A homeschool student is the winner of a local art competition.
Priscilla Hatfield won the 2021 Water Art Invitational.
Hosted by the Prince William County Service Authority, the annual event took place virtually this year.
Hatfield, a Gainesville senior, submitted a charcoal drawing that featured white horses that were riding on waves.
“Besides being an exceptional piece of artwork, Priscilla’s winning entry clearly depicts this year’s event theme, ‘The Power of Water,’” Service Authority Communications Deputy Director Kathy Bentz said in a release.
She placed third in Mixed Media, as well.
Her brother, Seth, was the Painting & Drawing runner-up five years ago.
Prince William County high school students entered 106 pieces into four categories – Computer Graphics, Mixed Media, Painting & Drawing, and Photography.
Here are the winners for each category:
Computer Graphics
- First place: Amarah Perkins from Colgan High School
- Second place: Chelsea Hodum from Battlefield High School
- Third place: Ellie Rushing from Colgan High School
Mixed Media
- First place: Isabel Walther from Colgan High School
- Second place: Abbie Dixon from Colgan High School
Painting & Drawing
- First place: Thia Lam from Hylton High School
- Second place: Denise Kamgaing from Colgan High School
- Third place: Peyton Davitch from Colgan High School
Photography
- First place: Yamilet Ventura from Forest Park High School
- Second place: Maia Demartin from Colgan High School
- Third place: Nicole Nguyen from Osbourn High School
