Contests

The Winners of Fine Art America Contests I've Hosted:

Your Favourite Artwork (Augest 2, 2009):

First Place: I Still See You Like When I Was Little by Sybiline S.

Article by Sybiline S.

Some years ago, I decided to raise a project of 30 artworks on the theme of
tales. For the tale Pinocchio, I asked my father to be my model for
Geppetto. He accepted. I always take real people to paint my artwork since
the human being really fascinates me. He even accepted to sculpt a wooden
Pinocchio. So on the artwork; we can see him working on the sculpture. When
I kneeled down to have the right angle that I was looking for, I was struck
by my childhood memories when I was watching him work and I was too small to
see what he was doing. So I called the artwork "I still see you when I was
little" and I wrote a little poem for him. I wrote this poem in French so
for sure it doesn't rhyme in English.

I still see you as if I was little

Like a little flower
I was able to grow slowly in your heart
You gave me life and happiness
Today I want to thank you

The great joy that have when I look at you
Fills me with memories that I kept
When I observed you working
Your skilful hands played with the fairies
To bring to this world the depth of your thoughts

Wrinkles now arise on your face
They are growing like a tattoo
Image wise
Your childish dreams feed my tomorrows

Second Place: Gaff Rigged Dory by Bruce Gruenzel

Third Place: A Waking Nightmare by Denny Bond

Mysterious (June 11, 2010):

First Place: Mysterious Black Box by Alan Hogan

"While admiring the amazing and beautiful things in life, we should not lose focus of our responsibility for those manmade things that we try to hide when no longer needed. This painting is part abstract, part symbolism with a message for everybody about protecting our environment. The 'Black Box' represents any such item we lazily try to dispose of, whether it be old batteries to dumpsites or chemicals to the sea. If we can't dispose of such things properly , they will always be there. Most often they will reappear as greater problems. So, look closely at this painting and you will see that the 'Black Box' still lies in the background.

Most of my art reflects on more positive subjects such as the beauty of nature and the good things in life. I try to leave the viewer with a cheerful memory of my paintings. I do this through the use of bright colours and good visual communication.

However, now and then as with this painting I like to focus on matters that I am concerned about.

In my opinion, it's not healthy for any artist to be constrained to one particular style of art.

You can view more of my art and find my profile at my website http://www.alanhogano.webs.com.

Thanks to everyone who voted for my painting in Theodora Dimitrijevic's art contest"

- Alan Hogan

Second Place: Late Autumn by Sorin Apostolescu

Http//www.foundmyself.com/gallery/sorinapostolescu

Third Place: Space Shark by Arturas Slapsys www.artconnectionlt.com

The following artist was not part of a contest. However, when I found his piece, "Instruments at Rest," I could not resist displaying it on the website. The work was inspired by the artist's love of bluegrass music. Wonderful work, Ashton! May God continue to inspire you!

Ashton Crawford (age 11), "Instruments at Rest."

To view more of Ashton's work, visit: http://www.generationcedar.com/main/shop/artwork-by-ashton

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