take a look at this

I went to see the Outwin Boochever 2006 Portrait Competition with my girlfriend this past Sunday.

It was amazing. They received over 4000 entries from each of the fifty states. Needless to say, the 51 finalists were outstanding. The works here are the first prize winner Sam and the Perfect World by
David Lenz and My Father in the Living Room of Our 10th House by James Seward.

The National Potrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum just reopened as The Reynolds Center.

Check it out.