2021-22 Saint Kosmas Art Contest

THEME:
The Beauty of God’s Creation Represented in
THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF CREATION
(Genesis 1:3 - 2:3)

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

THEME INTERPRETATION

Depict any of the following:

• Light and/or Darkness

• Day and/or Night

• Water (Seas, Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, etc.)

• Firmament (Clouds, Fog, Dew, etc.)

• Land or Landforms

• Plants (Grass, Plants, Trees, etc.)

• Seasons

• Sun, Moon, and/or Stars

Sun, Moon, and Stars

Artist: Silouan Nelson
Birth year: 2014
Age 7 in 2021

Medium: watercolors on watercolor paper, wet-on-wet technique

Description: The lights of the heavens (sun, moon and starts) are shown radiating above the dry land of earth. The first four days of creation are represented in this painting.

Recognition: 1st Place
(receiving a total of 5.5 points from 3 judges)

State of Residence: Louisiana
Parish or Church Community: St. John the Divine Antiochian Orthodox Mission, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Cross of Creation

Artist: Elena Enke
Birth year: 2006
Age 15 in 2021

Medium: colored pencils

Description: This piece is intended to depict the first four days of creation seen through the lens of the cross. The radiant light shows how creation shone prior to the Fall of Man.

Recognition: 2nd Place
(receiving a total of 5 points from 2 judges)

State of Residence: California
Parish or Church Community: St. Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, California

Division of the Waters

Artist: Ava Ortwein
Birth year: 2004
Age 17 in 2021

Medium: pen on watercolor paper

Description: The Division of the Firmaments represents the parting of the Sky from the Sea and the Unformed to the Formed.

Recognition: tied for 3rd Place
(receiving a total of 4 points from 2 judges)

State of Residence: Mississippi
Parish or Church Community: St. John Orthodox Church, Memphis, Tennessee

The Creation of the First Four Days

Artist: Sarah Hisert
Birth year: 2012
Age 9 in 2021

Medium: markers

Description: It has the first 4 days with the land parted from the sea, the trees bearing fruit and bushes bearing flowers. It shows the light separated from the darkness as created by God's own hand.

Recognition: tied for 3rd Place
(receiving a total of 4 points from 2 judges)

State of Residence: California
Parish or Church Community: Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Oakland, California

First Four Days of Creation from a Monastery Window

Artist: Katherine Hawk
Birth year: 2007
Age 14 in 2021

Medium: colored pencils

Description: Elements of the first four days of Creation as seen through a monastery window—day and night; water and dry land; vegetation; sun and moon.

Recognition: Honorable Mention

State of Residence: Texas
Parish or Church Community: Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, Kendalia, Texas

All Creation Praises God

Artist: Katherine Hawk
Birth year: 2007
Age 14 in 2021

Medium: colored pencils

Description: A monk prays in the beauty of nature—the third day of Creation: dry land and water; vegetation.

Recognition: Honorable Mention

State of Residence: Texas
Parish or Church Community: Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery, Kendalia, Texas

Hand of Blessing

Artist: Seraphim Nelson
Birth year: 2009
Age 12 in 2021
State of Residence: Louisiana

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Description: The blessing hand of the Logos creating the lights of the cosmos, with a seraphim woven into the tapestry of creation.

Recognition: Honorable Mention

State of Residence: Louisiana
Parish or Church Community: St. John the Divine Antiochian Orthodox Mission, Lake Charles, Louisiana

God Made the Forests

Artist: Peter Mirica
Birth year: 2013
Age 8 in 2021

Medium: brush markers

Description: This painting represents the third day of creation in which God made the forests.

Recognition: Honorable Mention

State of Residence: New Hampshire
Parish or Church Community: Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church (OCA), Claremont, New Hampshire

Begin now creating art for the 2022-23 Saint Kosmas Art Contest!

STUDENTS MAY SUBMIT ONE PIECE OF ARTWORK PER MONTH
FROM MAY - DECEMBER 2022