2023 You Won A Contest? January

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/red-christmas-cactus-bloom-patti-deters.html


Thank you for the contest votes of my "Red Christmas Cactus Bloom" by Patti Deters. This red and pink bloom is a close-up of a what has grown to be a huge plant that is about 3 feet across! It's beautiful when it flowers, as you can see! Also known as zygocactus or Easter cactus. Please enjoy more of my (flower, nature, more) images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest 1st Place: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/holiday-red-flowers.html?tab=leaderboard

Four of us came in 3rd place : )

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/red-wine-abstract.html?tab=leaderboard

First Place Winner

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/our-very-best-for-2022-the-art-network-group-flash-contest.html?tab=leaderboard

Excited that "Snowplow" won 2nd place in the 1/1/2023 contest "Dashing Through The Snow." Many thanks to contest administrator, Pali S and to everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!



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https://fineartamerica.com/featured/winter-at-the-lake-patti-deters.html



"Winter at the Lake" by Patti Deters. We had a heavy snow overnight which covered trees and fence posts with several inches of beautiful white snow. This pristine scene is at Simley Lake Pond in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The weeping willow tree adds a bit of golden color to an otherwise mostly white terrain at this local park. If you like Mother Nature photography, please see more landscapes and other outdoor images at patti-deters.pixels.com.

FAA Contest 2nd Place January 2023: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/best-of-2022-workshop-and-contest.html?tab=leaderboard

Tied for 2nd: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/3-landscape-paintings-and-photographs.html?tab=leaderboard



The famous Cuernos del Paine reflect in Pehoe Lake during a colorful autumn sunrise in Torres del Paine National Park in the wild and remote Patagonia region of Chile.

Sharing a respectable 3rd place win :)

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Cat Nap



This cat watercolor painting captures an adorable scene of a brown, gray & white tabby sleeping next to a pillow with "I love to nap" on it. What could be more inviting than a wicker chair with a soft cushion, a fluffy pillow & warm sunshine?

This cute kitty has its front paws tucked up, closed its eyes & fell fast asleep. The tail & hind leg dangle in total relaxation.

So adorable! Sweet dreams little kitten!

1/2/23- THIRD PLACE -ART ABSTRACT with BUTTERFLIES (73/76/199), A. Warrenton, host; many thanks fellows whose kindnesses made this placement possible.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/art-abstract-with-butterflies-see-example-in-rules.html?tab=overview

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/bunch-of-roses.html?tab=overview

1/7/23-SECOND PLACE -BUNCH Of ROSES contest (169/259/396), thanks Inez Titchenal, host, fellows whose kindnesses made this placement possible.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/another-chance-in-2023.html?tab=overview

Cindy, many thanks for hosting the ANOTHER CHANCE in 2023 Contest (155/161/330) and to fellow artists whose kindnesses made this THIRD placement honor possible.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/photo-black-and-white-image-water-drops-on-flat-glass-surface.html?tab=leaderboard

Thank You dear Voters, so much, and
Ann Warrenton, Admin: appreciate this opportunity. TYSM, VIVA

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So happy that "Love In A Vase" tied for third in the 1/7/2023 contest "Bunch Of Roses" held by the Fine Art Prints - Artist Boutique group. Many thanks to contest and group administrator, Inez Ellen Titchenal, and everyone who voted for my image. Congratulations to the other winners!!

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/bunch-of-roses.html?tab=leaderboard

Very happy for the 1st place win in Your favorite dolphin drawing contest, January 2023. Though very less members participated, I am thankful and grateful for my friends and co artists who made this win possible. This is my first time, first place win in FAA.



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https://fineartamerica.com/contests/abstract-art-2023.html?tab=overview

11/10/23- SECOND ABSTRACT ART contest! (174/175/115) thanks Matthew Rice/fellow artists

10-11-23, I tied for 3rd place in the FAA contest - Dancing Silhouettes

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1/11/23 - FIRST PLACE finish in the "Politics Propaganda Narrative" contest!

