Hive Art Gallery Bests #30

 🎉 **Celebrating the Winners of Week 30 of the Hive Art Gallery Contest!** 🎉 A massive thank you to everyone who participated and made this week's competition so vibrant! Your incredible talent and passionate engagement are what make this community so special. A special shout-out to all the amazing voters who took the time to review the entries and cast their votes. Your eyes and opinions shape this contest every week: @reyghart04, @marpasifico, @lizandra, @kawa.i.kredki, @seckorama, @elisabethswan, @iriswrite, @cumanauta, @neuropoeta, @alwaysonyi, @usmanart, @kennykroos, @mariatd, @liannetchs, @fonestreet, @sirkay1, @kingmosesart, @ufuoski, @daveexpressions, @yuslenismolina, @olayemijoshua, @muller341, @rader99, @riqart, @adebayo7. **Ready to see which pieces captivated the community?** # The winners 🥇 **1st place**: **@manart** [Painting of a man in the orange 🍊 garden](https://hive.blog/hive-177717/@manart/painting-of-a-man-in-the-orange-garden) - 34 pts - prize: **20% of the post's earnings** + **300 Ecency Points**  This painting radiates warmth and peacefulness! The soft rays of sunlight filtering through the lush green canopy create such a serene mood, and the abundance of oranges gives it a joyful, almost magical touch. The way you captured the farmer mid-task adds a sense of life and movement—it's like we’ve stepped into a quiet, hardworking moment. Even without heavy detailing, your use of color and light really brings the scene to life. The crates overflowing with fruit and the scattered oranges on the ground add to the abundance and charm. Painting on primed chipboard also gives it a lovely textured feel. Beautiful work! 🥈 **2nd place:** **@maiasun84** [Boredom](https://hive.blog/hive-174301/@maiasun84/boredom-sketch-2-series-everyday) - 27 pts - prize: **15% of the post's earnings** + **200 Ecency Points**  This piece is incredibly powerful—not just for the expression you've captured, but for the honesty behind it. The furrowed brow, the clenched teeth, and the almost scornful squint speak volumes about the emotion you're channeling. It’s not just “boredom” as a passive feeling—it’s boredom laced with frustration and resistance, and that complexity makes the drawing so compelling. Your shading adds depth to both the physical features and the mood, and the slightly rough texture gives it a rawness that suits the theme. It's vulnerable yet assertive—like you're confronting the emotion head-on instead of hiding from it. 🥉 **3rd place**: * **@ezeagu1** [Majesty in Charcoal](https://hive.blog/hive-177717/@ezeagu1/majesty-in-charcoal) - 26 pts - prize: **15% of the post's earnings** + **100 Ecency Points**  Your piece truly lives up to its name — "Majesty in Charcoal" radiates presence and power. The bold, confident strokes and the almost confrontational angle of the elephant make it feel like it's walking straight into the viewer’s space, demanding attention and respect. ___ ## **Congratulations to the winners!** 🎉 Remember, the contest is ongoing! Tomorrow, we’ll publish a post showcasing this week’s submissions. Join the **YAF - Young Art Fair Community** and support our project! Let’s celebrate creativity together. 🎨✨ --- ## **How Can You Support Us?** Love this idea? Help us make it thrive! Here’s how you can support us: ✅ Leave us the comment with a good word 📢 Spread the news 👍 Give us a thumb up👍 👀 Follow our account 🔄 Consider adding a voting trail (https://hive.vote). We can’t wait to see your incredible creations! Let’s build something amazing together. 🎨✨ --- **🎭 Don't hesitate to join the [YAF community](https://hive.blog/created/hive-177717) and share your creations there!** *** *by @asia-pl*