Aspermont Sophomore's Prize-Winning Mixed Media Piece Captures Rural Life, Earns Congressional Spotlight

From Stonewall County to Capitol Hill
James Bell holds his award-winning mixed media painting, Tater Tot, which was selected as the Congressional Art Competition winner for Texas’ 19th District.
James Bell holds his award-winning mixed media painting, Tater Tot, which was selected as the Congressional Art Competition winner for Texas’ 19th District.

Aspermont High School sophomore James Bell will represent Texas’ 19th Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol this year after his mixed media painting, Tater Tot, won first place in the national Congressional Art Competition.

The annual contest, hosted by members of the U.S. House of Representatives, invites high school students across the nation to submit original artwork. Winning pieces from e…