2024 Animals Competition Winners
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1st Place Winner: Frances McMahon, "House Hunting," watercolor
2nd Place Winner: Garry Fleming, "In Your Hands," oil
3rd Place Winner: Sarah Lake, "Masai," paper art
Special Merit
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Susanne Fumelli, "Glow," pastel
JR Hess, "Only in Dreams," colored pencil
Gabrielle Dickens, "Man of the Forest," colored pencil
Sonja Jones, "Almost in Bloom," scratchboard
Taylor Czyscon, "Summer's Breath," pastel
Tianyin Wang, "The Cat," charcoal
Leah Davies, "Mack Attack," colored pencil
Sharon Moseley, "Smöske," colored pencil
Almaris Acin, "Emma," colored pencil
Sally Edmonds, "Mister Chester," mixed media
Rachel Harris, "Rainbow Lorikeets," colored pencil
Rebecca Findlay, "Forest Secret," acrylic
Jasmine Leask, "After a Bath," pastel
McKenzie Gutshall, "Bruce," colored pencil
Kateryna Bielikova, "Emphatic," acrylic
Jessica King, "Harry with Blanket," colored pencil
Hailey Wellauer, "Reflection," colored pencil
Renso Tamse, "Significance of Strength," watercolor
Eileen Schulz-Tampier, "White Wolf," colored pencil
Tracy Warner, "A Moment's Peace," colored pencil
Sarah Perry, "Fox in the Rain," pastel
Jenna Hestekin, "Donkey," scratchboard
John Suh, "Ted," oil
Annik Janssens, "I Am Worth It," pastel
Linda Hansen, "Lynx Portrait," pastel
Monika Barbian, "African Princess," scratchboard
Lee Gobbi, "Dylan," oil
John Hanley, "Double Trouble," graphite
Aishwarya Bala, "Mylo the Chi," pastel
Suzanne Sheran, "River," oil
Louise Reilly, "Portrait of a Panda," mixed media
Amy McKimm, "Brave Heart," pastel
Rebeca Engels, "Finch in Focus," pastel
Aga Elliott, "One Turtle's Journey," oil
Sheryl Unwin, "Focus," scratchboard
Michelle Farmer, "Budgies," mixed media
Debra Yaun, "Bunnies in Nest," scratchboard
Peter Eades, "Water Games," oil
Linda Lunnon, "Tree Creeping," scratchboard
Philippa Lavers, "Autumn Light," pastel
Jennifer Goodhue, "Wolf," colored pencil
Susan Wehrman, "No Rhino Reason," colored pencil
Angela Parr, "You're Such a Show Off," pastel
Cheryl Pruys, "Sea Turtles," acrylic
Kate Tooke, "Good Boy Banjo," oil
Beverly McKay, "Just Resting My Eyes," acrylic
Yelena Lamm, "Latte and Mocha," oil
Helen Coulter, "Stretch," acrylic
Louise Hancox, "Infinite Shadows Singular Light II," pastel
Ann Ranlett, "Tucson Yawn Desert Tortoise," scratchboard
Andy Eccleshall, "I Am Cow," oil
Alison Ehmig, "Shadows," acrylic
Kendra Ferreira, "A Passing Glimpse," colored pencil
Ashley Tolton, "Dunny," oil
Artistic Recognition
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Susie McColgan, "Best Friend," acrylic
Lauren Catling, "Scout," pastel
Christine O'Dell-Ferguson, "Fearless," acrylic
Lorna Dandy, "Tiger Taiga," colored pencil
Susi Gardner, "Wild and Free," oil
Mark Zimmerman, "Flame Tanager," acrylic
Michelle Rapley, "Kitty," graphite
Bronwen Jones, "Birds of a Feather," watercolor
Marianne Brady, "Toby," pastel
Donna Prentice, "Wally," watercolor
K-roline, "Sois Fort," acrylic
Lisa Makin, "Mother and Cub," colored pencil
Jewel Conway, "Jezebel," oil
Rochelle Oberholser, "Crossing the Line," colored pencil
Hasina Noormohamed, "Yuko," pastel
Sue Miller, "Good Company," oil
Jen Crenshaw, "Bengal Tiger," gouache
Brian Binder, "The Underestimated," mixed media
Rosie Brundrett, "Rise and Shine," acrylic
Isabel Conradi, "A Mother's Love," oil
Swapnil Nevgi, "Sleeping Beauty," oil
Kristy Ren, "Griffy," pastel
Bernadette Ballantyne, "Astro," pastel
Robyn Bromham, "More Precious Than Gold," acrylic
Bathmawathy, "Focus," oil
Tracey Prioste, "Spirit," charcoal
Sara Mohagen, "Tickells Blue Flycatcher," watercolor
Siriol Hayler, "The Watcher," pastel
Olga Belova, "Charm," silk painting
Dawn Bouchard, "A Friend for Life," pastel
Tatiana Maliseva, "Graceful Wings, Blue Heron," watercolor
Marjolein Kruijt, "White Wolves of Yellowstone," oil
Robin Caspari, "The Morning Paper," oil
Abigail Gingele, "Green Woodpecker," colored pencil
Christopher Forrest, "Seahawk Ascending," oil
Gillian Weddle, "Griffin the Caracal," colored pencil
Sheila Tysdal, "Max," colored pencil
Louise Fjord Jensen, "Wilson the Zebra," colored pencil
Megan O'Connor, "Vici," colored pencil
Debbie Johnson, "Mama and Baby Bear," pyrography
George Mattingly, "Roxy at Salmon Brook," oil
Jo Groves, "Natural Beauty," pastel
Wayne Chunat, "Home Again," acrylic
Deb Farrimond, "Azure Kingfisher," pastel
Ken Wallin, "Swimming with Sea Turtles," acrylic
Tasha Waller, "Fae Ofa - A Mother's Love," colored pencil
Coline Haxaire, "Rainbow Dragon," pastel
Melody DeBenedictis, "Blues and Bays," oil
Shannon Gordy, "Mastiffs," pastel
Poonam Kasekar, "Frank - The King," acrylic
Nanette Catigbe, "The Hereford," pastel
Fiona Groom, "Prep and Preen," acrylic
Michele Lutzai, "Kingpin," oil
Jacqui Keseluk, "Great White," oil
Lynn Kibbe, "Versatility," scratchboard
Amy Rattner, "Quail Covey," acrylic inks
Honorable Mention
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Lorraine Dey, "Kona," acrylic
Stu Rosen, "Double Chin," pen and ink
Lori Owen, "Contemplation," pastel
Nick Reys, "The Wild Hunt," graphite
Stefanie Radtke, "Kingfisher....," colored pencil
Amy Szwaya, "Don't Look," colored pencil
Michele Cauchon, "Charlotte," pastel
Liana Brennan, "Leave Me Alone," mixed media
Stacy Fett, "Always Watching," acrylic
Fred Moss, "Mountain Goat," oil
Pat Shepherd, "Waterboy," oil
Linda Briesacher, "Blessed to be the Brood Mares," oil
Kelly Ferguson, "Perception," acrylic
Sharon Hernly, "Guardian of Dawn," oil
Kym Lee, "Fragility," acrylic
Becky Carpenter, "Fox," colored pencil
Cecilia Pelissier, "The Orangutan," watercolor,