ANNUAL STUDENT COMPETITION
First Place
Minh Vu
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
ARTBYMINH.COMMy family adopted an art-
ist who couldn’t pay for his
tuition. I spent my entire
precious summer as his
assistant.
The inspiration for Sushi
Boats is my favorite restau-
rant where sushi dishes are
placed on boats running
along a trail of water. It’s like
a theme park.
I used hundreds of tri-
angles so that the painting
would look overwhelming: the
way I feel when I see so much
food! I made sure the boats
would look as if they were
fl oating. I wanted the painting
to be fun, playful and welcom-
ing, so cubism fi t perfectly. I
also allude to Michelangelo’s
Creation of Adam with the
two hands reaching toward
one another. MG
OPPOSITE TOP: Sushi Boats (oil on
canvas, 30x48)Second Place
Jeanne Breedt
GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICAFrom a young age I would
visit the Cité Internationale
des Arts in Paris with my
mother, a professional art-
ist. I was even enrolled at
the Louvre and the Centre
Pompidou for art lectures for
children.
Last year I studied town
planning and was fascinated
with the infl uence of the
Industrial Revolution on
the lives of ordinary work-
ing people. The Time Clock
is a depiction of a time
clock as an integral part of
began pulling a lot of stuff
up. Ten years passed and,
one day, Bob Ross came
on. Something came alive in
me! That’s how I began, four
years ago, and it has given
me my joy back.
I found The Artist
Magazine’s contest and
thought, “What the heck,
just take a chance!” I can
still hardly believe I was
recognized. I’m elated! I’m
73 years old, and my head is
bursting with paintings. Paint
STILL LIFE/INTERIOR
with a passion my fellow
artists; never give up! MG
ABOVE: Out of the Nest (oil on
board, 8x10)Third Place
Alexa Renee
Demanuel
STONY BROOK, NEW YORK
FACEBOOK.COM/ALEX ARENEEARTISTThe scribble-style pet por-
trait came about accidentally
when I was away at school.
I missed my puppy and
decided to draw him with
new markers. Suddenly, I log
into Facebook to fi nd that my
mom had posted it, and peo-
ple were asking if they could
pay me to draw their pets!
My grandmother, Candace
Staulcup, is my inspiration.
I’ve always admired her work.
Her art studio spilled from
her offi ce into her bedroom in
a funny sort of way. There’d
be fancy pencils and pens,
paintbrushes and acrylics on
counter tops, tables, closets
and the fl oor. MG
LEFT: Marley (marker on canvas,
11x8½)70 artistsmagazine.com
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