Thank you to Oil Painters of America, and to juror Ken Erroll, for awarding my oil painting “Isaiah” the Master Signature Gold Medal at the OPA Nationals 2019 in Utah at Illume Gallery. I am honored and grateful.

The boy pictured is a fisherman’s son from the island in Maine where our family has painted for many years.

“Isaiah” by Daud Akhriev, Oil on Linen, 30 x 40 inches.