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2020 Marine Art Contest

Theme: Exploring the Biological Diversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Scientifc Illustration (all grades)

Two partially translucent white, blue, orange and yellow sea angels drawn with colored pencil
1st Place: Naked Sea Butterflies by Grace L., gr.10, Newton North HS
A red octopus and a yellow octopus drawn on a dark background
2nd Place: Two Octopi by DanLi L., gr.9, Luckie Art Studio, Lexington
A pencil drawing of an ocean sunfish that follows closely in the tentatcles of a lion's mane jellyfish
3rd Place: Ocean Sunfish and Lion’s Mane Jellies by Ella H., gr.9, Newton South HS
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High School (grades 9-12)

A gray seal faces directly towards the viewer in front of tan grass
1st Place: Gray Seal by Dylan K., gr.12, Cape Cod Academy
An octopus drawn with pencil extends its eight arms and reveals the suction cups on the under side
2nd Place: Atlantic Octopus by Darsh P., gr.9, The Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno
A painting of a translucent krill with a blue whale approaching behind it
3rd Place: Blue Whale and Krill by Queena W., gr.11, North Quincy HS
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Middle School (grades 5-8)

An intricate watercolor of a greenish-yellow basket star with its arms detailed in white, on a brighter green background.
1st Place: Basket Star by Jasmine W., gr.6, The Meadowbrook School, Weston
An image of 3 white-sided dolphins, two which are under the waterline, and one which is diving down with its tail still above water. Below the dolphins is a sandscape with lots of marine life.
2nd Place: Common Dolphins by Bohdan A., gr.6, Viz Art School, Northborough
A color pencil drawing of two Red-Necked Phalaropes birds on the water by some aquatic plants, the one in the foreground shaking water off of its wings.
3rd Place: Red-Necked Phalaropes by Ellie S., gr.7, Luckie Art Studio, Lexington
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Elementary School (grades k-4)

A sea angel and sea butterfly are drawn in pinks, yellow, brown and gray hues, on a dark gray background.
1st Place: Sea Angel and Sea Butterfly by Kenzie M., gr.4, Lincoln, RI
An image of two humpback whales, one with a scuba diver holding on to its pectoral fin on a water color blue background.
2nd Place: Humpbacks and Diver by Alyssa W., gr.4, Bridge ES, Lexington
An image of a green sea turtle swimming over a seafloor with corals, sponges and starfish. Clownfish and other yellow and gray fish swim around the turtle.
3rd Place: Green Sea Turtle by Grace C., gr.4, LiMao Art Studio, Houston, TX
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Computer Graphics (all grades)

An image made with computer graphic design of an Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin jumping out of the water and over a setting sun. The words
1st Place: Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin by Ariana C., gr.11, Cohasset HS
An image made with computer graphic design of an ocean sunfish underwater. A diver with a snorkel and mask peers over the top of the fish.
2nd Place: Ocean Sunfish and Diver by Sophia S., gr.8, William Diamond MS, Lexington
An image made with computer graphic design of a lion's mane jellyfish on a blue ocean background. Six other jellyfish appear in the background of the jellyfish in focus.
3rd Place: Lion’s Mane Jellies by Caytlin Y., gr.10, Mr. Gao Art Studio, Boston
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