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I am honored to have won a 1st Place tie in the HAPPY NEW YEAR contest. Big thanks to all who voted for my image, and to Arkitekta Art, who hosted the contest.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/5-happy-new-year.html?tab=leaderboard

I am honored to have won 3rd Place in the FAVORITE FALL IMAGES OF 2022 contest. Big thanks to all who voted for my image, and to Jeff Folger, who hosted the contest.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/1-favorite-fall-images-of-2022.html?tab=leaderboard

CONTEST:::::4th Place:::::::::::
THE ARTIST BUZZZ-2022 YEAR END RETROSPECTIVE, 26/12/22......
Thank You, Laurel for this stimulating contest, and to my supporters for
your votes and thoughts. :))))VIVA




Original image courtesy Abbie Shores EDIT THIS challenge, with thanks.

3rd place tie in the "BIG SHIP" contest:



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I love 3rd place!
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Bavaro Tropical Sandy Beach

1-12-23, I tied for 2nd place in the FAA contest - WIDE Snow Slopes Ski Winter scenes 30x10 H V

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/wide-snow-slopes-ski-winter-scenes-30x10-h-v.html?tab=leaderboard

Second Place win in the "HELLO 2023 CONTEST BY INVITE ONLY", which was hosted by the FAA group "One Thousand Views on One Image per Day". (January 2023).

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/hello-2023-contest-by-invite-only.html?tab=leaderboard

1-14-23, I tied for 3rd place in this FAA contest - Children - Selective Color Only

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1/14/2023 - So very honored and pleased that this image won 1st Place in “The Best of 2022 Mid-Atlantic States of the USA” on Fine Art America! Thank you to those who voted for this image. I’m truly grateful for the honor!




“BRUSH CREEK FALLS II”
The beautiful Brush Creek Falls are located in Mercer County, West Virginia. Some 30 feet in height, the waterfall is the largest in Southern West Virginia. Brush Creek itself is a tributary of the Bluestone River. The silky water of Brush Creek Falls descends into a peaceful pool of blue with a beautiful reflection, and is a must-see for tourists or anyone visiting West Virginia. I took this long-exposure photograph to capture the beauty of these falls.

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I'm beyond excited to announce that "Autumn Grove" won FIRST PLACE in the THE BEST PHOTOPAINTING Contest 1/16/2023 held by The Artistic Aperture group. Huge happy thanks to everyone who voted for my image, and to group and contest administrator, Taphath Foose. Sincere congratulations to all the other winners … so many great images in this contest!!!!!

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/art-for-2023.html?tab=leaderboard

I am very honored and grateful to have placed amongst so many beautiful entries in the contest ART FOR 2023 hosted by Lois Churchward!

I am honored and a bit surprised to have taken 1st place!
https://fineartamerica.com/contests/first-2023-releases-flash-contest-members-only.html?tab=leaderboard

​I'm honored and very grateful to be voted 1st place in the '​WORSHIP BUILDINGS PAINTING​' contest amongst so many awesome entries! A big thank you to the contest organizer ​Jason Sentuf​ and everyone who voted. Congrats to all the other winners too!

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/the-worship-buildings-painting.html?tab=leaderboard

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Tied for Third Place in the "PHOTOGRAPHY - BLACK AND WHITE - FLOWERS- MEN ONLY" contest.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/photography-black-and-white-flowers-men-only.html?tab=leaderboard

I Tied for first place in the Avatar, Wonder of Wings contest.

https://pixels.com/contests/1-avatar-only-wonder-of-wings-members.html?tab=leaderboard

Jan 2023 - Very honored that this image took 1st Place in "Neon Glow of Nightlife" contest...




"NEON GLOW OF NIGHTLIFE"
The Cameo Theatre at Historic Bristol, Virginia is pictured here with its brand new sign as of 2021.

Keywords: cameo, cameo theatre, cameo theater, theater, theatre, bristol, virginia, va, tn, tennessee, virginia, sign, signs, southwest virginia, signage, glow, aglow, neon sign, evening sky, evening, building, architecture, red, glowing, vivid, vibrant, usa, lighting, shelia hunt, shelia hunt photography, landscape, landscape photography, outdoor, outdoor photograph, night, us, skyline, cityscape, urban, architectural photography

1/23/2023 - Very honored that this image took 2nd Place in "The Wonder of Winter" contest...
https://fineartamerica.com/contests/2-the-wonder-of-winter.html?tab=leaderboard

This image also placed in the following contests:
12/30/2022 - 2nd Place in "The Very Best of 2022", sponsored by The Art Network
12/31/2022 - 1st Place in "Favorite Image of Appalachia America from 2022", sponsored by Appalachia America






“WINTER IN THE APPALACHIANS”
Winter in the Appalachian Mountains is a special time of year. While it’s cold and snowing outside, the winter scenes like this are gorgeous! But there’s always a fire inside. Oftentimes, you’ll find me snuggled up with a good book, a warm blanket and a hot bowl of beef stew... And don’t forget the hot chocolate! Smiles.

