Thank you to everyone who entered the
5th Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition
it was a huge success!
We had over 1970 entries from 62 countries and the winners definitely represent the best of the best women watercolor artists.
Top Award Winners
BEST IN SHOW – $2200
Daniela Werneck
Let The Light In
18 Inches x 24 Inches
USA
Animal & Wildlife Category
First Place – $1200
Mary Schossow Schumaker
Koi, the Gathering
25 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Second Place – $600
Alisa Shea
Stranglehold
20 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Third Place – $300
Marilyn Wear
Moonlight Swim
19 Inches x 15 Inches
USA
Abstract Category
First Place – $1200
Marie Françoise Ingels
Evasion
70 Centimeter x 50 Centimeter
Belgique
Second Place – $600
Elke Memmler
Blue
120 Centimeter x 60 Centimeter
Germany
Third Place – $300
Cristina Petrutiu
Imaginary
35 Centimeter x 25 Centimeter
Romania
Landscape & Water Category
First Place – $1200
Sanghamitra Roy Majumder
Mountain Village
22 Inches x 15 Inches
India
Second Place – $600
Danni Liu
Santorini
78 Inches x 56 Centimeter
Australia
Third Place – $300
Jennifer Annesley
Windswept
19 Inches x 29 Inches
Canada
Portrait & Figure Category
First Place – $1200
Yao Xiao
Blessing
74 Centimeter x 54 Centimeter
China
Second Place – $600
Kathy Caudill
Maryanne's Hat
15 Inches x 18 Inches
USA
Third Place – $300
Michelle Nixon
The World in a Moment
16 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Still Life & Floral Category
First Place – $1200
Reyhan Ardakanian
Gold in the Gardens of Thought
54 Centimeter x 75 Centimeter
Iran
Second Place – $600
Elke Memmler
Papageitulpen
76 Centimeter x 56 Centimeter
Germany
Third Place – $300
Kyle Fortu-Legaspi
Reflections
22 Inches x 30 Inches
Philippines
Merchandise Awards
Holbein (1)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Mary Schossow Schumaker
Pathway to Creativity
14 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Danni Liu
Koalas
77 Centimeter x 56 Centimeter
Australia
Landscape / Water
Sherry Mitchell
Rock Faces - Galloping Goose Trail
26 Inches x 15 Inches
Canada
Portrait / Figure
Dana Thompson
Wish You Were Here
30 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Gwynn Di Pilla
Bathtime
14 Inches x 18 Inches
USA
Faso Boldbrush (2)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Doreen Koch Allen
Stratum
30 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Li Tu
Sunset Shining on Snow
38 Centimeter x 52.2 Centimeter
China
Portrait / Figure
Robin Erickson
Car Show Kid
18 Inches x 27.5 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Alisa Shea
Vanitas Domina
21 Inches x 14 Inches
USA
Raymar (3)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Kathy Kitz
Awakening Two
20 Inches x 13 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Sarah Yeoman
Holding Up The Sky
22 Inches x 30 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Kathleen Lanzoni
Monumental View
30 Inches x 16 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Anne McCartney
One of the Crowd
30 Inches x 22 Inches
Canada
Still Life / Floral
Gulshat Madibiyeva
Orange Morning
56 Centimeter x 76 Centimeter
Kazakhstan
Legion (4)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Christine Berlinson-Improvisation
56 Centimeter x 56 Centimeter
Germany
Animal / Wildlife
Kathleen Alexander
Garden Ali'i
29 Inches x 19.25 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Michelle Nixon
Once or Twice, a Morning
16 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Catherine O'Neill
Happy Ending
25 Inches x 15 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Deborah Chabrian
Rosedale Fish Market
28 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Ampersand (5)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Silvia Monge
Magical Moments
11.5 Inches x 15 Inches
Costa Rica
Animal / Wildlife
Bev Jozwiak
On a Mission
22 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Anne McCartney
Art for Art's Sake
30 Inches x 15 Inches
Canada
Portrait / Figure
Lily Nan
The Pilgram
24 Inches x 17 Inches
China
Still Life / Floral
Sherry Mitchell
End of Season - Hosta and Leaves
20 Inches x 27 Inches
Canada
The Art of Watercolour Magazine (6)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Louise Lachance
Mezzo Soprano
14 Inches x 14 Inches
Canada
Animal / Wildlife
Cindy Daunis
Zebra Mohawk
18 Inches x 30 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Karen Barnes
Dockside
19 Inches x 28 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Kelly Eddington
The Idea
19 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Kathleen Alexander
Sunburst III
19 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Artists Network (7)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Kathleen Mooney
Outer Islands
16 Inches x 16 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Mary Jansen
Mary's Muse
22 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Kathy Caudill
Country Road
14 Inches x 7 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Christine Misencik-Bunn
Emmerson
20 Inches x 25 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Irena Roman
Vivid
32 Inches x 21 Inches
USA
Streamline Publishing (8)
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Lisa Arnold Franklin
Residentials
21 Inches x 21 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Caitlin Leline Hatch
Attunement
16 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Lisa Tennant
Pearls & Graffiti
24 Inches x 24 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Ali Cavanaugh
Be Here Now
14 Inches x 11 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Sandy O'Connor
The Wonder Years
14.25 Inches x 11.5 Inches
USA
Blick (9)
Merchandise Award
Animal / Wildlife
Ann Pember
Transportation
29 Inches x 21 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Carla Gauthier
Interstate 94
23 Inches x 14 Inches
USA
Finalists
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Abstract Finalists
Animal & Wildlife Finalists
Landscape & Water Finalists
Portrait & Figure Finalists
Still Life & Floral Finalists
Judges’ Favorite
Each Awards Judge picked their favorite overall painting from the competition.
