Colorado Marsh Mallards Selected for Top Prize in Waterfowl Art Competition

Guy Crittenden’s original art entitled Colorado marsh mallards is the 2016 Waterfowl stamp winner.

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife  and the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce winners of the 2016 Waterfowl Stamp Art Competition.

Five judges from the Waterfowl Stamp Art Committee carefully analyzed 20 entries on display at the Denver Country Club, Dec. 9, 2015.

The committee selected Guy Crittenden’s original art entitled Colorado marsh mallards as the 2016 Waterfowl stamp. Crittenden’s piece not only earns the grand cash prize of $3,500 but also will be represented on a stamp for both hunters and collectors in 2016.

The rendition features a pair of mallards flying above a wetland with the beautiful Colorado Rockies in the background. In addition to artistic ability, committee members closely examined the topography of each piece to ensure accurate representation of both the mallard’s physical characteristics and appropriate habitat. The committee also considered the aesthetic appeal of the image once printed on a small-scale stamp.

Evening Flight by Richard Clifton 2nd Place

Artists Richard Clifton and Scott Storm were runners up in the contest. View the paintings, read the biography of winning artist Guy Crittenden, and check out past stamp winners at http://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/WaterfowlStampWinners.aspx.

Dropping In by Scott Storm – 3rd Place

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