High School Division: Place Winners
First Place
Katelin Welsh The Lines that Fate Follows Mixed media 11th Grade, Age 17 The Woodlands High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Jenny Jucas Artist Statement The world of today and the society we live in is made up of lines we draw around ourselves. We as people like to limit our perspectives with categories and labels. I wanted to display these limitations becoming the colors of human character, distorting innocence and direction. |
Second Place
Jesus Ureno In Loving Memory Charcoal 12th Grade, Age 18 Magnolia High School Magnolia ISD Teacher: Sheri McIntosh Artist Statement This art piece was inspired by my late grandfather. I loved him dearly and I wanted to honor him. I made it a necessity to capture his gaze that would make me feel like he was still here. Using charcoal, I drew with much detail to show character. |
Third Place
Soleil Cunningham Soft Glare Digital art 11th Grade, Age 16 Cypress Springs High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Diana Lookabaugh Artist Statement I wanted to create a composition practicing art nouveau. I also wanted to practice depth and focus on main perspective. I incorporated value and contrast to assist my concentration in perspective. |
Honorable Mention
Jessica Lan-Anh Family Portrait Acrylic paint 9th Grade, Age 15 Cypress Lakes High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Casey Blades Artist Statement This piece was inspired by my intimate family, which doesn’t live together as four anymore. I made the piece 11x15” to represent my age (15) and my birth date and lucky number (November 11th). In addition, the central colors for my face are the colors of the Vietnamese flag. I am the only one colored to show contrast between my other family members even though we all go together. |
High School Division: Jurors' Selections
Robert Atkinson
Creativity Awaits Oil pastel 10th Grade, Age 16 Klein Collins High School Klein ISD Teacher: Tim Trammell |
Alexa Balderas
The Street Linoleum reduction printmaking 12th Grade, Age 17 Cypress Woods High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Charlotte Stuart |
Laura Crissman
You’ll Float Too Digital photography 12th Grade, Age 18 The Woodlands High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Caryn Rock |
Dafne Garduno
Disintegrate Inkjet print 11th Grade, Age 16 Cypress Park High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Ashley Due |
Charlotte Gottfried
Pretty Powerful Photography 10th Grade, Age 15 Klein Cain High School Klein ISD Teacher: Joel Cook |
Katelyn Gutierrez
Solitude Colored pencil 9th Grade, Age 14 Langham Creek High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Bohye Na |
Katie Humphreys
Wealth Oil 12th Grade, Age 17 Langham Creek High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Bohye Na |
Natalie Ramirez Roman
We’re Slaves to the Gods Watercolor and gold leaf 12th Grade, Age 18 Cypress Lakes High School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Adriana Marin |
Middle School Division: Place Winners
First Place
Sydney Okazaki Vibrant Catch Acrylic, repurposed wood 7th Grade, Age 12 Creekside Park Junior High School Tomball ISD Teacher: Julie Schulte Artist Statement My favorite colors are always desaturated grey tints, so by adding bright orange colors this was a big step out for me. This painting means contrast to me; the different sides of me. Most will see me as quiet or calm, but friends will see my more vibrant playful side. |
Second Place
Courtney Prince Golden Lantern Marker 8th Grade, Age 13 Doerre Intermediate School Klein ISD Teacher: Lorraine Millican Artist Statement The waves in this picture represent my pain and grief after losing my sister in a car accident. In the middle of the waves is me rowing upstream. The golden lantern is God’s light showing me the way. Battered by glass shards, I land on shore greeted by my characters. |
Third Place
Kelsie Brown Orangey Chalk and graphite 8th Grade, Age 14 Kleb Intermediate School Klein ISD Teacher: Vivian Fridley-Hereford Artist Statement After doing timed gesture drawings of live models in class, I was inspired to draw myself in chalk within one class – 20 minutes. Drawing the face in loose gesture style was difficult; getting the eyes and nose in proportion was tricky. Then I experimented with graphite stick and pencil plus chalk in the background and figure to unify. Proportion of foot to the body took some problem solving. |
Honorable Mention
Marlie Thompson Inspired Visions Pencil 8th Grade, Age 14 McCullough Junior High School Conroe ISD Teacher: Laurie Stone Adams Artist Statement When I play my instrument, I am transported to places, only limited to my imagination. Once I had the idea in my mind, I found that I obsessed over it, working on it every single moment, late into the night. I learned I could do so much more than I originally imagined. |
Middle School Division: Jurors' Selections
Elementary School Division: Place Winners
First Place
Haylee Ho My Colorful Mind Glue and chalk 3rd Grade, Age 8 Roth Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Cindy Selman Artist Statement I created My Colorful Mind in the style of Sandra Silberzweig. Her use of color is inspiring. After drawing the face it was outlined in glue and then the color was applied with chalk pastel. I learned not be scared of color and abstract design in art. |
Second Place
Kailynn Brown Morning Sunshine Paint 3rd Grade, Age 9 Smith Elementary School Spring ISD Teacher: Dorris Pauley Artist Statement My work of art is of an abstract goat. I enjoy looking at my art because I spent a lot of time working on the lines and the painted sections. While creating my artwork I learned to be patient, take my time, listen to the teacher’s instructions, and be very careful while painting. I think people will like looking at my painting. |
Third Place
Zoe Allen The Floating Lanterns of History Pastels 4th Grade, Age 10 Anderson Academy Aldine ISD Teacher: Tony McMillian Artist Statement I learned how colors work together. It makes me happy. I was inspired by flowers and colors. It is colorful. I also used pastel. I learned about different lines and shapes. |
Honorable Mention
Elibeth Guity Martinez My Robot Mixed media 1st Grade, Age 7 Mittelstädt Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Ruth Ackermann Artist Statement I made a robot. I stamped legos and cardboard for a background that looks like the inside of a robot. I cut and glued shapes inside shapes to make the robot, then I added little pieces and marker. I like my robot’s eyes because they are different colors and the feet because they look like wheels. |
Elementary School Division: Jurors' Selections
Ivy Maness
Jungle Extreme Oil pastel and tempera 3rd Grade, Age 8 Lamkin Elementary School Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Teacher: Jeanna Peña |
Shelby Vaught
Spherical Mixed media 5th Grade, Age 10 Magnolia Intermediate School Magnolia ISD Teacher: Michele Gavin |
Alice Gibson
The City of Life Watercolor 2nd Grade, Age 8 The John Cooper School Private School Teacher: Amy Dietrich |
Ayla Ramos
Delicious Fruit Crayon and watercolor 1st Grade, Age 7 Blackshear Elementary School Klein ISD Teacher: Jodi Territo |