Introducing This Year’s Annual Art Competition Winners
For the past 34 years, we have witnessed the pursuit of excellence in the form of our Annual Art Competition. Every year brings us new, compelling art from across the globe, pushing boundaries and rendering work that both recognizes the present and honors the past.
We welcome these works of art as part of Artists Magazine for their boldness and their beauty. And we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Just interested in a specific subject? Click the desired category below to go right to it:
- Portrait/Figure: Juror, David Jon Kassan
- Landscape: Juror, Jerry N. Weiss
- Animal/Wildlife: Juror, Julie Askew
- Still Life/Interior: Juror, Jaye Schlesinger
- Abstract/Experimental: Juror, Betsy Dillard Stroud
Portrait/Figure
First Place | Sarah Marie Lacey
The title I Am Everything challenges the idea that this woman is a one-dimensional stereotype. She is complex, rich. She contains multitudes. She is everything.
–Sarah Marie Lacey
I am everything by Sarah Marie Lacey, oil on linen
Second Place | Brooke Olivares
The Orange Mug by Brook Olivares, oil on canvas
Third Place | William Neukomm
Chomp by William Neukomm, oil on linen
Honorable Mentions
K’nea by Sydney Bella Sparrow, oil on linen panel
#blacklivesmatter #gaylivesmatter by Justin Hess, oil on linen
1915 by Eugene Kuperman, oil on linen
Landscape
First Place | Ron Stocke
My advice to other artists is to fail frequently. This is so very important in painting. I’ve learned more from failure in every aspect of life than success.
–Ron Stocke
Bermondsey, London by Ron Stocke, watercolor on paper
Second Place | Camille Przewodek
A Road Less Traveled by Camille Przewodek, oil on panel
Third Place | Marcie Cohen
Road to Chianti by Marcie Cohen, pastel on paper
Honorable Mentions
Pink House by Emily Thompson, oil on panel
Downtown Zurich by Esther Huser, oil on aluminum
Hell’s Kitchen by Nancie King Mertz, pastel on paper
Animal/Wildflide
First Place | Dale Marie Muller
Let go of fear and be persistent. Listen to your soul and paint with true emotion. Find a subject that makes your heart sing so that your enthusiasm will shine through in your work.
–Dale Marie Muller
Descend by Dale Marie Muller, oil on canvas
Second Place | Kyle Ma
Beautiful Morning by Kyle Ma, oil on panel
Third Place | Anne Peyton
On His Territory by Anne Peyton, acrylic on board
Honorable Mentions
Moving On by Jan Stommes, oil on canvas
QR Code GLM by Rick Pas, acrylic on panel
Woven by Linda Besse, oil on panel
Still Life/Interior
First Place | Mimi Jensen
Roses are alive and complex, so the biggest challenge was painting them as they opened and before they completely wilted. They spent each night in our refrigerator!
–Mimi Jensen
Family Reunion by Mimi Jensen, oil on canvas
Second Place | Roberto Rosenman
Artist and Jester by Roberto Rosenman, oil on panel
Third Place | Ann Kraft Walker
They Flew Away by Ann Kraft Walker, oil on panel
Honorable Mentions
Attempted Murder by Kari Tirrell, acrylic on aluminum
Cuties with the Blues by Martha Cowan, oil panel
Victoriana by Robert Papp, oil on linen
Abstract/Experimental
First Place | Sally Cooper
My marks are my emotional response to the canvas. They become a visual vocabulary. It’s important that they speak to each other.
–Sally Cooper
Conversations in Blue Sally Cooper, acrylic on canvas
Second Place | Denise Athanas
Jazzy Red IV by Denise Athanas, acrylic on paper
Third Place | Sharen Watson
Apples 4 Apples; Dust 2 Dust; On the Road to Success, Who Should One Trust. by Sharen Watson, acrylic on canvas
Honorable Mentions
Autumn Abstract by Aili Kurtis, oil on canvas
Waiting in the Wings by Liz Walker, acrylic marbling and collage on paper
Learning to walk in my own shadow, #11 by Geoffrey McCormack, acrylic on paper
*A version of this article will also be found in the March 2018 issue of Artists Magazine.
Congratulations to each of the 30 winners of this year’s Annual Art Competition! Why not put your skills to the test? Enter next year’s competition now!
What’s your favorite category in the 2017 Annual Art Competition? Tell us in the comments below. Happy art-making, artists!
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