2022 Award Winners

Thank you to everyone who entered the

3rd Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition, it was a huge success!

We had 1615 entries from 56 countries and the winners definitely represent the best of the best women watercolor artists.

Top Award Winners

BEST IN SHOW – $2000

Petya Taneva
Tea Time 12x14
Bulgaria

Animal & Wildlife Category

First Place – $1000

Mary Jansen
Challenging Brood 26x19
USA

Second Place – $500

Karen Heidler
You're Still Here?! 16x21
USA

Third Place – $250

Raksha Ranganath
Mr. Scavenger 24x30
India

Abstract Category

First Place – $1000

Ann Greene
Schooner at Dawn 13x20
USA

Second Place – $500

Kathleen Mooney
Moon Above Seal Island 12x12
USA

Third Place – $250

Marie-Françoise Ingels
Fantasy
 31x24
Belgium

Landscape & Water Category

First Place – $1000

Jennifer Annesley
Treelines 27x42
Canada

Second Place – $500

Marilyn Wear
High Sierra Sparkle 12x24
USA

Third Place – $250

Tiantian Ji
Take a Short Rest
 21x30
China

Portrait & Figure Category

First Place – $1000

Daniela Werneck
She Holds The Future
 24x24
USA

Second Place – $500

Kelly Eddington
Menomorphosis: X-Woman 18x24
USA

Third Place – $250

Margaret Kukafka
Reflection
 9x12
USA

Still Life & Floral Category

First Place – $1000

Debbie Friis-Pettitt
Lemons and Plums
 18x24
USA

Second Place – $500

Xiaoli Liang
Tranquil Corner
 42x28
China

Third Place – $250

Lana Cease
Well Played
 20x25
USA

Merchandise Awards

Boldbrush (1)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Lisa Arnold Franklin
Miami
33” x 22”
USA

Animal / Wildlife

Shelley Prior
Down Comfort
22” x 30”
Canada

Landscape / Water

Marjorie Collins
Original Nathans
22” x 30”
England

Portrait / Figure

Alyssa Wolber
Clutch
11” x 14”
USA

Still Life / Floral

Judy Nunno
Kid in a Candy Store
28” x 18”
USA

Holbein (2)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Suzanne Accetta
Joseph and Son
21" x 29"
USA

Animal / Wildlife

Ali Cavanaugh
Limitless Affection
60” x 35”
USA

Landscape / Water

Karen Richardson
Bathing Beauties
20” x 16”
Canada

Portrait / Figure

Jessica Alejandra Camacho
Un Solo Tenis
28” x 19”
Mexico

Still Life / Floral

Teri Starkweather
Sunflowers and Coffee
40” x 30”
USA

Raymar (3)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Iretta Hunter
Stars & Stripes
23” x 16”
USA

Animal / Wildlife

Lu Liu
Don Don
24” x 16”
China

Landscape / Water

Gwynn Di Pilla
Simpler Times
28” x 21”
USA

Portrait / Figure

Kathleen Giles
Tears For Ukraine II
22” x 15”
USA

Still Life / Floral

Paula Fiebich
Aphrodisiac
40” x 60”
USA

Ampersand (4)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Barbara Large
Circles and Squares
20” x 28”
Canada

Animal / Wildlife

Deepti Singh
The Regal Visitor
26” x 22”
India

Landscape / Water

Donna Morrison
Morning Web
24” x 30”
USA

Portrait / Figure

Tracy Hebert
Cover Me in Sunshine
22” x 29”
USA

Still Life / Floral

Jennifer Annesley
Late Vintage
30” x 30”
Canada

Legion Paper (5)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Sherry Grainger
Hustle and Flow
12” x 16”
USA

Animal / Wildlife

Alicia Tan
Let's Go for a Run
20” x 28”
Singapore

Landscape / Water

Katarzyna Kmiecik
Solitude in the Semi-Darkness
22” x 30”
Poland

Portrait / Figure

Joanna Barnum
Rend
22” x 15”
USA

Still Life / Floral

Mary Bonardi Sullivan
Paint Night
14” x 11”
USA

Blick Art Materials (6A)

Merchandise Award

Portrait / Figure

Lisa Wang
Wrong Order
11” x 15”
Australia

Animal / Wildlife

Dongmei Wang
One of Koi Series
21” x 29”
China

Artists Network (6B)

