Summer Citra Art Contest Winners

WOW. Every time we host an art contest, we are always awed by the results. “Art Play Love” was no exception. The entries were magnificent, and as always, our judge Cathy Taylor had a very difficult time choosing the winners.

From the bold, beautiful entries, it seems our Citra Artists certainly found their inspiration and playful sides -- and had a great time conveying that on canvas (or rather, altered papers).

Thanks so much to everyone for entering, and to Judge Cathy for her time and professional judgments.

The Judge

Herewith, the Winning Entries:

Amateur Division

Grand prize

Lynn Davis – "Dog Days of Summer"
Amazing sense of perspective. Shadows are masterfully rendered. The painting tells a story which engages the viewer.

Second Place

Mattie O – "Poppy Dreams"
Lovely intricate work that draws the viewer in for a closer look. At a distance, the painting has wonderful composition.

Runners Up

Sharlene Koroscil – "Afflatus"
Very Strong composition. Nice use of line...varied in width, not just an outline. Nice sense of movement.

Gail Ramsey – "Sunset Tea"
Nice composition. Love the feel of whimsy. Beautiful patterns.

Donnalyn Yates – "Collage Trees"
Lovely use of complementary colors. Great sense of rhythm.

Professional Division

Grand Prize

Kayann Ausherman – "African Ladies"
This is a charming collage, great sense of pattern and color. Beautiful use of color and darks.

Second Place

Phyllis Rapp – "Giraffe"
Very engaging collage. Great repeat of pattern.

Runners up

Madeline Soloway – "Hope"
Conveys emotion and a story. Great composition. Nice use of solvent transfer.

Kathleen Loveland – "Light of Inspiration"
Functional art, beautifully done. Love the feel of random movement.

Susan Faircloth – "Searching"
Whimsical, playful collage. Nice use of darks to carry the eye through the composition.

 
Special mention

To an amazing young talent, James Harkness. Cathy remarked about James’ “great graphic art of airplanes on Citra paper.” We certainly hope to be seeing a lot more from James, considering the fact that this creative young man is only seven years old!!

"Transport"

"Jets"

Amateur Honorable Mentions

Anne Abass

April Thorgramson - "Let's Play"

Christine Vinh - "Fall mask"

Catherine Drazkowski

Corinne Barnhill

Corinne Barnhill

Diane Robinson - "Memories of Summer"

Donnas Schaeffer - "Party Animal"

Donnalyn Yates - "Collage for Lise"

Gail Ramsey - "Cat Fall"

Donnas Schaeffer - "Red Shoes"

Gloria Couture - "Mountain View"

Gail Ramsey - "Strata"

Jacqueline Joyce - "Summer Travels"

Heather Coleman

Kathi Ganong - "Raven By Night"

Janet Rice - "Madonna"

Angela McEntee - "Absolution"

Kitty Paino - "Find the broken egg"

Kitti Scibelli - "Washi-Tape"

Leanne Schuetz - "Owl under the Moon"

Laura Rogers - "Wandering"

Linda Fraser - "Collections from Summer"

Marsha Carlton - "Country Moon"

Marsha Carlton - "Blending In"

Minna Randolph

Marsha Carlton - "Whimsical Piece"

Pamela Town - "Bird"

Rita Rousseau

Rebecca Kraft - "Having Fun"

Sanna Rose - "Woman White Flowers"

anne Oliveri - High Sierra

Susan DeLain - A Fresh Start

Suzanne Oliveri - Optical Illusion

Sarah Salisbury -In Her Hands

Professional Honorable Mentions

Carol Andrews - Fly Me to the Moon

Kathleen Loveland - Inspiration Takes Flight

Kayann Ausherman - ART PLAY LOVE

Madeleine Soloway - Mad Solvent Transfer

Kellie Shepherd - Soulmates

Madeleine Soloway - Trespass

Phillis Rapp - Geisha

Phyllis Rapp - Rooster

Phyllis Rapp - Owl

Susan Faircloth - Reach for the Prize

Anitar Reuther - Before the Rain

 
Special mention

Once again, our prolific Citra Artist Christy RePinec has astounded us with her creativity and talent, not to mention her seemingly inexhaustible energy (and art supplies).

Many, many thankst and congratulations to Christy, who shall heretofore be known as: The Ambassador of Citra Art

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