World’s Best Fantasy Landscapes: WOLF, VON TORNADO, MAHESHWARI, LAVENDAR, ALMEIDA, MORPHEUS & PURUSHOTHAMAN / 2024 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 62 countries competed in the 2024 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 20 international art collectors scored 50 categories of online images covering drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography.
The winning works will be revealed in this column one category at a time.
The ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS winners in CATEGORY 14. FANTASY LANDSCAPE represent POLAND, USA, UK & INDIA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Maja Wolf was born in Grudziadz, Poland on February 13, 1981. She is an artist, owner of an art gallery Maya in Torun, painter and drawing instructor, art dealer, organizer of art exhibitions and auctions. She completed a study of advertising, interior design and pedagogy. Winner of many international painting competitions. She has participated in several international exhibitions.
Since 2013 member of Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists in Warsaw.
In the early years, she painted for institutions, companies and private persons. However, she paints surreal paintings all her life. She loves to use her imagination in art and create her world. For many years she has been known for drawing realistic portraits and caricatures by pastels, charcoal and pencils.
MAYA GALLERY / Since 2009 to now she has its own gallery in Torun ( Maya Gallery ). / Since 2011 she has organized nearly 100 exhibitions of Polish artists. / She organized three art competition for children and adolescents: Casting for Mona Lisa ( 2011 ), My Mona Lisa ( 2015 ) and Mona Lisa in Torun ( 2016 ). / She organized and participated in numerous auctions and charity exhibitions.
MAYA ATELIER / Since 2013 she has been teaching drawing and painting. In June and September 2019 she organized 2 art workshops where she was also an art instructor. / Since August 2019 to october 2020 she ran her own drawing and painting school in Torun Maya Atelier. The school was closed as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. / Winner of many awards in international competitions / www.majawolf.pl
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 14. FANTASY LANDSCAPE
1st Place MAJA WOLF POLAND www.majawolf.pl “Black Pearl” 30x40cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie KRYS VON TORNADO USA http://www.krysvontornado.com “Winter Morning” 23x36" Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie SUBODH MAHESHWARI USA https://www.subodhfineartstudio.com/ “Beauty Of The Ocean” 48x96” Diptych, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie MAJA WOLF POLAND www.majawolf.pl “From Dawn To Dusk” 50x70cm Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie DIAMANTE LAVENDAR USA https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/ “After The Storm” Various sizes Mixed media digital.
4th Place KRYS VON TORNADO USA http://www.krysvontornado.com “Courage to Dream” 60x48" Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie TONY ALMEIDA USA www.artbytony.org “Moonlight Becomes You” 30x22” Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie TONY ALMEIDA USA www.artbytony.org “A New Dawn” 34x28” Mixed media on canvas.
5th Place — Tie MATTHEW MORPHEUS UK Aerosol spray paint. https://mrmatthewmorpheus.crevado.com “Eden” 152х200сm
6th Place — Tie CHAITALI. V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro “The 7 White Horses…” 60x40” Acrylic, canvas with 3D hand painted frame.
6th Place — Tie CHAITALI. V. PURUSHOTHAMAN INDIA https://linktr.ee/11TimeWorldAwardee.vastu.astro “Chakra Balancing Energizer For Higher Consciousness… ” 32x48” Acrylic on canvas with 3D hand painted frame.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
CATEGORY
In 2024, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 62 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tobago, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arabian Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
20 international art collectors asked to score art:
Andrew Cameron & Marcus Hamilton — Australia
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Floyd M. Elwell, III — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Judi Evans — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Michelle Foglesong Wilson — Las Vegas
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Paul Iacono — Chicago
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Celeste Miller — St. Petersburg, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Blaine L. Richards-Miller — Wichita Falls, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
