Despite challenging times, the Oil Painters of America will be moving forward with their annual Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, from November 20 through December 10. This year continues to uphold its excellence in representing the eastern region with traditional, representational oil painters. The juried event will be hosted at Reinert Fine Art in Charleston, South Carolina, among its inspiring, historic downtown area of cobblestone streets and riverside scenery. 
Alexander Masyk, Winter Sunny Day, oil on canvas, 20 x 24"
Elaine Lisle, Under the Elevated, oil on canvas, 30 x 24"
Kathie Odom will be this year’s juror of awards of more than 130 juried works from the associate and signature members and 21 paintings from the Master Signature artists including Daud Akhriev, Kathy Anderson, Nikolo Balkanski, Cindy Baron, Roger Dale Brown, John Michael Carter, Nancy S. Crookston, Howard Friedland, Marc Hanson, David Hettinger, Jeff Legg, Calvin Liang, Sherrie McGraw, CW Mundy, Neil Patterson, Mary Qian, Scott Royston, William A. Schneider, Michael Situ, Zhiwei Tu and Christopher Zhang.
Patricia McMahon Rice, The Raiding Party, oil on copper, 24 x 16"
Joni Jurek, The Steadfast Entertainer, oil, 20 x 16"
Participating artists are located out of the eastern U.S. and provinces of Canada, with subject matter ranging from figurative and still life paintings, to landscape and wildlife. While the event focuses on representational work in oil, viewers will see work that varies in style, including realism, impressionism and even small, abstracted components.
Examples of astonishing works included in the show are Alexander Masyk’s painting Winter Sunny Day, depicting a snowy Central Park in New York City; another city street scene by Elaine Lisle titled Under the Elevated; still lifes by Eileen Eder and Jane Manco; the landscape painting Orange Glow by Jen Spaker; and wildlife imagery by Joni Jurek and Patricia McMahon Rice. 
Clockwise from left: Jane Manco, A New Beginning, oil, 20 x 16"; Eileen Eder, Sunny Morning, oil on linen, 24 x 30"; Jen Spaker, Orange Glow, oil, 11 x 14"
Beginning with an opening reception on Friday, November 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition offers an abundance of excitement. Awards will be announced virtually at 7:30 p.m. —
Oil Painters of America’s Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition
When: November 20-December 10, 2020; November 20, 5:30-8:30 p.m., opening reception
Where: Reinert Fine Art, 179 King Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Information: www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
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