2017 Art Contest Winners
Thank you to all who submitted a drawing to our 3rd Annual Art Contest—you made this a very successful contest. We really enjoyed each and every drawing that came in.
Our winners are announced below (click thumbnails to see larger images). You can view the rest of the entries in our 2017 Art Contest Participant Gallery.
Ages 6 & Under
1st Place
Title of Drawing: Playing at Sunset
Name of Artist: Lainie Gudas, Des Plaines, IL
Age: 5
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: "Sea turtles swimming, a whale and a dolphin jumping."
2nd Place
Title of Drawing: Mermaid Celebrates
Name of Artist: Lilly Campbell, Omaha, NE
Age: 6
Branch: J-055
Quote from the Artist: "It is a mermaid in the ocean. She is having her birthday party. She invited a fish and the fish gave her a rainbow.”
3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: SpongeBob Squarepants
Name of Artist: Elenora Allevato, Livonia, MI
Age: 5
Branch: J-232
Quote from the Artist: "SpongeBob and all his friends having a great time under the sea.”
3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Under the Sea Ocean Picture
Name of Artist: Sienna Hollenbaugh, Rosewell, GA
Age: 5
Branch: J-126
Quote from the Artist: "A sunken ship, a scuba diver, an octopus squirting ink, seaweed, a big blow fish and the ocean water.”
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Nemo & Ariel
Name of Artist: Kathleen Yakich, Brunswick, OH
Age: 4
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Nemo’s bent fin is swimming with Ariel.”
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Mermaid and Animals Under The Sea
Name of Artist: Bridget Yakich, Brunswick, OH
Age: 6
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "I drew a mermaid, seahorse, crab & shark.”
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Fat Fat Jellyfish
Name of Artist: Andrew Dunn Bajnok, Marshall, VA
Age: 4
Branch: J-013
Quote from the Artist: "Very large rainbow jellyfish swimming with fish.”
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Shark Bait
Name of Artist: Lincoln Lyons, St. Louis, MO
Age: 4
Branch: J-011
Quote from the Artist: "There’s only one piece of fish out and the big shark is chasing it into the midnight zone.”
Ages 7 to 8
1st Place
Title of Drawing: Sunset Sea
Name of Artist: Kalina Gudas, Des Plaines, IL
Age: 7
Branch: J-083
Quote from the Artist: Colorful with different shades of blues, there are seahorses, a whale, fish, a turtle and a dolphin swimming around at sunset
2nd Place
Title of Drawing: Under Water Sea Creatures
Name of Artist: Adam Figura, Wexford, PA
Age: 7
Branch: J-512
Quote from the Artist: "The sea creatures that my dad and I see when we fish at the beach."
3rd Place
Title of Drawing: Dolphin World
Name of Artist: Ava Knapp, Cranberry Twp., PA
Age: 8
Branch: J-115
Quote from the Artist: "My picture is what I imagine dolphins do in the ocean. They swim, make friends, eat other fish. I love dolphins! They are my favorite sea creature."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Rainbow Sea
Name of Artist: Olivia Carpenter, Brunswick, OH
Age: 7
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Rainbow themed sea creatures under the sea!"
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: A Crab
Name of Artist: Ben Triffanoff, Bell Vernon, PA
Age: 7
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "An orange crab in the water."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: The Beautiful Part of the Sea
Name of Artist: Alexandra "Sasha" Kirk, McLean, VA
Age: 8
Branch: J-512
Quote from the Artist: "Peaceful, the animals are fun, playful and fast."
Ages 9 to 10
1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Swimming with the Dolphins
Name of Artist: Emma Rice, Omaha, NE
Age: 9
Branch: W-018
Quote from the Artist: "Dolphins jumping out of the water. Turtle, octopus, jelly fish under water."
1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Jaws
Name of Artist: Eli Triffanoff, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 9
Branch: J-038
Quote from the Artist: "This is a shark with fish swimming into his wide open mouth."
1st Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Deep Sea Discovery
Name of Artist: Bethany Jost, West Chicago, IL
Age: 9
Branch: J-470
Quote from the Artist: "Bethany is the scuba diving girl in the picture and this is what she thinks she would discover."
2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Ink Attack
Name of Artist: Clare Yakich, Brunswick, OH
Age: 10
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "An octopus is defending itself from a shark attack."
