125 – SOLD |
| Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Favorite Spot $135 – SOLD | Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Country Church $135 | Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Flying South $135 |
| Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Spring Robin $135 – SOLD | Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Days of Yesteryear $135 | Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Winter Stream $135 – SOLD |
| Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Kiowa Tipis $135 – SOLD | Dwane Taylor Yukon, OK Robin’s Nest $135 – SOLD | Robert VanNatta Walnut Creek, OH The Beginning $200 – SOLD |
| Robert VanNatta Walnut Creek, OH Sam’s Muse III $200 | Robert VanNatta Walnut Creek, OH Waiting to Glow $200 | Robert VanNatta Walnut Creek, OH Shall We Dance $200 |
| Robert VanNatta Walnut Creek, OH The Critique $200 | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Sunflowers $150 – SOLD | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Summer Blooms $135 – SOLD |
| Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Twilight $150 – SOLD | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Moon Over the Mountain $150 | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Italian Street Scene $135 – SOLD |
| Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Blue & White Vase $135 – SOLD | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Pink Flowers $135 – SOLD | Cathy Welner Richfield, OH Winter Stream $150 – SOLD *People’s Choice |
| Ricky L. Williams Medina, OH At Rest – Study $225 | Ricky L. Williams Medina, OH Buoys Hangout $225 – SOLD | Ricky L. Williams Medina, OH Lift Off! $225 |
| Ricky L. Williams Medina, OH The Old Climbing Rocks $225 | Ricky L. Williams Medina, OH Pemaqwid Stores – Study $225 | Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Pinecone Gathering $190 |
| Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Wading $190 | Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Sheltered $190 | Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Winter Chores $190 |
| Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Autumn Artistry $190 – SOLD | Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Christmas Snow $190 – SOLD | Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Moonrise $190 |
| Barbara Zohn Stow, OH Sheltering $190 – SOLD | Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Morning Walk $150 | Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Beach Walkers $150 |
| Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Flat Irons $150 | Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Hooked $150 | Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Eggs, Anyone? $150 |
| Jeff Stahler Aurora, CO Whiskey Wonderland $150 | ||