Blythe Daley, a ninth grader at The Villages Charter School, won best of show for her portrait of a woman in water.
“My dad used to draw a lot around the house and I picked up on what he did and I really enjoyed it,” Daley said. “I was very happy but I didn’t think I would win because of how small it was and all of the talent in this room is amazing.”
Leesburg High School’s Jawan Townsend received the Jan Smith Scholarship of $500. Smith was an art teacher at Leesburg High School and her family created a scholarship fund in her honor.