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Habemus victoremque! We have a winner in the Pope Francis Art Contest!

The results of our Pope Francis Art Contest are in!
Habemus victoremque! We have a winner in the Pope Francis Art Contest!
#35 - Pontifex Omnibus by Jason Bach, Gresham, Ore. (Ink and watercolor) - "Based on the portrait of Pope Innocent X by Diego Velazquez. Velazquez drew Innocent X looking very imperial and imperious on his papal throne. Francis, by contrast, sits not a throne but on a Roman public bus. By this I hoped to emphasize his humility and simplicity."
Sally Morrow

The results of our Pope Francis Art Contest are in! Thank you to all of the contest participants and voters for making this contest a success. If you are one of our top three winners, we will contact you shortly.

  • Entries: 45
  • Total number of votes: 24,156
  • First place: #35 – Pontifex Omnibus by Jason Bach of Gresham, Ore.
  • Second place: #28 – Our Pope: Francis by Jered Klodt of Cavalier AFS, N.D.
  • Third place: #25 – And with your Spirit by Clare Tabera of Huntington Beach, Calif.

FIRST PLACE – 7,092 Votes

#35 - Pontifex Omnibus by Jason Bach, Gresham, Ore. (Ink and watercolor) - "Based on the portrait of Pope Innocent X by Diego Velazquez. Velazquez drew Innocent X looking very imperial and imperious on his papal throne. Francis, by contrast, sits not a throne but on a Roman public bus. By this I hoped to emphasize his humility and simplicity."

#35 – Pontifex Omnibus by Jason Bach, Gresham, Ore. (Ink and watercolor) – “Based on the portrait of Pope Innocent X by Diego Velazquez. Velazquez drew Innocent X looking very imperial and imperious on his papal throne. Francis, by contrast, sits not a throne but on a Roman public bus. By this I hoped to emphasize his humility and simplicity.”


SECOND PLACE – 6,846 votes

#28 - Our Pope: Francis by Jered Klodt, Cavalier AFS, N.D. (Charcoal) - "A portrait of Pope Francis done in charcoal with white chalk highlights on 11"x14" pastel paper."

#28 – Our Pope: Francis by Jered Klodt, Cavalier AFS, N.D. (Charcoal) – “A portrait of Pope Francis done in charcoal with white chalk highlights on 11″x14″ pastel paper.”

THIRD PLACE – 4,091 votes

#25 - And with your Spirit by Clare Tabera, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Acrylic Paint) - "What can I say? Pope Francis and a dove."

#25 – And with your Spirit by Clare Tabera, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Acrylic Paint) – “What can I say? Pope Francis and a dove.”

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