Artists from around the world brought their best watercolor paintings to the party for the 8th Annual Watermedia Showcase competition. Freshen your drink and enjoy some of the finest work contemporary watercolor has to offer.
“The language of art has no boundaries.”
—Zhu Liangchuan
Prize-Winning Watercolor Paintings
Best of Show: Playing (watercolor on paper, 22×30) by Yin Jun of WuHan, China
“As I watched my daughter swim for the first time, I was struck by the riot of color—not only in the complicated waves of water in the swimming pool, but also by the rich colors reflected by her body.”
—Yin Jun
2nd Place: Charcoal Fire (watercolor on paper, 141⁄6×15⅓) by Zhu Liangchuan of WuHan, China
“Life and work balance is important to me. Every morning, I send my children off
to school, then head to the studio, where I immediately shift from father to artist.”
—Zhu Liangchuan
3rd Place: Tied Up (watercolor on paper, 15×24) by Yue Luo of Guangzhou, China
“I love the time just after I’ve poured paint onto the paper, when the colors are slowly flowing across the surface and mixing naturally together. This waiting period often reveals exciting new directions for the work.”
—Yue Luo
Watermedia Showcase Honorable Mentions
Bask in Autumn (watercolor on paper, 15×44) by Shen Hong Quan | Huzhou City, China
Banded Benjamins (watercolor on paper, 22×30) by Lynn Pratt | Pawlet, Vermont
Blossom (watercolor on paper, 10¼x14) by Jasmine Huang | New Taipei City, Taiwan
Entangled (watercolor on paper, 11×15) by Dieter Wystemp | Langen, Germany
Karen (watercolor on paper, 16×12) by Gil Robles | New York
Love in Moscow (watercolor on paper, 22×29) by Chung Wei Chien
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Radar (watercolor and acrylic on paper, 20×16) by Linda Stilin | Higganum, Connecticut
Train (watercolor on paper, 10×13) by Paranat Supawantanakul
Muang, Thailand
Emmerson (watercolor on paper, 25×20) by Christine Misencik-Bunn | Fredericktown, Ohio
Ordinary Day (watercolor on paper, 22×39⅓) by Rainbow Tse | Yuen Long, Hong Kong
We Never Sleep (watercolor on paper, 30×22) by Thomas W. Schaller | Marina Del Rey, California
Thanksgiving (watercolor on paper, 18×35) by Sean Barrett | Fullerton, California
Quilt With Pears and a Bowl of Plums (watercolor on paper, 30×22) by Chris Krupinski | Hurricane, West Virginia
Illusions (watercolor on paper, 17×23) by R. Mike Nichols
Riverside, California
Tattoo Guy (watercolor on paper, 15×22) by Mark McDermott | Anchorage, Alaska
Inspired? Introduce us to your masterpiece for a chance to join the party this year!
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