2nd place:
Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany
“Sitzendes Fabeltier” by Franz Marc

2nd place:

Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany

“Sitzendes Fabeltier” by Franz Marc

3rd place:
Elsbeth Schuetz, Orange, Calif.
 “Stagecoach, Ann-Margret” by Norman Rockwell

3rd place:

Elsbeth Schuetz, Orange, Calif.

 “Stagecoach, Ann-Margret” by Norman Rockwell

4th place:
 Judie Rietze, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
“American Gothic” by Grant Wood

4th place:

 Judie Rietze, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

“American Gothic” by Grant Wood

Angela Schmitt, Oelwein, Iowa“Les Elephants” by Salvador Dali

Angela Schmitt, Oelwein, Iowa
“Les Elephants” by Salvador Dali 

Israel Flores, South Gate, Calif. “Thinking About Death” by Frida Kahlo

Israel Flores, South Gate, Calif.
“Thinking About Death” by Frida Kahlo

Phuong Le, Hamburg, N.J.“Girl with Red Beret” by Pablo Picasso

Phuong Le, Hamburg, N.J.
“Girl with Red Beret” by Pablo Picasso

Julie Ventura, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. “Madame Matisse” by Henri Matisse

Julie Ventura, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.
“Madame Matisse” by Henri Matisse

Graciela Enns, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada“Fish Rater Taking on Stores” by Keith Snow

Graciela Enns,
Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
“Fish Rater Taking on Stores”
by Keith Snow

Jana Burns, Pensacola, Fla. “The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte

Jana Burns, Pensacola, Fla.
“The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte

Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci

Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany
“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci

Honorable Mention:  Angie Roman, Chicago “Nude With Calla Lilies” by Diego Rivera

Honorable Mention: 
Angie Roman, Chicago
“Nude With Calla Lilies” by Diego Rivera

Honorable Mention:  Erica Plyter, Hinesville, Ga.“Two Calla Lilies on Pink” by Georgia O’Keeffe

Honorable Mention: 
Erica Plyter, Hinesville, Ga.
“Two Calla Lilies on Pink”
by Georgia O’Keeffe

Honorable Mention:  Vickie Chilla, Eustis, Fla. “La Frise Beethoven” by Gustav Klimt

Honorable Mention: 
Vickie Chilla, Eustis, Fla.
“La Frise Beethoven” by Gustav Klimt

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Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany
“Sitzendes Fabeltier” by Franz Marc
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2nd place:

Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany

“Sitzendes Fabeltier” by Franz Marc

3rd place:
Elsbeth Schuetz, Orange, Calif.
 “Stagecoach, Ann-Margret” by Norman Rockwell
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3rd place:

Elsbeth Schuetz, Orange, Calif.

 “Stagecoach, Ann-Margret” by Norman Rockwell

4th place:
 Judie Rietze, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
“American Gothic” by Grant Wood
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4th place:

 Judie Rietze, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

“American Gothic” by Grant Wood

Angela Schmitt, Oelwein, Iowa“Les Elephants” by Salvador Dali
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Angela Schmitt, Oelwein, Iowa
“Les Elephants” by Salvador Dali 

Israel Flores, South Gate, Calif. “Thinking About Death” by Frida Kahlo
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Israel Flores, South Gate, Calif.
“Thinking About Death” by Frida Kahlo

Phuong Le, Hamburg, N.J.“Girl with Red Beret” by Pablo Picasso
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Phuong Le, Hamburg, N.J.
“Girl with Red Beret” by Pablo Picasso

Julie Ventura, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. “Madame Matisse” by Henri Matisse
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Julie Ventura, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.
“Madame Matisse” by Henri Matisse

Graciela Enns, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada“Fish Rater Taking on Stores” by Keith Snow
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Graciela Enns,
Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
“Fish Rater Taking on Stores”
by Keith Snow

Jana Burns, Pensacola, Fla. “The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte
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Jana Burns, Pensacola, Fla.
“The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte

Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci
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Franziska Blume, Dresden, Germany
“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci

Honorable Mention:  Angie Roman, Chicago “Nude With Calla Lilies” by Diego Rivera
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Honorable Mention: 
Angie Roman, Chicago
“Nude With Calla Lilies” by Diego Rivera

Honorable Mention:  Erica Plyter, Hinesville, Ga.“Two Calla Lilies on Pink” by Georgia O’Keeffe
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Honorable Mention: 
Erica Plyter, Hinesville, Ga.
“Two Calla Lilies on Pink”
by Georgia O’Keeffe

Honorable Mention:  Vickie Chilla, Eustis, Fla. “La Frise Beethoven” by Gustav Klimt
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Honorable Mention: 
Vickie Chilla, Eustis, Fla.
“La Frise Beethoven” by Gustav Klimt

For Vaida Indrasiute-Stefanek, owner of Fantasy Nails by Vaida at The Kutting Room, the hardest part of entering our contest was selecting a painting to reproduce. “It took me almost a week and I finally decided on Van Gogh because I like his style,” she says. The other challenge for the new mom was finding the time. “After I put my baby girl to sleep it took me only three hours to paint it. I loved the painting and his color selection, so it was pretty easy,” she says. Indrasiute-Stefanek does a lot of nail art at the salon as well. “I mostly do free-hand designs and a lot of designs with colored acrylic. I like 3-D flowers too,” she says. “I love what I do because I can express myself every day and make somebody happy.”

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