Judges’ Favorite $150
Jennifer Annesley
Windswept
Canada
Judges’ Favorite $150
Marie Françoise Ingels
Evasion
Belgique
Judges’ Favorite $150
Cathleen Savage
African Beauties
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Elke Memmler
Flims
Germany
Judges’ Favorite $150
Tanja Jensen
Summer of 99′
Denmark
Judges’ Favorite $150
Barbara Kempe
Jungle Birds #6
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Mel Lacki
Tools Of The Trade
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Sandy O’Connor
The Wonder Years
USA
Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention Slideshow
All Accepted Artists By Name
Kathleen Alexander
Jennifer Annesley
Reyhan Ardakanian
Lisa Arnold Franklin
Marah Balo
Karen Barnes
Joanna Barnum
Laura Barrett
Carol Baum
Danielle Beaulieu
Marnie Becker
Liane Bedard
Janet Belich
Jo Atkinson Belmont
Christine Berlinson-Esser
Beverly Boren
Marina Borisova
Ginger Bowen
Michèle Boyer
Patricia Boyst
Winifred Breines
Elizabeth Burin
Helen Burton
Gina Buzby
Janet Campbell
Otilia Carrillo
Lizabeth Castellano-King
Kathy Caudill
Ali Cavanaugh
Lana Cease
Qing Yi Cen
Deborah Chabrian
Mary Chandler
Xiaoxia Chen
Chiung-Chu Chien
Rachel Collins
Cindy Daunis
Madeline Daversa
Carol Davis
Mara De Angeli
Sarah Dhalla
Gwynn Di Pilla
Nancy Dias
Melissa DiNino
Barbara Doberenz
Janet Doll
Jackie Dorsey
Kelly Eddington
Robin Erickson
Sylvia Evans
Alix Fairbairn
Alicia Farris
Cheryl Fausel
Therese Ferguson
Eva Francoulon
Jane Fritz
Carla Gauthier
Penelope Gilbert-Ng
Kathleen Giles
Winnie Givot
Stephanie Goldman
Ann Greene
Susan Grogan
Yidan Guo
Cindi Handy
Caitlin Leline Hatch
Tracy Hebert
Janine Helton
Lori Hess
Anne Hightower-Patterson
Liang HUANG
Han In Huang Wong
Ling Hui
Mary Jo Hull
Susan Hyback
Marie Françoise Ingels
Conny Jager
Crystal James
Mary Jansen
Lisa Jefferson
Tanja Jensen
Deborah Jinkins
Kim Johnson Nechtman
Bev Jozwiak
Dobra Kamburova
Elitsa Karabashlieva
Barbara Kempe
Jordan Kirk
Kathy Kitz
Shirley Kleppe
Katarzyna Kmiecik
Doreen Koch Allen
Gwen Kodad
Shanthi Kumar
Louise Lachance
Mel Lacki
Angela Lacy
Sandra Lamontagne
Kathleen Lanzoni
Kyle Fortu – Legaspi
Pamela Leggate
Chin Li
Liya Liang
Danni Liu
Stacy Lund Levy
Susan Lynn
Patsy MacKinnon
Gulshat Madibiyeva
Neena Makhija
Yael Mamon
Silvana Marelli
Anne McCartney
Deborah McFarlin
Barbara McGuey
Laurel McGuire
Elke Memmler
Christine Misencik-Bunn
Sherry Mitchell
Silvia Monge
Kathleen Mooney
Diane Morgan
Mary Murphy
Tess Myers
Mo Myra
Lily Nan
Kimberlee Nentwig
Diane Nevinsmith
Michelle Nixon
Maxine Nobbe
Karen Norman
Sandy O’Connor
Setsuko Ohara
Roberta Oliver
Emily Olson
Catherine O’Neill
Kris Parins
Maria Luisa Peman Domecq
Ann Pember
Kris Peterson
Irena Noreikaite Petraitiene
Cristina Petrutiu
Chihiro Pierce
Zina Poliszuk
Lisa Pope
Carmen Portavella Garcia
Kelly Radding
Ronnie Rector
Christine Reichow
Elizabeth Reimer
Karen Richardson
Megan Ripke
Joy Robertson
Erandi Rojas
Mary Rollins
Irena Roman
Judy Rowe
Sanghamitra Roy Majumder
Carol Ryder
Maryam Saeiparsa
Kay Salem
Cathleen Savage
Christina Scalise
Karen Schaaf
Edie Schneider
Mary Schossow Schumaker
Nisha Sehjpal
Hoora Shahgolzade
Linda Shaner
Alisa Shea
Kathy Simon-McDonald
Tina Stallard
Teri Starkweather
E Jane Stoddard
Jennifer Stone
Dellene Strong
Susan Stuller
Yue Su
Shiho Suzuki
Tara Sweeney
Brenda Swenson
Alicia Tan
Gulnura Taylor
Sherry Telle
Lisa Tennant
Dana Thompson
Silvia Trad
Li Tu
Carmella Tuliszewski
Donna Twyford
Melissa Van Egdom
Rachel Varner
Julie Vigneron
Margaret Washington
Marilyn Wear
Kathryn Wedge
Jean Weiner
Cecile Welten
Daniela Werneck
Alicja Wieczorek
Jane Wise
Rosanne Wolfe
Lois Wolford
Futaba Wood
Yao Xiao
Sarah Yeoman
Dongmei Yin
Jun Mei Zeng
Li Hong Zhong
Sabine Ziegler