🏆 AWARD WINNERS 2026
Congratulations to all the winners and participants!
The World’s First International Watercolour Painting Competition in Credit Card Format
Organised by Zuidelijke Aquarellisten (Southern Watercolour Artists) the Netherlands
Discover the winning miniature watercolours, celebrating the creativity, imagination and artistic talent of artists from around the world.
🏆 OVERALL WINNER 2026
BEST IN SHOW
🥇 First Prize – Overall Winner
Sipos Loránd – Hongary
CATEGORY AWARD WINNERS
Land & seascape
🥇 1st Prize - Ida Mager– the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Tatiana Agureeva
🥉 3rd Prize – Suman Mahendra Kumar
Urban
🥇 1st Prize - Petra van Erp – the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Jan Eelen - Belgium
🥉 3rd Prize – Rahul Dutta - India
Animals
🥇 1st Prize - Kim Johnson – USA
🥈 2nd Prize – Ives Fagniart - Belgium
🥉 3rd Prize – Maartje Lanters - the Netherlands
Birds
🥇 1st Prize - Vera Bonnema– the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Mia Thienpont- Belgium
🥉 3rd Prize – Atsuko Shima - Australia
People/Portret
🥇 1st Prize - Peter van Dommelen – the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Sam Rodgers - New Zealand
🥉 3rd Prize – Marja Colen - Belgium
Still Life, Plants & Flowers
🥇 1st Prize - Nataliya Korobeijnijk– the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Marjo van Hellemondt - the Netherlands
🥉 3rd Prize – Lut de Poortere - Belgium
Experimental
🥇 1st Prize - Myriam Crombach – the Netherlands
🥈 2nd Prize – Liliane Goossens - Belgium
🥉 3rd Prize – Andrea Buschfort - Duitsland
Heel veel dank aan onze sponsors
| Winnaars van de sponsorprijzen | Land | Sponsors | Gewonnen Prijs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aria van Gent | Nederland | https://aquarelacademie.nl | Aquarelcursus brons |
| Ans Vianen | Nederland | https://aquarelacademie.nl | Aquarelcursus brons |
| Laura Klootwijk | Nederland | https://aquarelacademie.nl | Aquarelcursus brons |
| Reinhilde Niessen | Belgie | https://aquarelacademie.nl | Aquarelcursus brons |
| Marianne de Nobel | Nederland | https//aquarelacademie.nl | Aquarelcursus brons |
| Sladana Stanic | Servie | https://tinywatercolors.be | Ambachtelijk aquarelverfsetje in blik |
| Andrea Buschfort | Duitsland | https://tinywatercolors.be | Ambachtelijk aquarelverfsetje in blik |
| Patty Helewaert | Belgie | https://tinywatercolors.be | Setje handgemaakte napjes aquarelverf |
| Peter Hagenaar | Nederland | https://tinywatercolors.be | Setje handgemaakte napjes aquarelverf |
| Lisa de Roos | Nederland | https://tinywatercolors.be | Setje handgemaakte napjes aquarelverf |
| Clementina Mancheva | Bulgarije | https://tinywatercolors.be | Setje handgemaakte napjes aquarelverf |
| Catherine Rey | Frankrijk | Hahnemuhle | Asortiment Hahnemuhle aquarelpapieren |
| Sipos Lorand | Hongarije | Da Vinci | Assortiment penselen in houten kistje. |
| Jos Antens | Nederland | https://penselen.nl | Rosemary mop penseel |
| Doris Kruger | Duitsland | https://penselen.nl | Penseel pretty lili DaVinci |
| Patricia van den Brink | Nederland | httpss://gerardhendriks.nl | Een op een schilderdag of een dag workshop incl. lunch, naar keuze |
| Jan Eelen | Belgie | https://kajawebshop.nl | Schitterende kadoset in zwarte box |
| Atsuko Shima | Australie | https://kajawebshop.nl | Discoveryset MarieBoudin |
| Yves Fagniart | Belgie | https://kajawebshop.nl | Set DaVinci/Schmincke/ Hanemuhle |
| Irma Troost | Nederland | https://kajawebshop.nl | Arches blok 300gr.CP |
| Ville Klapuch | CZ | https://kajawebshop.nl | Maimeri Blu verf. |
A WORLD OF ART IN CREDIT CARD FORMAT
Small in size, unlimited in imagination!
This unique international competition celebrates the versatility of watercolour and the remarkable creativity of artists working on a miniature scale.
Congratulations to all the winners and participants!
Zuidelijke Aquarellisten – Southern Watercolour Artists Organisers of the World’s First International Watercolour Painting Competition in Credit Card Format, 2026.