5/19/2011 1:45 PM EST
For the first time in its history, the Gold Medal for best Oil Painting has been awarded to a woman –Sharon Brening, a Arizona master artist wins the gold medal award for best oil at the Western Artists of America Annual Show and Sale held at the Pearce Museum in Corsicana, TX. Forty master artists and sculptors displayed their work for judging and purchase during the six-week long exhibit.