Paint It! Ellicott City 2025

2025 Juried Artists 

Paint It! Ellicott City‘s 2025 Juror is Crystal Moll.

For over 30 years, Crystal Moll has painted on the East Coast of the USA. For half that time, she has run the Crystal Moll Gallery, which hosts other artists’ works in addition to offering custom framing.

Based in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland, Moll offers a distinct selection of plein air art paintings, limited edition signed prints, tiles, and posters of Baltimore’s urban landscape.

Moll has embraced her adopted home of Baltimore, where she paints strictly on location and explores cityscapes as her subject. She works hard to produce these on an ongoing basis, while sticking to attention to detail and subtle nuance that she hopes truly reflects the true nature of the attractive subjects she portrays.

Juror’s Awards

1st Place (Gino Award): Dana Enders, “Lean on Me”

1st Place (Gino Award): Oleg Shvets, “History in Light”

2nd Place: Zhaobo Li, “Red Umbrella”

3rd Place: Ann Crostic, “Morning Has Broken”

4th Place: Andree Tullier, “Waiting For Breezes”

5th Place: Mark Hiles, “From the River to Main St”

6th Place: Nancy Freeman, “Sun Steps”

Honorable Mention: Kathleen Kotarba, “Quiet Refuge”

Honorable Mention: Zhaobo Li, “Rain”

Honorable Mention: Therese Spadaro, “Welcome to Ellicott City”

Honorable Mention: Michael Kotarba, “Eastbound View”

Sponsor Awards

Juried Artist Award, AARP Maryland: Oleg Shvets, “Two Bridges”

Best Depiction of the Patapsco River, Patapsco Heritage Greenway: Susan Benigni-Landis, “Swinging Bridge Stroll @ Patapsco Park”

Best Depiction of a Historical Site, Howard County Historical Society: Mark Hiles, “After the Rain Stops”

Honorable Mention, Howard County Historical Society: Andree Tullier, “Patapsco Female Institute”

Best Depiction of Main Street, Ellicott City Partnership: Tammy Leffler, “Stopping Along Main Street”

Best Depiction of Nature, Blossoms of Hope: Ann Crostic, “The Pastor’s House”

Carole Zink Award: Dana Enders, “Bridge to History”

Paint It! Ellicott City 2025 sponsors included media sponsor Visit Howard County and award sponsors: The Family of Gino Manelli, AARP Maryland, Patapsco Heritage Greenway, Howard County Historical Society, Ellicott City Partnership, Blossoms of Hope, and The Family of Carole Zink.