Our Juror of Awards for the River Towns Plein Air 2026 is Beth Bathe.  Beth is an artist residing in Strasburg PA. Primarily painting in oil en plein air since 2013, she participates in more than ten high profile competitions from Maine to Washington State each year. Her paintings have won numerous awards and honors and most recently was a featured artist in the 2025 August/September issue and an article on water mixable oils in the Dec/Jan 2020 issue of PleinAir Magazine.

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Beth is represented by several galleries up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest. She teaches classes and leads workshops all over the country and at her studio, Short Dog Studio, where she shares her space with her photographer partner and two cardigan welsh corgis.  She has also participated in the River Towns Plein Air event since its inception.

Memberships: Salmagundi Club, Signature Member American Marine Artists, Signature Member Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters, Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters

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For more information visit https://www.bethbathe.com

 

AWARDS - $5,000:

All work submitted are eligible for the following awards:

First Place:  $1,000

Second Place:  $900

Third Place:  $700

Fourth Place: $600

(8) Honorable Mention Awards:  $150 each

People's Choice Award:  $300

Artists' Choice Award:  $300