Meet the top 10 winners.
Champion
The Wild, Wild West, watercolor, by Angelina Eidemiller, Carmichael, California
“I like drawing horses because they are majestic animals.”
Reserve Champion
Saddle Up, oil, by Michael LeFevre, Mendon, Utah
“I wanted to do something simple yet eye-catching. Oil paint to me is really easy to work with and easy to control.”
Top 10
Western Horse, watercolor, by Benjamin Kondor, Rancho Cordova, California
“I love, I love horses!!! I love to see [them] all being happy!”
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The Whole Picture, pencil, by Laytin Bryan, Huntsville, Arkansas
“The story that my picture tells is that sometimes absence can show you how to see. With only one half of the horse, it makes you able to imagine what the other half would look like. This was inspired because in January, a girl I considered family was killed in a car wreck, and I never saw her for what she was until she was gone. I found that having an absence of something can make you see it better.”
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Western Horse Drawing, colored pencil, by Maddison Alldredge, Melissa, Texas
“When I saw the horses in this picture I thought it would be a good challenge. The horses have many colors and shadows so it looked really fun to draw.”
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Western Horse, pencil, by Yisel Reynoso, Melissa, Texas
“I chose to draw this horse because it shows that it is free and the shading reminds me of the old days.”
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Galloping in the Wind, pencil, by Lindsay Anderson, Melissa, Texas
“I chose this horse because its position gives great shadows, and I chose pencil because I feel like it gives the drawing a rustic look.”
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Sunning on a Summer Day, colored pencil, by Annalee Hansen, McKinney, Texas
“I chose this medium because I had a lot of practice with it. I chose this picture because there were two horses.”
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A Mother’s Gift, pencil, by Sarina Alvarado, Shamrock, Texas
“This mare and colt are my two horses and she had him on Mother’s Day.”
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Wind and the Horse, pencil, by Marlen Alvarado, Wheeler, Texas
“I chose the pencil so it will look more realistic. I drew the horse because it was beautiful and caught my attention…. The horse’s eye was so amazingly beautiful.”
8 & Under Age Division Winners
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