2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Bikini Bottom
Name of Artist: John Kirk, McLean, VA
Age: 10
Branch: J-512
Quote from the Artist: None Given
2nd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Fun Day Under the Sea
Name of Artist: Joseph Zanoni, Narberth, PA
Age: 10
Branch: J-334
Quote from the Artist: "All of the fish are having fun under the sea."
3rd Place
Title of Drawing: Traffic in the Ocean
Name of Artist: Chloe Adam, Midland, MI
Age: 9
Branch: W-093
Quote from the Artist: "Sunken pirate boat, mermaid & fish."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Creatures of the Sea
Name of Artist: Jacob Bryk, Dallas, PA
Age: 9
Branch: J-526
Quote from the Artist: "A few common sea creatures like fish, sharks, squid, dolphins & octopuses."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Grub Fish
Name of Artist: Nathan Brinkley, North Richland Hills, TX
Age: 10
Branch: J-J00
Quote from the Artist: "He is looking for a friend because he is lost."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Shipwrecked
Name of Artist: Tony Startare, Belle Vernon, PA
Age: 9
Branch: J-157
Quote from the Artist: "This is what you will see under the sea."
Ages 11 to 12
1st Place
Title of Drawing: The FCSLA Fish
Name of Artist: Tamara Bajek, Naperville, IL
Age: 12
Branch: J-339
Quote from the Artist: "Mr. Angler has joined FCSLA and starts to read about its history."
2nd Place
Title of Drawing: Mermaid in the Sea
Name of Artist: Sean Jost, West Chicago, IL
Age: 11
Branch: J-470
Quote from the Artist: "Drawing of a mermaid in the sea and then colored using flair markers and colored pencils."
3rd Place
Title of Drawing: Under the Sea
Name of Artist: Anna Marie Rice, Omaha, NE
Age: 11
Branch: W-018
Quote from the Artist: "Blowfish, whales, eels, stingrays, and Clown fish on the bottom."
Honorable Mention (tie)
Title of Drawing: Deep Sea Explorers
Name of Artist: Lily Lehtinen, Cary, NC
Age: 11
Branch: J-029
Quote from the Artist: "I drew this as a silvertip shark approaching Atlantis. It was fun to imagine what Atlantis looks like."
Honorable Mention (tie)
Title of Drawing: Sunken Ship (Titanic)
Name of Artist: Kylie Vilcek, St. Louis, MO
Age: 11
Branch: J-011
Quote from the Artist: "In my drawing I drew the Titanic sunken and there are schools of fish all around the ship."
Honorable Mention (tie)
Title of Drawing: Animals in the Sea
Name of Artist: Noah Triffanoff, Bell Vernon, PA
Age: 11
Branch: J-038
Quote from the Artist: "In my picture there are various sea animals such as a man o’war, two jellyfish, a sea snake, a crab and different kinds of fish. There is also seaweed, sand, rocks and water."
Ages 13 to 15
1st Place
Title of Drawing: Hidden Wonders
Name of Artist: Ryan Nicole Brady, Shaker Hts, OH
Age: 14
Branch: J-453
Quote from the Artist: "Under the sea, there exists a world of mystery and possibility, untouched by the human hand, waiting patiently to be discovered."
2nd Place
Title of Drawing: Old Turtle
Name of Artist: Luke Rice, Omaha, NE
Age: 14
Branch: W-018
Quote from the Artist: "Turtle swimming."
3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Reaching Toward the Light
Name of Artist: Virginia Kouba, Auburn, NE
Age: 14
Branch: W-024
Quote from the Artist: "Deep in the ocean, a Kraken yearns for an adventure. He travels upward searching for a friend or lunch. You see him just as he is reaching toward the light."
3rd Place (tie)
Title of Drawing: Fish Sticks
Name of Artist: Steven Kukucka, Lorain, OH
Age: 13
Branch: J-380
Quote from the Artist: "From lazy starfish to monstrous Angler fish, the ocean is an exciting place. As mindless jellyfish float among happy whales and menacing sharks, in the ocean, anything can happen."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: Creatures Under the Sea
Name of Artist: Elizabeth Groetsch, Sewickly, PA
Age: 14
Branch: J-512
Quote from the Artist: "This drawing shows the beauty of the majestic sea creatures that thrive in the ocean."
Honorable Mention
Title of Drawing: An Octopus’s Garden
Name of Artist: Ann Koppitch, Shaker, OH
Age: 13
Branch: J-355
Quote from the Artist: "This is an underwater ocean adventure for Bobby the octopus. His friends are Charlie & Charlotte the fish, Freddy the eel, Joanna the jellyfish and Bryce the shark."
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