Student Art Contest 2018
Winning Artwork
Winning Artwork
High School Division: Place Winners
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First Place
Lidia Rincon Abstract Me Oil Pastel 12th Grade, Age 18 Cypress Woods High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Charlotte Stuart Artist Statement This painting of my little brother represents his path of growing up. Riding along the cracked road, he ascends into the messy yet colorful world. The city is rough and intimidating but the underlying shadows visualize the truly bright and fun future ahead. |
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Second Place
Isabel Bozarth Lovely in Whole Pen and brush pen 10th Grade, Age 16 Magnolia High School Magnolia ISD Teacher: William Clark Artist Statement The woman shown is someone that everyone held dear to their hearts, that is why I drew my grandmother. I incorporated doodles that represented her as a person as well as what people remember her for/by. I learned how to create highlights and shadows with various doodles. |
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Third Place
Diane Contreras Unwind Prismacolor pencil, soft pastel 12th Grade, Age 17 Cypress Springs High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Theresa Burgess Artist Statement As an adolescent I know what it’s like to be tied to rules and expectations to live up to. The strings represent being bound, and trying to unwind. This has enabled me to portray trying to break away from rules and becoming independent. |
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Honorable Mention
Trent Harris Consideration Charcoal and watercolor 12th Grade, Age 18 Magnolia High School Magnolia ISD Teacher: William Clark Artist Statement For this woman in thought, the weight of what she has to consider is condensing around her, beading up into liquid possibilities in the light and dark. Utilizing resistant paint, the white of the paper was saved to create a stark contrast to highlight her intense reality. |
High School Division: Jurors' Selections
Julia Espino
Nuts and Bolts Acrylic paint 9th Grade, Age 14 Cypress Woods High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Charlotte Stuart |
Joelle Rodriguez
Everlasting Beauty Oil paints, mixed media 11th Grade, Age 17 Cypress Christian School Private School Teacher: Beth Brubaker |
Zavier Davis
Cerinity Graphite and charcoal 12th Grade, Age 18 Cypress Ridge High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Shawna Billet |
Christy Lovelady
A Woman's Hands Oil 12th Grade, Age 18 Home School Teacher: Charlotte Lovelady |
Stephanie Morris
Multiverse Pen and watercolor 12th Grade, Age 17 Magnolia High School Magnolia ISD Teacher: Sheri Mcintosh |
Matthew Searfass
Fire Koi Batik 10th Grade, Age 16 Oak Ridge High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Andrea Fort |
Fernando Osuna
Yugen Ink and acrylic paint 11th Grade, Age 16 The Woodlands College Park High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Leslie Lewis |
Middle School Division: Place Winners
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First Place
Sarah Helgerud The Face of Autumn Mixed media 8th Grade, Age 14 McCullough Junior High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Laurie Stone Adams Artist Statement First I created a series of monoprints using textures and various acrylic colors. I then selected one that worked best with my mood. After drawing my portrait focusing on proportions, I watered down my acrylic paint, added shadows and some very tiny areas of white. I really liked how my patterns and textures didn’t overwhelm my work but enhanced the whole piece. |
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Second Place
Kirthi Chandra The Deep Sea Acrylics 8th Grade, Age 13 The John Cooper School Private School Teacher: Karen Fearon Artist Statement This piece represents the beauty of the ocean and how many people have unnecessary fears of the beautiful creatures. The piece was expressively created by using my fingers, sponges, and a spatula. |
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Third Place
Naisha Khimani Staring off Into the Distance Chalk pastel 8th Grade, Age 14 Strack Intermediate School Klein ISD Teacher: Brian Zimont Artist Statement We watched a video about artist Chuck Close and used his gridded technique, making my project more accurate. One thing that I learned by making this project was that you should never put too much or too little pastel on your project. Additionally, you can always fix mistakes with pastel. |
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Honorable Mention
Emma Louc Mr. Handsome Colored pencil 8th Grade, Age 13 Spillane Middle School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Lisa Bennett Artist Statement This is only my second “big” art piece using colored pencils. Colored pencils aren’t my favorite medium. I’ve learned a lot from making this piece. It definitely was a struggle and many times I wanted to drop this piece, but I’m thankful that I finished it. Without this experience, I think I’d still be clueless about colored pencils. |
Middle School Division: Jurors' Selections
Grace Nielsen
Soaring Faith Photography 7th Grade, Age 12 Life Adventure Academy Home School Teacher: Roxanne Nielsen |
Justin Kostecki
Glasses at Daybreak Photography 7th Grade, Age 13 Cypress Christian School Private School Teacher: Beth Brubaker |
Ashley Burton
Elastic Pencil 8th Grade, Age 14 McCullough Junior High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Laurie Stone Adams |
Lila Montgomery
Guarding the Pearl Pencil and Prismacolor pencil 7th Grade, Age 13 McCullough Junior High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Cindy Moss |
Elementary School Division: Place Winners
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First Place
Natalia Cantu The Nye Ranch, San Antonio Mixed media 5th Grade, Age 11 Collins Intermediate School Conroe ISD Teacher: Janet Melton Artist Statement I chose to paint a landscape of my friend’s ranch. I splattered watercolor and salt on rice paper. When dried, I detailed the grass, trees, fence and road with acrylic paint and colored pencils. I learned that random painting techniques can surprisingly create realistic art. |
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Second Place
Divya Venugopal The Diamond Bird Mixed media 1st Grade, Age 7 The John Cooper School Private School Teacher: Amy Dietrich Artist Statement I used watercolor paints and salt to create the colors of the bird. When it was dry, I cut out the bird shapes that I drew on the back. I smeared black paint very softly over the white trees to make birch trees. I glued it all together to make a winter picture. This bird is a very happy bird that loves to fly and sing. He loves to go on adventures and play hide and seek. |
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Third Place
Skyler Hoch Deux Oiscaux Oil pastel 5th Grade, Age 11 Frank Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Tim Trammell Artist Statement I made this art piece because toucans are beautiful birds. I used oil pastels to shade and blend, especially on the beak. Bringing life to it was challenging. The background had to be natural greens and browns. I used many techniques on this art piece and in the end, it all worked out. |
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Honorable Mention
Alejandro Nuñez Creator of Moon Spray paint 5th Grade, Age 11 Eiland Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Andrea Ramirez Artist Statement For me my art means when I start looking at the moon and start relating to my jacket and myself, while I also relate to how cold it is at night. |
Elementary School Division: Jurors' Selections
Debora Ponce
Nana’s Vase Oil pastel and tempera 5th Grade, Age 11 Jenkins Elementary School Spring ISD Teacher: Karen Pearson |
Hannah Maldonado
Festival Fun Mixed media 5th Grade, Age 11 Zwink Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Marise Awad |
Omar Salmeron Jr.
The Banana Fox Oil pastel 4th Grade, Age 11 Stovall Academy Aldine ISD Teacher: Taylor Ramsey |
Valeria Posadas
Empty Gaze Oil pastel 4th Grade, Age 10 Carroll Elementary School Aldine ISD Teacher: Sarah Kersh |