Out of 2000 international entries, John's portrait, "Avie" won a top honor at the Portrait Society of America's 2012 International Portrait Conference. Held in Philadelphia the conference featured presentations by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Burton Silverman, Nelson Shanks, and other nationally recognized portrait artists. John's painting, "Avie", won the Exceptional Merit Award and was exhibited at the conference alongside the other top 20 entries.
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Left - John recieves his award from Michael Shane Neal. Above - Award winning painting Avie. Below - Rick Casali, Sharon Littig, John Ebersberger and Andree Tullier. |