AWARD WINNERS
ON COMMON GROUND ~ From the Mountains to the Sea
This 2025 online exhibition was juried and awarded by Lyn Asselta.
FIRST PLACE ~ ALEC HALL, "Napping in the Sun", 8 x 10
SECOND PLACE ~ LISA STEFFENS, "Quiet Critique", 29 x 20
THIRD PLACE ~ SEBASTIAN ILCZUK, "Snowdrifts", 12 x 12
PASTEL SOCIETY OF NC AWARD ~ TERRILYNN DUBREUIL, "As Dawn Explodes", 9 x 12
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD ~ MARILEE KLOSTERMAN, "Sleet!", 12 x 9
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD ~ WENDY MCCLATCHY, "Evening Drama", 11 x 11
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD ~ LAURA E. POLLAK, "Blue Cavern", 12 x 9
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD ~ W. E. ROHDE, "Y's Back", 25 x 19
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD ~ DEBORAH SQUIER, "Gossamer Veil", 18 x 18
HONORABLE MERIT AWARD ~ FRED FIELDING, "Saturday Morning Serenade", 16 x 14
HONORABLE MERIT AWARD ~ TERRI LEVINE ROSENBLUM, "Pops Unwrapped", 17 x 2
HONORABLE MERIT AWARD ~ JOEL SOBELSON, "The Call", 13 x 9
HONORABLE MERIT AWARD ~ DOUGLAS JAMES STEWART, "Loki's Revenge", 18 x 12
HONORABLE MERIT AWARD ~ LUANA LUCONI WINNER, "Wheeling Series: Pink", 16 x 20
EXHIBITION & AWARDS JUROR
LYN ASSELTA
Lyn Asselta has found inspiration in landscapes since childhood. Growing up on the coast of Maine, she was captivated by the changing weather and its effects on land and water. This fascination continued during her years along the Atlantic Ocean in Florida and the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. In 2019, she returned to her beloved Maine. Lyn's deep connection with nature fuels her artistry, and pastels allow her to communicate her love for the natural world. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally across the United States and in France and China.
As an instructor, she has taught workshops in Canada, Curaçao, and extensively in the USA. Lyn is an IAPS Eminent Pastelist, a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist, a member of the Salmagundi Club of NYC, and the founder and past president of the First Coast Pastel Society in Florida. Her work has been featured in numerous art publications including Pastel Journal and Plein Air Magazine.
To learn more about Lyn visit her website: lynasselta.com
APS thanks our sponsors for their generous support of ON COMMON GROUND.
