AIMH Monthly Art Contest: JULY 2013 WINNER!!!

"And the Beak Goes On"
Puffin
Artwork by Jay Norman

Congratulations to Jay Norman for being the July 2013 AIMH Monthly Art Contest winner!!!

This month the race was extremely close, but the sad eyes of the thoughtful puffin have prevailed.

Thank you to all the contestants.  Please remember that this is a Monthly Art Contest with the purpose to have fun while:

• sharing the love for drawing animals;
• helping me choose what animal to draw for a monthly print (whose sale will hopefully raise some funds for conservation of wild animals).

So, if you have not won a prize this month, you can always submit a drawing for the next.

NOTE:  There are some changes to the Contest for the Months of August and September 2013.

Because I will not be here for most of September, the judging for both contests will likely be done in October.  However, the artwork submitted by August 31st will still be counted as the August entry, and everything submitted in September will belong to that month alone.

The contest rules have not changed, and you can review them here:

http://artofmili.blogspot.ca/2013/06/art-contest.html

Please inform your friends of the contest, by sharing the link above.  Share the contest, share the fun.

And now...

Judging Process

I asked several artists in varying fields to look through the finalists' artwork for the month of July.  Each judge placed each artwork in the order of most appealing to least.  The artist with the lowest score combined is the winner.  I stressed that unlike other art contests, the parameters of judging an artwork were not be taken into account, because this month we do have a submission by a child.  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

    1              2               1               2               1                  7   


  

                2              1               2               1               2                  8









    3              3              3                3               3                  15

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

Guest Judges

Adriana Blake
Adriana is a Venezuelan-American living in Canada. When she's not working in the animation industry, she's working on her webcomic, Fall on Me, and other comic projects such as Princeless or Womanthology. She's happily married; loves books (especially children’s literature) and tea.

You can follow Adriana on her Website and Facebook, or you can grab a cup of tea and enjoy reading her delightful comic in English, or Spanish, or both.

Barbara Jelenkovich

A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Barbara is a children’s book illustrator living in Udine, Italy.  As a child, she loved to paint animals, and now animals are the most frequently requested subjects by her publishers.  Her artworks have been published, and her books translated into 24 different languages, realizing her dream to communicate with children of the world. 

She is also the winner of AIMH Monthly Art Contest for June 2013. 

You can follow Barbara on her personal Website.

Pam Rose

After graduating from Sheridan College, Pam’s passion for animation has led her through a roller-coaster of an artistic journey.  She has inspired many young animators and artist, and continues to do so with skill and a bright smile.  Pam just loves to draw, so do not be surprised if you bump into her and discover yourself in her fun-looking cartoon sketchbook.

Aleksa Velicki

Aleksa Velicki is a Toronto based sculptor on the cusp of eternal fame.  After working for several years in Conservation and Restoration at the Art Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, his new silicon and wood sculpting technique (discovered while he studied at OCAD University) is revolutionizing the world of sculpture.  His passion for life, knowledge of structure, and sensitivity to detail is bound to make him the greatest figure sculptor since Rodin.

Once again, thank you to all the contestants and judges.

Keep having fun drawing!

Mili Fay

"Together we support the world one artwork at a time."