The Exemplary 2026
2nd Place, Non-Professional Original

This is an original design, based on a watercolor painting that I did several years ago. When I am painting, I tend to apply more realistic colors, and this painting on canvas allowed me to explore brighter colors, as well as different threads and stitches on 24 count Congress Cloth. I enjoy viewing and painting imaginative Mountain Views from afar, although I have a significant fear of heights.