AIMH Monthly Art Contest: JUNE 2013 WINNER!!!

Bear, Squirrel, and Fox by Barbara Jelenkovich

Congratulations to Barbara Jelenkovich for being the first ever AIMH Monthly Art Contest winner!!!

Now it's my turn to create a print involving all three of these animals.  Or would if be fair if I just picked one? What do you think?

Judging Process

I asked several artists in varying fields to look through the finalists I selected for the month of June.  Each judge placed each artwork in the order of most appealing to least.  The artist with the lowest score combined is the winner.  All of the judges reported to me that they had trouble choosing, because all of the finalist submitted wonderful pieces.  I stressed that unlike other art contests, the parameters of judging an artwork were not be taken into account (because I do hope in the future to have some children's art as well), instead they were to order the works based on how each piece made them feel. 

Scores

                                                      Judge 1     Judge 2     Judge 3     Judge 4     Judge 5     Total Points

 

    2              4              2                2               2                  12   


  

    5              1              6                1               3                  16







              

             4              6              1                5               1                  17









               3              5              3                3               5                  19

     1              3              5                6               4                  19

                    6              2              4                4               6                  22

The identity of which judge gave what scores will remain anonymous, but the above are the scores submitted.

Guest Judges

Catia Dacosta

From her native Algarve, Portugal, Catia, at the age of four, was carried to Canada as the most beloved luggage by her parents.  She grew up as a passionate movie lover, and this love of images and film decided her career as a photographer.  In 2012 she started CDC Photography to capture and preserve people’s most precious memories.  Currently, she resides in Toronto with her family and the love of her life, Tony.

You can follow Catia on Instagram.

Daniella Deamysh

Daniella "Daemonysh" Demysh is a Toronto-based character designer/supervisor for TV animation and a hobbyist classical animator.  Her 8 years of industry experience have taught her the importance of connecting with each drawing on a personal level to give it that extra spark of life and appeal.  Growing up, she always adored animals just as much as drawing!  This love eventually translated into her particular speciality of designing animated animal characters for the productions she works on.

You can follow Daemonysh on Flickr and DeviantArt.

Shannon Lanigan

Shannon is a Hamilton-based, award winning illustration graduate of Sheridan College, but her true passion lies in doll creation.  This shy and extremely talented  artist's work needs to be seen to be believed.  Each of her dolls is a sculpture worthy of a gallery, but don't take my word for it.

You can follow Shannon on DeviantArt.

Brandy Wagg

Brandy graduated from Sheridan College's classical animation program, and Seneca's computer animation program intending to work in the animation industry, but her love of sculpture keeps dragging her back to her sculpting tools.  She loves to explore the structure and motion in every subject, while the subtle detail in her work captures it's very soul.  She sculpts at a secret location and values her privacy.