Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions in our 2010 All-Media Online Competition. These artists’ works, selected from more than 1,800 entries, impressed us with their sensibility, ingenuity and passion.
The grand prize winner receives a $500 prize as well as a subscription to The Artist’s Magazine and $100 worth of North Light Books. All seven first place winners receive $100, complimentary subscriptions to The Artist’s Magazine and $100 worth of North Light Books. Honorable mentions receive complimentary subscriptions to The Artist’s Magazine and $50 worth of North Light Books.
Learn about our current art competition opportunities here.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Adam Miller, Brooklyn, NY
Role Play (oil, 24×18)
See the winners in:
- Oil and oil pastel
- Acrylic
- Watercolor
- Pastel
- Mixed media and collage
- Graphite, charcoal and colored pencil
- Digital art
Oil and oil pastel

First Place
Tricia Kaman, Chagrin Falls, OH
Martha’s Mother (oil, 24×18)
Honorable MentionDeborah Quinn-Munson, South Dartmouth, MA Marsh Gold (oil, 36×46) | Honorable MentionEdward Gordon, Bellows Falls, VT The Music Pier (alkyd, 20.25×26.25) | Honorable MentionCarlos Grasso, Ojai, CA The 10,000 Things (oil, 48×36) |
Acrylic

First Place
Sy Ellens, Kalamazoo, MI
U.P. Autumn (acrylic, 18×26)
Honorable MentionKimberly A. Godinho, Folsom, CA Portrait of the 1937 D 3-Leg Buffalo Nickel (acrylic, 30×45) | Honorable MentionSally Cooper, Parkland, FL Blue Chant (acrylic, 48×48) | Honorable MentionScott Glaser, Fairfield, CT Withdrawal Symptoms (acrylic, 30×40) |
Watercolor

First Place
Laurin McCracken, Fort Worth, TX
Rooftops New York (watercolor, 25×18)
Honorable MentionAnne Hightower-Patterson, Leesville, SC Plum Peachy (watercolor, 22×28) | Honorable MentionRoman Gelfer, Los Angeles, CA Monterey (watercolor, 10.25×7.75) | Honorable MentionEmmanuel de Guzman, Kissimmee, FL> Warthog (watercolor, 19×12) |
Pastel

First Place
Brenda Siegel, Thompsons Station, TN
Spiritual Rags To Riches (pastel, 30.25×40.25)
Honorable MentionKaleeka Bond, Stanton, CA By the Hour (pastel, 48×120) | Honorable MentionColette Odya Smith, Wauwatosa, WI Shoreline (pastel and watercolor, 20×30) | Honorable MentionTim Reilly, Sanford, FL Wanda the Wonder Chicken (pastel, 17.25×19) |
Mixed media and collage

First Place
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, Orlando, FL
Out to Pasture (hand-painted paper, 20×24)
Honorable MentionNancy Stanchfield, La Quinta, CA Peonies (acrylic and collage, 24×30) | Honorable MentionCarol Staub, Port St. Lucie, FL Nostalgia No. 4 (hand-painted papers, plastic, rubber and paint mediums, 18×18) | Honorable MentionBeryl Bayer, Morriston, FL Road Rally (mixed media, 22×30) |
Graphite, charcoal and colored pencil

First Place
Deborah L. Friedman, Wellesley, MA
Amber Bowl (colored pencil, 14.5×19.5)
Honorable MentionJacques Bredy, Newark , NJ Jou Jou (pencil, 8×10) | Honorable MentionBrian O’Neill, Rochester, NY Traveling Beyond the Stars (charcoal, 10×8) | Honorable MentionPatsy Lindamood, Gainesville, FL Giraffe in a Box (colored pencil and gouache, 17×24) |
Digital Art

First Place
Janet Strayer, Vancouver, BC
Garlands (digital)
Honorable MentionEugene Myres, Commerce City, CO Red Maple Bonsai (digital) | Honorable MentionNancy Luellan, Boynton Beach, FL The Last Walk (digital) | Honorable MentionMartin Blanco, Canillo, Andorra Wrath: Irreconcilable Attitudes (digital) |
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