Peter Trippi, editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, awarded prizes to the artists who participated in the “Island Life: Plein Air Plus” exhibit at the Long Beach Island Foundationof the Arts and Sciences through Nov. 2. Trippi congratulated the plein air artists who were selected to paint Island environsthis July and August either entirely on site, “en plein air,” or paint studies and complete the paintings in their studios for the “plein air plus” category.

“I’m delighted to see the very high quality of the works,” said Trippi.