Fifth Annual Shades of Gray Competition: Winning Drawings Unveiled

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Drawing magazine is thrilled to present the 14 winning drawings in our 5^th annual Shades of Gray Competition. This year the grand prize goes to Texas artist Julio Reyes for his mixed-media drawing Deliverance. Also receiving top prizes are Katherine Young, Agnes Grochulska and Janet Evander. A full writeup of the competition will appear in the spring issue of Drawing (and you can subscribe to the magazine here).

We’d like once again to thank the artists who entered this year’s contest. And if you’re eager for a chance to win a spot in Drawing, we’re happy to say that the 2017 Shades of Gray Competition will be open and accepting entries soon.

Drawing Magazine’s 5th Annual Shades of Gray Competition Winners:

Grand Prize

Julio Reyes: Deliverance

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Reyes — **Deliverance**, by Julio Reyes, 2015, mixed media on drafting film, 16 x 16 1/2. Private collection.

First Place

Katherine Young: Ascend

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Young — **Ascend**, by Katherine Young, 2015, graphite, 48 x 48. Private collection.

Second Place

Agnes Grochulska: Portrait No. 14

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Grochulska — **Portrait No. 14**, by Agnes Grochulska, 2015, charcoal, 24 x 18. Private collection.

Third Place

Janet Evander: Stickley at Rest

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Evander — **Stickley at Rest**, by Janet Evander, 2016, watercolor, 8 x 10. Collection the artist.

Honorable Mentions

Hélène Brunet: Bouquet Fleuri

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Brunet — **Bouquet Fleuri**, by Hélène Brunet, 2016, graphite powder on Yupo, 20 x 13. Collection the artist.

Chi-Han Cheng: Empty

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Cheng — **Empty**, by Chi-Han Cheng, 2016, charcoal, 72 x 16. Private collection.

Tracy Frein: July

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Frein — **July**, by Tracy Frein, 2016, colored pencil on drafting film, 23 x 24. Private collection.

Kathleen Kornprobst: Thomas II

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Kornprobst — **Thomas II,** by Kathleen Kornprobst, 2016, graphite 15 3/4 x 11 3/4. Collection the artist.

Sookyi Lee: Amber

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Lee — **Amber**, by Sookyi Lee, 2016, charcoal, 24 x 18. Collection the artist.

Ling Liu: Xiao Fang

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Ling — **Xiao Fang**, by Liu Ling, 2016, charcoal, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2. Collection the artist.

Tara Merkt: Eye of the Beholder

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Merkt — **Eye of the Beholder**, by Tara Merkt, 2016, scratchboard, 14 x 11. Collection the artist.

Oliver Sin: Portrait of Mom

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Sin — **Portrait of Mom**, by Oliver Sin, 2016, vine charcoal, 24 x 18. Private collection.

Dexter Welcome: Just for Two

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Welcome — **Just for Two**, by Dexter Welcome, 2016, charcoal, 10 x 14. Collection the artist.

LiGang Zheng: Awareness

Shades of Gray Competition | Artist's Network | Zheng — **Awareness**, by LiGang Zheng, 2016, charcoal, 24 x 18. Private collection.

Want to learn more about the color gray? In the following video, artist and instructor Craig Nelson explains how to mix grays and neutral colors in oil and acrylic paint. For more advice from this artist and many others, visit artistsnetwork.tv.

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