2026 paint out winners
Purchase Award - Grand Prize | Steve Puttrich, Before the Day Lets Go
Main Event - 1st Place | David Becker, 563 Design House
Main Event - 2nd Place | Anthony Cairo, Marsh of the Mississippi
Main Event - 3rd Place | James Hempel, View from the Top
Main Event - Honorable Mention | Diane Washa, Blue Bellevue
Main Event - Honorable Mention | Angela Velin, On Top of the World
Main Event - Honorable Mention | Carolyn Larkin, Half Lotus
Main Event - Honorable Mention | Kate Cooper, Urban Threads
Main Event, Honorable Mention | Katherine Martinez, Above Below and Beyond
Quick Paint - 1st Place | Farley Lewis, Morning Glow
Quick Paint - 2nd Place | Frankie Johnson, Cascading Over the Wall
Quick Paint - 3rd Place | Jianqiao Luan, The Bridge
Nocturne - 1st Place | Michael Broshar, Beacon
Nocturne - 2nd Place | Julia Showers, Murphy Park View
Nocturne - 3rd Place | Elaine Haake, Nightfall Dubuque
Mississippi Overlook - 1st Place | Steven Anderson, Sunfish Lake Sunrise
Riverfront - 1st Place | Paul Bergquist, On the Wing
Historic Dubuque - 1st Place | Denny Dowdy, Rain Day in Dubuque
Industrial - 1st Place | Keary Kautzer, CPKC Dubuque Yard
Arboretum/Garden - 1st Place | Kathleen Newman, Morning Call
Rural Scene - 1st Place | Douglas Whittle, Park Hollow
Street Scene - 1st Place | Logan Hudson, Neath Frozen Skies
Unexpected - 1st Place | Todd Bradel, The Nose