Thank you to everyone who entered the
6th Annual Women in Watercolor International Competition
it was a huge success!
We had over 1730 entries from 56 countries and the winners definitely represent the best of the best women watercolor artists.
Top Award Winners
BEST IN SHOW – $2500
Mary Jansen
Phoenix Rising
17.5 Inches x 26 Inches
USA
Animal & Wildlife Category
First Place – $1400
Xiaoxia Chen
A Bird
53 Centimeter x 37 Centimeter
China
Second Place – $800
Lorraine Watry
Tadpole Takeout
29 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Third Place – $450
Bev Jozwiak Branching Out
12 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Abstract Category
First Place – $1400
Melody Lozano
Thresholds
22 Inches x 14.5 Inches
USA
Second Place – $800
Mary Schumaker
Unfurled Journey
22 Inches x 15 Inches
USA
Third Place – $450
Doreen Koch Allen
Meandering Stream
6 Inches x 6 Inches
USA
Landscape & Water Category
First Place – $1400
Gwynn Di Pilla
5:25 pm
19 Inches x 25.5 Inches
USA
Second Place – $800
Dobra Kamburova
The Quiet Harbor
56 Centimeterx 38 Centimeter
Bulgaria
Third Place – $450
Sherry Mitchell
The Climb - Shoe Tree on Holberg Road, Vancouver Island
22 Inches x 28 Inches
Canada
Portrait & Figure Category
First Place – $1400
Kathy Caudill
The Wood Turner
20 Inches x 22 Inches USA
Second Place – $800
Jackie Dorsey
Unraveled
31.5 Inches x 21 Inches
USA
Third Place – $450
Patricia Guzman
Purification 2
20 Inches x 14 Inches
Mexico
Still Life & Floral Category
First Place – $1400
Alisa Shea
Last November
19.5 Inches x 16 Inches
USA
Second Place – $800
Sherry Mitchell
Camouflage - Killdeer Nest on Qualicum Beach
16 Inches x 16 Inches
Canada
Third Place – $450
Kyle Legaspi
The World of Glassware
22 Inches x 15 Inches
Philippines
Merchandise Awards
Poppybee Surfaces
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Loel Kathmann Murmuration II
11 Inches x 14 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Kyle Legaspi
Dance of the Koi
15 Inches x 22 Inches
Philippines
Landscape / Water
Conny Jager
Spring Blossoms
16 Inches x 20 Inches
Canada
Portrait / Figure
Yan Feng
Whispers of Youth
100 Centimeter x 140 Centimeter
China
Still Life / Floral
Judy Nunno
Tin Can Alley
29 Inches x 17 Inches
USA
Silver Brush Limited
Merchandise Award
Still Life / Floral
Tanja Jensen
Heroes Need Breakfast Too
53.7 Centimeter x 37.2 Centimeter
Denmark
Holbein
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Anne Hightower-Patterson
Confetti
22 Inches x 28 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Renny Spencer
Major
14 Inches x 11 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Brittney Tough
The Balcony 2
36 Inches x 36 Inches
Canada
Portrait / Figure
Susanna Spann
Chris
30 Inches x 40 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Hui Liu
Waiting on the Background
102 Centimeter x 128 Centimeter
China
Lynn D. Pratt Let’s Paint
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Sandra Dunbar
Repentance and Forgiveness
17 Inches x 23.5 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Deborah Chabrian
Silkie Chicken Chicks #2
16.25 Inches x 14.25 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Hongling Sun
Free Tibet (Series 2)
53 Centimeter x 27 Centimeter
China
Portrait / Figure
Kathleen Giles
Life is Learning to Fly
30 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Benita Brewer
Chili Vista Alegre
17 Inches x 30 Inches
USA
Airfloat Strongbox
Merchandise Award
Portrait / Figure
Janine Helton
Profile of a Young Man