Merchandise Award

Abstract

Helen K. Beacham
La Sagrada Familia
12” x 16”
USA

Still Life / Floral

Carla Gauthier
Laura's Tea
15” x 22”
USA

Landscape / Water

Karen Barnes
Pachyderm Promenade
22” x 12”
USA

Finalists

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Abstract Finalists

Judy Saltzman USA Oceans 30×66
Buffy Kaufman USA Defining Shapes 11×7
Ann Robinson USA Evensong 8×10
Louise Lachance Canada Music Echo 14×14
Shirley Kleppe USA Kahoolwe Island Tapesry 11×16
Petra Rau Spain My Eye-lands III 30×22
Suklin Chang Philippines Peekaboo 33×22
Edie Schneider USA Entangled 13×10
Kathy Kitz USA Winter Sunrise 20×26

Animal & Wildlife Finalists

Deborah McFarlin USA Great Blue on Blue 16×28
Jean Weiner USA Chino 22×30
Jane Stoddard USA Piccioni I 18×21
Kris Parins USA Sleigh Ride 29×21
Kathy Simon-McDonald USA Morning Touch-Up 22×30
Beth Trott USA Raven’s Eye View – Bryce Canyon 12×12
Marilyn Wear USA Honus at Black Rock 12×24
Alicja Wieczorek The Netherlands Bateleur Eagle 22×30
Sarah Yeoman USA Connecting Flights 20×14
Lana Cease USA Call Waiting 16×20

Landscape & Water Finalists

Carla Gauthier USA Stairway Light 22×15
Janine Ferranti USA One Sunny Day 30×22
Bessann Swanson USA Pinnacles and Pedestals, Bryce Canyon 22×29
Lana Cease USA Au Dernier (The Last) 20×16
Suzanne Accetta USA Sunny Birches 14×20
Shirley Kleppe USA Army Dock 22×30
Sarah Yeoman USA Upon Reflection 20×14
Catherine O’Neill USA Just As We Left It 20×26
Leslie Lambert USA Break of Dawn 24×36
Brookes Dewey USA Chinatown Wash 21×16

Portrait & Figure Finalists

Jean Weiner USA Foot Spa 30×22
Ali Cavanaugh USA Evermore 8×10
Anne McCartney Canada An Admirer 30×22
Catherine O’Neill USA House Lights Up 17×25
Pam Wenger USA Gaia 17×18
Emily Wilson England Sleep Tight 8×10
Janine Helton USA Waiting 18×13
Beata Newbold England Lady in the Red Towel 11×16
Tracy Male USA Through the Eyes of a Child 18×13
Kathy Simon-McDonald USA The Chalk Artist XII 30×22

Still Life & Floral Finalists

Jacqueline Gnott USA Still Life with Irises & Pears 28×20
Carmella Tuliszewski USA Bounty 12×12
Marney Ward Canada Pink Dahlia 14×21
Lizabeth Castellano-King USA After The Catch 21×15
Heather Jones USA Won’t Stop 22×30
Lana Privitera USA O Sole Mio 14×21
Alicia Tan Singapore Glory 28×20
Jean Weiner USA King of the Coneflower 22×30
Jennifer Olson Canada Graceful Abundance 18×24
Cheryl Fausel USA The Loschwitz View 22×30

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention Slideshow

Judges’ Favorite

This year we added a new award category; Judges’ Favorite!

Each Awards Judge picked their favorite overall painting from the competition.

Judges’ Favorite $150

Xiaoli Liang Tranquil Corner 42×28 China

Judges’ Favorite $150

Mary Bonardi Sullivan Paint Night 14×11 USA

Judges’ Favorite $150

Cecile Welten About Turning Gray 12×16 The Netherlands

Judges’ Favorite $150

Petya Taneva Tea Time 12×14 Bulgaria

Judges’ Favorite $150

Xiaoxia Chen Beauty of the Remnant Lotus 45×59 China

Judges’ Favorite $150

Lisa Wang Wrong Order 11×15 Australia

Judges’ Favorite $150

Sarah Yeoman Connecting Flights 20×14 USA

Judges’ Favorite $150

Petya Taneva Tea Time 12×14 Bulgaria

Judges’ Favorite $150

Xiaoli Liang Tranquil Corner 42×28 China

All Accepted Artists By Name

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