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I am honored that this photograph of Manley Beacon at Death Valley National Park won 1st Place in the "Deserts" contest, January 2023.

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MANLEY BEACON PORTRAIT - Manley Beacon is the famous pointed landmark near Zabriskie Point as Death Valley National Park in California. From this popular vantage point, Manley Beacon is normally photographed in the horizontal, landscape format. In morning light I found this portrait of the eroded badlands of the Furnace Creek Formation in the foreground to make a compelling, near abstract composition of the distinctive geologic feature.

Both Manley Beacon and the surrounding badlands are tilted beds of sedimentary sandstone and marls laid down in the Pliocene Epoch, approximately 5 million years ago. This makes the Furnace Creek Formation a rather Johnny-Come-Lately to this fabulous geologic landscape which has at its basement rocks dating back 1.8 billion years.

Third Place honors in the "Spectacular Sunrises and Sunsets" contest, sponsored by the From Rise to Set art group, January 2023.



VERNAL EQUINOX SUNSET MURAL - The setting sun lit up the underside of a high cloud layer in a spectacular display of color on this evening of the Spring Equinox west of Tucson, Arizona in Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park. Silhouetted against this glorious sky are giant Saguaro cactus, the iconic symbol of the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest.

This landscape mural is part of my "West By Southwest - An American Mural Project" collection. Like all of the others in the collection it is formatted in the 3:5 ratio and are only available in the 20" x 12", 24" x 14.375", 30" x 18", 40" x 24", 48" x 28.75", and 60" x 36" sizes, also 72" X 43.25" as a massive wall mural with astonishing clarity. Please see the collection for further information.

I am honored that this photograph of the incomparable rock formations of Bryce Canyon National Park won 1st Place in the "From Above Photography" contest, sponsored by the Dramatic Landscape Seascape and Cityscape Photographs art group, January 2023.



The first light of day reflects off of the sandstone canyon walls at Bryce Canyon National Park, and then back onto the erosional features deep within the canyon. This image was captured from Inspiration Point looking straight into the direction of the newly risen sun.

Dawn was still to come when I awoke that late summer day in 2012. The inner voice I sometimes hear told me that I really should get up because something special was coming, so I fumbled around in the cold and dark of the Bryce Canyon campground, made my breakfast and headed out, wondering where, what, and why.

Where, I did not know. What, I figured must be the sunrise for there is no other reason to be up and about in the pre-dawn gloom. And why? Because sometimes I just know something grand is coming, and I just have to hope I recognize it when I see it.

The air was quite cool at the 8,100 foot crest of Inspiration Point, and the brisk breeze was unimpeded at that elevation. It wasn’t long before I was shivering in the cold and wishing the sun to come up just as soon as it could. Eventually, the eastern horizon brightened and finally the sun crested the horizon. The moment was certainly not one of Nature’s more colorful or dramatic sunrises, and it left me questioning why I was really there. And the answer, like always, was to believe. And wait.

I had begun taking photographs of the hoodoos in the amphitheater to the north of me when I first saw it. Below and to the east in the direction of the sun, a section of the rocks suddenly appeared to begin to glow as if translucent in the morning light. I quickly moved to compose this landscape image, followed by a portrait capture.

As suddenly as it first appeared, the show was over. And I knew exactly why I was there.

2nd Place in the "Film Photography" contest, January 2023.



"Evening Storm" was the result of a (ongoing) quest, to catch a bolt of lightning with a sunset as background. The storm built up a few miles west of Tucson, and I made this photograph from Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park west of Tucson, Arizona overlooking the Altar Valley, plus the Roskgrug and Santa Rosa Mountains. Kitt Peak and the Quinlan Mountains are in the distance to the southwest. This is a film photograph made using Kodak Gold 100 ISO reversal film.

Congrats, Douglas, et al.

FEARLESS ABSTRACTS CONTEST : Winner

Twig,leaves fallen, abstract::::::::::::::::



Thank You all who voted, and to our Admin........another great Contest !!

