Our first annual student art show was a big success! Thirty-three students handed over their favorite art pieces for judging. We broke the categories down into adults and four age groups for children. We offered one Best in Show, then first, second and third prize ribbons, as well as several honorable mentions.
Adults (18 and over)
In the adults category, 1st prize went to Rita McCartney for her painting, “Winter Wonderland”, a beautiful country winter scene painted with acrylics. In addition to her 1st prize ribbon, Rita also received $50 and two free art classes. Congratulations Rita!
Also in the adults category, Marisa Cossette, was awarded 2nd prize for her painting, “Under the Sea”, a stunning seascape painted in oils. Her additional prizes were $25 and one free art class. Congratulations Marisa!
3rd prize went to Brian Doerksen for his art work called “Elvis”, a wonderful graphite drawing of a black bull. Brian also received a $25 gift certificate for one art class. Congratulations Brian!
1st Place
“Winter Wonderland”
by Rita McCartney
2nd Place
“Under the Sea”
by Marisa Cossette
3rd Place
“Elvis”
by Brian Doerksen
Children (6-7 years)
1st prize went to Olivia Russo for her painting entitled, “Dog”, depicting a sweet little pup painted with acrylics. In addition to her 1st prize ribbon, Olivia also received $50. Congratulations Olivia!
Brooklyn Taylor was awarded 2nd prize for her painting, “Mountains”, which showed a beautiful snow-capped mountain scene painted in acrylics. Her additional prize was $25. Congratulations Brooklyn!
3rd prize went to Oliver Kirk for his art work called “Dragon Art”, a bold colored marker drawing. Oliver also received a art brush set. Congratulations Oliver!
1st Place
“Dog”
by Olivia Russo
2nd Place
“Mountains”
by Brooklyn Taylor
3rd Place
“Dragon Art”
by Oliver Kirk
Children (8-9 years)
1st prize went to Ledger Worth for his painting, “Buck in the Woods”, a lovely painting of a stately buck painted with acrylics. In addition to his 1st prize ribbon, Ledger also received $50. Congratulations Ledger!
Holland Long, was awarded 2nd prize for her painting, “Bell Rock”, depicting the unique Bell Rock land formation located in Sedona, Arizona. The piece was painted in acrylics. Holland also received $25. Congratulations Holland!
3rd prize went to Maddie Nichols for her art work titled “The Secret Garden”, a graphite drawing. Maddie also received an art brush set. Congratulations Maddie!
1st Place
“Buck in the Woods”
by Ledger Worth
2nd Place
“Bell Rock”
by Holland Long
3rd Place
“The Secret Garden”
by Madie Nichols
Children (10-12 years)
1st prize went to Lilly Zuniga for her painting, “The Eiffel Tower”, a wonderful depiction of the iconic tower painted with acrylics. In addition to her 1st prize ribbon, Lilly also received $50. Congratulations Lilly!
Ashlynn Jones, was awarded 2nd prize for her painting, “Tony & Linda”, depicting two ducks on a pond painted in acrylics. Ashlynn also received $25. Congratulations Ashlynn!
3rd prize went to Aaron Barber for his art work called “Nezuko”, a delightful colored pencil drawing of his lovable pet. Aaron also received a brush set. Congratulations Aaron!
1st Place
“Eiffel Tower”
by Lilly Zuniga
2nd Place
“Tony & Linda”
by Ashlynn Jones
3rd Place
“Nezuko”
by Aaron Barber
Children (13-17 years)
1st prize went to Emalyn Murray for her creation labeled, “JJK”, a digital depiction of a young woman. In addition to her 1st prize ribbon, Emalyn also received $50. Congratulations Emalyn!
Eliza Harris was awarded 2nd prize for her painting, “Stormy Ocean”, a tumultuous ocean painted in acrylics. Her additional prizes where $25. Congratulations Eliza!
3rd prize went to Lily Howard for her art work called “Annie”, an acrylic painting of her own beloved dog. Lily also received a brush set. Congratulations Lily!
1st Place
“JJK”
by Emalyn Murray
2nd Place
“Stormy Ocean”
by Eliza Harris
3rd Place
“Annie”
by Lily Howard
Best in Show
Best in Show went to Dan Walker for his painting labeled, “High Mesa”, a colorful, sweeping scene painted in acrylics. In addition to his Best of Show ribbon, Dan also received $100 and one month of free art classes. Congratulations Dan!
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
Cookies!
Casey Long, one of our students’ mother, made the cookies for our art show. The were not only tasty, but also little works of art as you can see by the picture.
Thank you so much Casey for those wonder treats!
Looking for Sponsors
We had a great turn out for the show, so we were pretty packed into our little studio. We are very excited about next year’s show. We may even have to use a different venue to accommodate everyone!
We hope to have sponsors for next year’s show, and more participants, of course. If you are interested in being a sponsor for next year, please call Valerie at (918) 335-8318.
