M. Stephen Doherty - Judge, The Best of America!

2007 Exhibit
M. Stephen Doherty is an active outdoor painter who relishes the
opportunity to paint in Westchester County where the great 19th century
artists gained inspiration. He also carries his portable painting supplies with
him when traveling around the United States and Europe, focusing on the
unique look of each location. His paintings of the south have been featured
at the Bryant Galleries in New Orleans, Louisiana and J ackson, Mississippi;
and he was included in a group exhibition of plein air painters at Tree's Place Gallery on Cape Cod. Two of his paintings are
included in a traveling exhibition titled "From Sea to Shining Sea" organized by the Haggin Museum in Stockton, California.
Doherty is Editor-in-Chief of American Artist, Watercolor, American Artist DRAWING, and American Artist WORKSHOP
magazines. He graduated summa cum laude from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in
printmaking from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
He has written dozens of magazine articles and several art books, including: The Watson-Guptill Handbook of Landscape
Painting, Dynamic Still Lifes in Watercolor, Business Letters for Artists, and The Artist in the Landscape: Thomas Kinkade and the
Plein Air Tradition, Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc.; Creative Oil Painting, and Color Choices: Watercolor, Rockport Publishers.
Currently, Doherty serves on the advisory boards of several arts organizations, including the New York Academy of Art, The
Florence Academy, and the Portrait Society of America. He has been a judge of the Arts for the Parks competition (1997 & 1998),
Birds in Art (Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 1999), the Toledo Fine Arts Society, the South Carolina Watercolor Society, the
Tennessee Watercolor Society, the Hilton Head Art League, Watercolor West, the Winter Park Arts Festival, and the International
Association of Pastel Societies. Doherty lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York with his wife, Sara.
Brenda Sageng
Tower of London-May Afternoon
- Carthage, MO
De Munden
Chicory Fields
- Hermitage, MO
Farshid Namei
Ariana
- Newark, CA
Rulei Bu
Georgetown Autumn
- Boyds, MD
Jack Hetterich
Lewis River
- Bella Vista, AR
K. Henderson
A New Day
- Weed, NM
William Schneider
Evening Chore
- Crystal Lake, IL
Charles Harrington
Winter Tapestry
- Bella Vista, AR
- Highland, UT
Grand Canyon Reflection
Richard Lloyd Biddinger
Mary Ann Davis
Along Sugar Creek
- Indianapolis, IN
Fred Doloresco
Four of a Kind
- Ft. Wayne, IN
Mark H. Brown
Daylilies & Fruit
- Carlisle, PA
Lisa Frick
Waipeo Green
- Lake Ozarks, MO
Paula B. Holtzclaw
Highland Pines
- Waxhaw, NC
Cat Corcilius
The Tour Guide
- Gold Canyon, AZ
Richard Lloyd Biddinger
Evening at Oxbow Bend
- Highland, UT
- Bella Vista, AR
Two Sycamores
Charles Harrington
Billy Kirk
Whitewater
- Boonville, MS
Rebecca McClive
Kestrel
- Ft. Collins, CO
Louise Thies
Rolling
- Camdenton, MO
- Bella Vista, AR
New Mexico Cliffs
Jack Hetterich
Cleta Curtis-Neal
Puro Delight
- Oran, MO
Lyn Hope-Phariss
Red Carpeted
- Macks Creek, MO
Mary A. King
Reflections
- Romance, AR
- Sunny Isles, FL
Self-Portrait
Oleg Radvan
Sookyi Lee
The Dancer-No. 1
- East Palo Alto, CA
Jonathan Guy-Gladding
Standpipe
- Centerville, MA
William Brody
Threshold
- Holly, MI
Tina Pepper Bradford
Gathering Fireflies
- Yazoo City, MS
Jennifer Xu
Sunshine Morning
- Fremont, CA
Victoria Brooks
Splendid Ending
- Loomis, CA
Jian Wu
Black and White
- Union City, CA
Nancy Whitaker
Memories
- Valley Center, KS
James Fetter
Rocks and Marbles
- Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Bloomfield Hills, MI
Books and Bones
James Fetter
Gerrye Riffenburgh
Sunday Stroll
- San Diego, CA
Emmeline Lan
City Blues
- Fremont, CA
Ann Hardy
The White Pitcher
- Colleyville, TX
Matthew Muth
Lowland Valley
- Santa Rosa, CA
Michael Reibel
Evening... Washburn Road
- Simpsonville, KY
Jennifer Friend
The Dunes at Stove Pipe Wells
- San Clemente, CA
Donald Curran
Good Day for Fishing
- St. Louis, MO
Ernee L. Way
May MeadowsTexas
- Boxwood, MA
Beth Flor
Lemons in Complimentary Light
- Petersburg, AK
Ed Dyson
Rough Water
- Highland Ranch, CO
Thu Nguyen
Midnight
- Cabot, AR
Carolyn Hesse-Low
Winter Afternoon
- La Jolla, CA
Del-Bouree Bach
Morning Coffee
- Mystic, CT
Lenore Barnett
King Creek Morning
- Hendersonville, NC
Gail Mannering
Natural Attractions
- Bellevue, WA
Patti Andre
Reflections in Water
- Loveland, CO
Laura Larabee
Watchpost
- Monticello, IA
Jane Clayton
Storm at Blue Lake Ranch
- Farmington, NM
Jerry Smith
Mevagissey Moment
- Crawfordsville, IN
Michelle Usibelli
The Homecoming
- Woodway, WA
Gregory Steele
Moose Encounter
- Princeton, IA
Laurie Pagels
Bridge of Sighs
- Hudson, WI
Joe Ray Kelley
Goodbye at the Station
- Kansas City, MO
Beth Norwood
I nnocence
- Camas, WA
Elizabeth Pruitt
Copper with Crabapple and Delft
- Olathe, KS
Tom Altenburg
Along the Edge-Grand Canyon
- Raymore, MO
Al Zerries
Alone at Night
- Huntington, NY
Carol Bernard
Sequoia
- Davis, CA
Katherine Bleser
Corner of the Garden
- Decatur, GA
Ron Ukrainetz
Mom's Watchful Eyes
- Great Falls, MT
Monique Sakellarios
Market at St. Lucia
- Merrimack, NH
Cynthia Lee
J ourney
- Fremont, CA
Chris Snoddy
Texas Wildflowers
- Grandview, TX
Scott Harding
Vintage
- Warrensville, IL
Susan Elmes
Butterfly and Angels
- New York, NY
Michael McClure
Dada Guna
- Willow Springs, MO
Cecy Turner
Our Barn
- Dallas, TX
Ann Kramer
Festival Banners for Santa Telca
- Worthington, OH
- Raymore, MO
Medicine Bow Sunrise
Tom Altenburg
Dan McWilliams
Diner at Dusk
- Jasper, MO
Cathy Pearson
White Glads I
- Centerville, OH