3rd Place for Siamese Cats in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Contest January 2023
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Thank you so much, i appreciate a lot, i tied second place
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https://fineartamerica.com/featured/take-to-the-skies-like-the-butterflies-lucia-waterson.html

Take to the skies like the butterflies
Take to the skies like the butterflies is a beautiful painting of a group of colorful butterflies flying up to the sky.

Butterflies are so gorgeous to look at, they make you think of summer, of freedom, of daring to follow your dreams.
Their pretty colours, that frighten their predators, are so very fascinating, many of them are created by light refracting on the thousands of scales that cover their wings!

If a butterfly lands on you, it is probably hungry, because they taste with their feet! And their taste receptors help them finding the right plant.
Even with watercolours, I wanted to keep the colors vivid and vibrant.
A gorgeous gift to yourself if you love nature or a gift to someone who needs encouragement to try and fly, to follow their dreams with enthusiasm.

2nd, Extreme Weather: https://fineartamerica.com/contests/our-extreme-weather-photography-contest.html?tab=leaderboard



A large ocean wave crashes on the cliffs below the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse near Ilwaco, Washington, during a powerful winter storm coupled with a king tide.

1-28-23, I tied for 1st place in the FAA contest - Cannons

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1st place in Palm Trees and Water.

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/addiction-recovery-art-with-added-text-contest-january-2023.html?tab=leaderboard
I'm very grateful and honored to have placed amongst so many beautiful entries with wonderful messages! Thank you!

1st place win in the ADDICTION RECOVERY ART WITH ADDED TEXT CONTEST

https://fineartamerica.com/contests/flowers-favorite-subject-.html?tab=overview

Many thanks, Marielle Paeva for hosting this “FLOWERS-Favorite Subject” Contest (208/385/961) and fellow artists whose kindnesses allowed for this THIRD placement in the meadow of BEAUTY this exhibit attracted. Since flowers are TRULY my fondest subject for painting, this honor makes my heArt smile. So grateful.

I'm so thrilled with all the votes for my painting! Bavaro Tropical Sandy Beach

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It's a 3-way tie for 2nd place! Cat Nap

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https://fineartamerica.com/contests/traditional-plus-digital-kickoff.html?tab=overview

WOW!, Taphath, THANK YOU for starting the Traditional Plus Digital Group, for hosting this Kickoff contest (32/56/193) and making this diminutive yet SO exciting exhibit possible!! Thank you fellow artists whose kindnesses have allowed my humble digital beginnings to stand alongside the skilled traditional-digital painters with this homepage feature and SECOND PLACE win! It is truly EXCITING to be on the cutting edge of legitimizing Digital Handpainting as a serious HAND art as demanding as traditional painting.
Thank you, so grateful.

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WOW!, Taphath, THANK YOU for starting the Traditional Plus Digital Group, for hosting this Kickoff contest (32/56/193) and making this diminutive yet SO exciting exhibit possible!! Thank you fellow artists whose kindnesses have allowed my humble digital beginnings to stand alongside the skilled traditional-digital painters with this homepage feature and THIRD PLACE win! It is truly EXCITING to be on the cutting edge of legitimizing Digital Handpainting as a serious HAND art as demanding as traditional painting.
Thank you, so grateful.

Tied for 2nd place! Thank you!

Sunrise over fields of wildflowers, Super Bloom in Walker Canyon, California. Poppies and wildflowers as far as you could see



https://fineartamerica.com/featured/wildflower-super-bloom-at-sunrise-in-walker-canyon-rebecca-herranen.html

1-31-23, I tied for 1st place in the FAA contest - Selective Color Only - Landscapes

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My image "Dance of Colors Abstract Composition 1H"
got 2nd place in the Too the Max Digital Abstracts Contest.



The link to the contest - https://fineartamerica.com/contests/too-the-max-digital-abstracts-contest.html?tab=leaderboard.

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2nd place in the competition SHARKS AND FAMOUS PEOPLE

Marilyn Monroe 1

Marilyn Monroe is an icon of fashion, movie, music and art as a whole. You can see that the three-dimensional elements of the picture stand out. The painting shows subtle changes when viewed from different angles.

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3rd place in the competition NEW LOGO FOR OUR 4-LEGGED FRIENDS

The red cat.

In this picture, I drew a red cat. The cat has green eyes. The background in the picture is blue. The cat looks bright and independent. The painting is dominated by red and blue colors.