Brown horse looks toward a glass vase of pink flowers on a hexagonal panel.

Pet Portrait Competition Winners - 2019

1st Place - Advanced
Sergio Lopez - Oil

Brown horse beside pink flowers in a glass vase on a hexagonal panel.

2nd Place -Advanced
Matt Smith - Oil

Small pale bird perched on a branch in a dark hexagonal landscape.

3rd Place - Advanced
Brian DiNicola - Oil
Black-and-white dog with a red harness on a pale hexagonal panel.


1st Place - Intermediate
Jessie Hui - Oil

Brown dog in a black feathered hat and white ruff on a hexagonal panel.

2nd Place - Intermediate
David Vegt - Oil

Dog lies beneath gray blankets beside an open book on a hexagonal panel.

3rd Place - Intermediate
Tiffani Beck - Oil

Small tan dog with large ears sits upright against bright pink.

1st Place - Beginner
Whitney Paige - Oil

Gray animal with raised forepaws amid dense pink blossoms.

2nd Place - Beginner
Mary Taylor - Oil

Pale gray cat standing against a black hexagonal background.

3rd Place - Beginner
Cheyenne Cox - Oil

Gray-and-white husky portrait within a softly shaded hexagonal panel.

Greg Simkins Award -  Acrylic 
Winner: Cassandra Kim

Small dog dressed as an armored figure with a feathered hat.

Acrylic Honorable Mentions

Matthew Conlon

Gray-and-white cat crouches against a mottled pale background.


Bob Doucette

Brown hound wearing a dark hat against a green-black background.


Stacy Pefferkorn

Orange-and-white cat rests with its paw extended over a patterned blanket.

Alex Sugar
Black cat with bright eyes against green, wearing a small decorative cap.
Jeri Rae Venegas
Tan dog in profile wearing a textured scarf against warm brown.

Kate Zambrano Award - Drawing
Winner: Bronwyn Dierssen

Grayscale short-haired dog's head in side profile on a pale panel.

Drawing Honorable Mentions

Andrew Peterson Tater

Gray tabby cat with one paw extended through a gold hexagonal frame.

Jennifer Pangelinan

Brown rabbit curled on a pale cushion against dark purple.

Allana Lee

Dark brown-and-black dog portrait with subtle blue highlights.

Rodney Thompson

Black-and-white dog with upright ears against a smoky gray background.

Glenn Arthur Award - Watercolor
Winner: Beth Trott

Black-and-white dog seated in a green woodland setting.

Watercolor Honorable Mentions

Mallory Hart

Tan dog with open mouth and hanging tongue on a pale hexagonal panel.

Suzi Petroff

Tan dog with large upright ears and open mouth against pale blue.

Debbie Myers

Brown-and-white shepherd-type dog portrait with open mouth against black.

Suzi Petroff

Cat curled up in blue, purple and yellow strokes on a hexagonal panel.

Sean Cheetham Award - Oil
Winner: Codey Doran

Red cat beside a pink neon rabbit outline against black.

Oil Honorable Mentions

James Eastwood

French bulldog in a blue floral outfit seated before a brick wall.

Rosanne Cerbo

Brown dog's face emerging from a dark hexagonal background.

Andrew Peterson Tater

Small shaggy brown-and-white dog within a gold hexagonal border.

Laura Lee Romaine

Small dark dog wearing a yellow headscarf against muted green.

 

KIDS

Simple white dog illustration with brown spots against a mint patterned background. Black cat standing beside colorful vertical panels and a white wall. 
Brown owl perched on a branch against a softly blurred background. Tan dog lying in green grass beneath a blue sky. 
Tan dog's head and shoulders against blue sky and green fields. Brown dachshund with tongue out against green. 
Black-and-white bird stands on yellow legs in a leafy setting.Gray dog's head beneath a yellow hand and blue sky.  Gray-and-white guinea pig against a rainbow-striped background.
Brown-and-white dog lies on green grass beneath a blue sky. Small shaggy tan-and-gray dog against a dark geometric background.
Brown-and-white dog with long fur against dark green. Black dog surrounded by colorful flowers beneath a blue roof-shaped outline.

 

Thank you to everyone who participated! We are overwhelmed and amazed with how many entries we received.  We can't wait to do it again.

A huge thank you to our judges:

Jennifer Genarri
Kate Zambrano
Glenn Arthur
Sean Cheetham
Greg Simkins

 

And a special thanks to our friends who sponsored the competition:

Gamblin Artist's Colors
Savoir Faire
General Pencil
Golden Artists Colors

 

See you next year!