Winners of Our Spring 2026 Art Contest

“Out of the Shadows”
Pastel
by Bonnie Butler
Best o Show

Our Winners Are:

Division I
Category A – Oil/Acrylic
1st Place – Le Reve, Peggy Steup
2nd Place – Modern Mayan, Linda Hamilton
3rd Place – Tribal, Linda Hamilton
1st Honorable Mention – Gentleman of Paris, Peggy Steup

Category B – Water Media
1st Place – Cesky Krumloff, Peggy Steup
2nd Place – Franciscan Gardens, Peggy Steup
3rd Place – Prague Old Town Square, Peggy Steup
1st Honorable Mention – Prague City Garden, Peggy Steup

Category C – Pastels
1st Place – Caretaker, Joel Salmons
2nd Place – Waiting for the Call, Joel Salmons
3rd Place – San Antonio Mission Trail, Joel Salmons
1st Honorable Mention – Migrations, Joel Salmons

Category D – Drawing
1st Place – Lakeshore, Greg Livingston

Category E – Mixed Media
1st Place – Fish Tank, Linda Achard
2nd Place – Walk in the Way, Linda Hamilton
3rd Place – And Another Thing, Linda Hamilton
1st Honorable Mention – Wild Hair Day, Ettie Pate

Category L –
1st Place – Land of Enchantment (diptych), Sheila Stoll
2nd Place – Lighthearted, Sheila Stoll

Category M – Wood
1st Place – Music Box, Greg Livingston

Division II
Category A – Oil/Acrylic
1st Place – Shrimp Boat, David Kent
2nd Place – Esme, Carol Showalter
3rd Place – Buffalo Dream, Carol Barnhill
1st Honorable Mention – Soul of the Deer, Carol Barnhill

Category B – Water Media
1st Place – Max, Bonnie Butler
2nd Place – Garden Club, Elena Gonzales
3rd Place – East End Hike, Suzanne Chapman
1st Honorable Mention – Morning Glow, Belize, Suzanne Chapman

Category C – Pastels
Best of Show – Out of the Shadows, Bonnie Butler
1st Place – Pretty in Pink, Bonnie Butler
2nd Place – Dancing With the Light, Bonnie Butler

Category D – Drawing
1st Place – Roadmap of My Life, Bonnie Butler

Category E – Mixed Media
1st Place – Echoes of Tyrol, Elena Gonzales
2nd Place – Pining for Magnolias, Amy Conroy

Category F – Photography
1st Place – Cornfield in Mexico, Julissa Gonzales
2nd Place – Lady in the Lily, Julissa Gonzales
3rd Place – Spotted on a Sunflower, Julissa Gonzales

Category G – Digital Art
1st Place – East of Deerwood, Carol Showalter

Division III
Category B – Water Media
1st Place – What IS It?, Jenny Cooper
2nd Place – What are YOU?, Jenny Cooper

Division IV
Category A – Oil/Acrylic
1st Place – Sound of Silence, Richard Gonzales

Category E – Mixed Media
1st Place – Metamorphosis of the Bluebonnet (triptych), Patricia Redman

Category H – Abstract/Non-Objective
1st Place – Anxiously Awaiting Your Arrival, Patricia Redman

Category O – Experimental
1st Place – Frida Kahlo – I Have Wings to Fly, Patricia Redman

Division V-ES
Category E – Mixed Media
1st Place – Goldie, Elizabeth Haynes
2nd Place – Butterfly Garden, Elizabeth Haynes

Category G – Digital Art
1st Place – Dylan’s Stop, Charlie Haynes
2nd Place – Just Add Water, Charlie Haynes
3rd Place – Mimi and Papa’s, Charlie Haynes

Category J – Studio Fine Crafts
1st Place – Shawl

Division V-MS
Category D – Drawing
1st Place – The Words That Made Her, Helen Stoll

Category I – Sculpture
1st Place – Poseidon’s Chair, Helen Stoll


Congratulations to all our Winners!

You have made us proud!

Your achievement makes you eligible to enter the Lone Star Art Guild 2026 Show.

The LSAG Art Show (the first in-person show in six years!) will be at Lone Star Beckendorf Conference Center, 30555 Tomball Pkwy, Tomball, TX 77373

The way you enter your work is through Art Call.

Entries are already being accepted! Entries open April 19 and close May 29.

You will need to sign a release form when you drop off your art on June 11.