17 Inches x 17 Inches
USA
Legion
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Larisa Sterkhova
The Heatwave
38 Centimeter x 56 Centimeter
United Kingdom
Animal / Wildlife
Cheryl Chalmers
Horsepower
33.5 Inches x 18.75 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Kathy Caudill
Water's Edge
25 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Karen Barnes
Facial Makeup: The Peking Opera Preshow
15 Inches x 19.5 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Shelley Prior
Cozy Abundance
30 Inches x 22 Inches
Canada
Raymar
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Helene Richard
Effervescence 2
21 Inches x 21 Inches
Canada
Animal / Wildlife
Janine Helton
Keeping Watch
13 Inches x 16 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Marina Drobyshevskaya
The Land of Dragonflies
35 Centimeter x 50 Centimeter
France
Portrait / Figure
Dana Thompson
Amazing Grace
30 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Janet Belich
Folds Surfing
22 Inches x 30 Inches
USA
Ampersand
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Sahel Ardi
Hope
55 Centimeter x 75 Centimeter
Iran
Animal / Wildlife
Elizabeth Burin
Encounter II
20.5 Inches x 13.5 Inches
Switzerland
Landscape / Water
Mary Schumaker
Three Bridge Harbor
28 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Portrait / Figure
Jessica Aviles
The Many Hats We Wear
16 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Brittney Tough
Rainbow
16 Inches x 16 Inches
Canada
Streamline Publishing
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Kathleen Mooney Moon
Shadow
12 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Alicia Tan
Let's Go for a Swim
76 Centimeter x 57 Centimeter
Singapore
Landscape / Water
Karen Richardson
The Windy Shore
16 Inches x 20 Inches
Canada
Portrait / Figure
Yao Xiao
Play
63.5 Centimeter x 68.5 Centimeter
China
Still Life / Floral
Carmella Tuliszewski
Teardrops
22 Inches x 30 Inches
USA
Artists Network
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Rachel Collins
Clarinets on Fire!
21 Inches x 28 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Marilyn Wear
Sea Siesta
18 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Ghislaine Gilmont
Paysage de Chez Nous
32 Centimeter x 32 Centimeter
Belgium
Portrait / Figure
Lily Nan
Pilgrim in Snow
17 Inches x 22 Inches
China
Still Life / Floral
Ana Elena Fernandez
Trascender
70 Centimeter x 50 Centimeter
Costa Rica
Art Sparks
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Kathy Kitz
Surise 3
26 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Lana Cease
Captivated
16 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Landscape / Water
Wang Feng
A Corner in Autumn
10 Inches x 14 Inches
China
Portrait / Figure
Diane Nevinsmith
Repose
22.75 Inches x 12 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Lisa Pope
Crimson Classic
16 Inches x 20 Inches
USA
Arches
Merchandise Award
Abstract
Barbara Handler
Me Mesa
30 Inches x 22 Inches
USA
Animal / Wildlife
Yael Maimon
Yawning
17.5 Inches x 23 Inches
Israel
Landscape / Water
Alicia Tan
Good Morning Raffles Hotel
76 Centimeter x 57 Centimeter
Singapore
Portrait / Figure
Bev Jozwiak
I Read the News Today, Oh boy
26 Inches x 19 Inches
USA
Still Life / Floral
Suzanne Accetta
Soaring with Rainbows
16 Inches x 10 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
Rachel Collins
Rose Backlit I
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Lise Ferraro
Emmett
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Hongling Sun
