FLORIDA SIXTH DISTRICT 2023 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION WINNERS
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Overall Winner and 1st Place by Medium - Drawing: "Fear if Failure"
Isabella Curreru, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Ed Beckett
Description: My Piece shows a girl with tears floating from her eyes. Surrounded by unfinished work.
Represents Florida's Sixth District in Washington, D.C.
1st Place Winner by Medium - Painting: “GEO”
Emily Davila, 12th Grade, North Marion High School
Teacher: Gloria Sed
Description: Portrait of a woman using expressive colors influenced by geothermal maps.
Hung in Rep. Waltz's Washington, D.C. office for one year
1st Place Winner by Medium - Photography: “Wonder Boy”
Jabari Grimes, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Angela Biggs
Description: A boy looking into the future wondering.
Hung in Rep. Waltz's Palm Coast, Florida Flagship office for a year
1st Place Winner by Medium - Computer Graphic: “Experimental”
Charleston Vance, 12th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Ed Beckett
1st Place Winner by Medium - Mixed Media: “Fluidity of Music”
Mattox Pender, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Ed Beckett
SECOND PLACE WINNERS BY MEDIUM
2nd Place by Medium - Drawing: “Fight for Freedom”
Addyson Weaver, 9th Grade, Taylor Middle-High School
Teacher: Jillian J. Larriviere
Description: A realistic graphite drawing of two horses fighting. Saturating shades of gray and black show contrast.
2nd Place by Medium - Painting: “Sunny Rural Day”
Reina Li, 12th Grade, Father Lopez Catholic High School
Teacher: Lisa Loyd
Description: Description: With the use of colored pencils and acrylic paint, I created a cow art painting that perfectly captures rural way of life. The sculpture has a triangled-shaped composition, with the cow's head at the top and legs making up the base. The compensation is angular shape lends the work a distinctive viewpoint by directing he viewers on the cow’s head. Colored pencils are used to deposit texture of the cow’s brown and white fur, and acrylic paint gives the piece depth and character.
2nd Place by Medium - Mixed Media: “Remembering Patriotic Heroes”
Ja'lynne Bendow, 12th Grade,
North Marion High School
Teacher: Gloria Sed
Description: For this piece I used labis paint to make it. The digital art is 3 layers, and I used the digital tools to make it look clean. I originally made this piece for 9/11 veterans memorial in Ocala to help them remember the heroes of 9/11 and remembrance of what they did for the nation.
2nd Place by Medium - Photography: “Vibrant Avian”
Alan Norman, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Angela Biggs
Description: Colorful parrot (bird) portrait.
2nd Place by Medium - Computer Graphic: “Oblivious”
Abigail Blaine, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Ed Beckett
Description: My sustained investigation is drawing characters based off songs I like. This piece is based off the song oblivion by Grimes. I used soft brushes and pastes colors. There are small details like strands of hair to make it seem messy. A bottle of pills spilling in the eyes to make the piece relate to mental health.
THIRD PLACE WINNERS BY MEDIUM
3rd Place by Medium - Mixed Media/Collage: “Root of the Issue”
Caya Asbille, 11th Grade, Seabreeze High School
Teacher: Kasondra Price
Description: On the left is a large tree with newspaper heading for leaves and a root system extending into the ground. On the right is a man holding an axe with a shovel next to him. The background is mountains over a blue sky.
3rd Place by Medium - Drawing: “Dust by Dawn”
Isabela K. Serrano, 10th Grade, Seabreeze High School
Teacher: Kasondra Price
Description: Half-skull gas mask mix with mushroom cross hatch lines for shading-micro pen.
3rd Place by Medium - Photography: “Casa Monica”
Nicole Soumokil, 11th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Angela Biggs
Description: Casa Monica Hotel, St. Augustine, tall, architectural building, digital infrared photography.
3rd Place by Medium - Painting: “Sunset View”
Samantha Tutt, 11th Grade, Taylor Middle-High School
Teacher: Jillian J. Larriviere
Description: The duck in this piece is a species known as a wood duck, the sunset behind enhances the naturally colorful bright feathers of the duck.
3rd Place by Medium - Computer Graphic: “Star Power Killa”
Alexander S. Oettell, 12th Grade, Flagler Palm Coast High School
Teacher: Ed Beckett
Description: Album cover inspired by common themes in real album covers that fall under the genre "Drum & Bass". The viewer is below woman who is staring back down at the viewer. The sky is pink and there is a part that is shattered, and eye peaks through the hole. The piece is supposed to feel surreal & dreamy.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS YEAR'S JUDGES
Judges: Ed Siarkowicz, Diana Minotti, Kenny Fasnacht, and Paul Beaulieu
