World’s Best Floral Impressionists:
CHIHOTA, PAPIKYAN, ALMEIDA, FILICHKIN, SUPPLE, GERALD & LAVENDAR/ 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 16. FLORAL — NOT REALISTIC represent ZIMBABWE, ARMENIA & USA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Freddy Chihota is a self-taught artist and a Metal Fabricator by profession. He uses his Metal Fabrication skills to create metal sculptures. Freddy’s distinctive, realistic and symbolic art is created by adding one layer after another of oil on canvas, giving his work a unique finish. My work can be viewed by visiting my instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/artisanist/
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 16. FLORAL — NOT REALISTIC
1st Place FREDDY CHIHOTA ZIMBABWE “Matthew 6 : 25–34” 60x61cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA “Blue Room” 60x80" Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA “Flowers” 40x60cm Crystal natural stones on canvas. No dyes.
3rd Place — Tie TONY ALMEIDA USA www.artbytony.org “Blowin’ In The Wind” 48x44” Mixed media on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie TONY ALMEIDA USA www.artbytony.org “Red Leaves” 34x42” Mixed media on canvas.
4th Place — Tie TANYA FILICHKIN USA https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-tanya-filichkin.html “Forever Summer” 20x16” Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA “Ross” 30x40" Crystals natural stones on canvas. No dyes.
5th Place — Tie TANYA FILICHKIN USA 16x20” Acrylic. https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-tanya-filichkin.html “Red Tulips”
5th Place — Tie GREGORY SUPPLE USA Watercolor on paper. www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/gregory-supple “Poppin Poppies” 8x8"
6th Place — Tie DEBRA GERALD USA “Fantasy Flowers” 12x24” Acrylic on canvas.
6th Place — Tie DIAMANTE LAVENDAR USA https://diamante-lavendar.pixels.com/ “Tulip Fantasy” Various sizes Mixed media digital art.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
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