Free Tibet
China
Judges’ Favorite $150
Kelly Radding
Should I Stay, or Should I Go
USA
Judges’ Favorite $150
Catherine Uy
Afternoon Solace
Philippines
Judges’ Favorite $150
Yao Xiao
Play
China
Judges’ Favorite $150
Chiung-Chu Chien
Taroko Gorge
Taiwan
Judges’ Favorite $150
Kyle Legaspi
Dance of the Koi
Philippines
Judges’ Favorite $150
Han In Huang Wong
Life Itself
USA
Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention Slideshow
All Accepted Artists By Name
Alena Sevastsyanava
Alicia Tan
Alisa Shea
Alix Fairbairn
Amarjeet Kalsi
Amy G. Snowden
Ana Elena Fernandez
Angela Tatli
Anita Baker
Ann Greene
Ann Pember
Anne Hightower-Patterson
Audrey Montgomery
Barbara Handler
Benita Brewer
Beth Shadur
Bev Jozwiak
Brenda Swenson
Brittney Tough
Buffy Kaufman
Caitlin Leline Hatch
Candance Parton
Carla Gauthier
Carlene Moakler
Carmella Tuliszewski
Carolyn Epperly
Carolyn Latanision
Carrie Waller
Catarina Pech
Catherine De Ryck
Catherine O’Neill
Catherine Uy
Cecile Welten
Charlene Gerrish
Cheryl Chalmers
Cheryl Fausel
Chiung-Chu Chien
Chris Stubbs
Christine Misencik-Bunn
Cindi Handy
Cindy Daunis
Colleen Reynolds
Conny Jager
Dana Thompson
Davaney Overton
Dawn Schwartz
Deborah Chabrian
Deborah Conn
Deborah McFarlin
Diana Eagles
Diane Nevinsmith
Dobra Kamburova
Donna Russ
Donna Twyford
Doreen Koch Allen
Doris Ettlinger
Elham Poulad
Elizabeth Burin
Eva Francoulon
Fran Mangino
Francesca Pracilio
Futaba Wood
Ghislaine Gilmont
Grace Haverty
Gwen Kodad
Gwynn Di Pilla
Han In Huang Wong
Heather Fraccalvieri
Helen Burton
Helene Richard
Helene Wallin
Hongli Hou
Hongling Sun
Hui Liu
Hyun Kim
Ingela Alvmyren
Irena Roman
Jackie Dorsey
Jaehee Seo
Jane Stoddard
Jane Fritz
Janet Belich
Janet Doll
Janine Helton
JC Little
Jenny Davis
Jessica Aviles
Jessica Lily
Jie Yi Liang
Jo Atkinson Belmont
Joan Lok
Jordan Kirk
Joye Moon
Judi Howard
Judith Hummer
Judith Levins
Judy Nunno
Judy Saltzman
Kara Bigda
Karen Barnes
Karen Clark
Karen Knutson
Karen Norman
Karen Richardson
Karen Schaaf
Katarina Vidmar
Kate Rolshoven
Kate Snow
Kathleen Giles
Kathleen Lanzoni
Kathleen Mooney
Kathryn Wedge
Kathy Caudill
Kathy Kitz
Kathy Simon-McDonald
Kay Seale
Keiko Tanabe
Kelly Eddington
Kelly Radding
Kie Johnson
Kim Johnson Nechtman
Kristine Parins
Kyle Legaspi
Lana Cease
Larisa Sterkhova
Laurel Onfrichuk
Liane Bedard
Lily Nan
Linda Shaner
Line Maugnie
Lisa Arnold Franklin
Lisa Pope
Lise Ferraro
Liwen Song
Loel Kathmann
Lorena Sanchez de la Barquera
Lorraine Watry
Madeline Daversa
Margaret Washington
Maria Albuja
Marie Lavenant
Marilyn Wear
Marina Borisova
Marina Drobyshevskaya
Mary Chandler
Mary Helsaple
Mary Jansen
Mary Schumaker
Maryam Saeiparsa
Megan Ripke
Mei E Peng
Melanie Eberhardt
Melody Lozano
Milena Guberinic
Nancy Harkins
Nancy Paden
Nicole Hanusek
Pam Wenger
Patricia Guzman
Patsy MacKinnon
Patty Schmid
Peggy Stover
Poppy Balser
Qing Yi Cen
Rachel Collins
Rebecca Krutsinger
Rebecca Rogers
Regina Free
Renny Spencer
Robin Davis
Robin Erickson
Rosanne Wolfe
Ruth Miller
Ruth Weiss
Sahel Ardi
Sandra Dunbar
Sandy Delehanty
Sandy Haight
Sarah Yeoman
Shelley Prior
Shelly Johnson
Sheree Dohnt
Sherry Mitchell
Shiho Suzuki
Shu Chih Murray
Sondra Carr
Stacy Lund Levy
Stacy Weed
Stephanie Goldman
Susan Stuller
Susanna Spann
Suzanne Accetta
Tanja Jensen
Teresa Kirk
Teresa Stewart
Tessa Kalman
Thao Nguyen
Tracy Hebert
Tracy Love
Tracy Male
Viktoriia Kartashova
Viviane Van Giesen
Wang Feng
Wiebke Meier
Xiaoxia Chen
Yael Maimon
Yan Feng
Yao Xiao
Yi Luo
Yimeng Bao
Ying xue Zhou
Yuqian Sun
Yuting Wang
Zoe McDonald