World’s Best Floral Realists: MCCARTIN, MONTILLA, RUM, CHAPMAN, DINAPOLI, HUBER, PROTOPAPA, ARRIOLA & PAPIKYAN / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

5 min readJun 27, 2024

Artists from 61 countries competed in the 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world were sent online images to score in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography. The 300+ winning works, 1st to 6th Place (and ties) in all 50 categories, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.

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ANNUAL ONLINE COMPETITION for painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists, judged by 25 galleries.

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The WINNERS in CATEGORY 17. FLORAL — REALISM represent AUSTRALIA, USA, ITALY, CANADA & ARMENIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: John McCartin

Commencing full time painting in 2002, John has been catapulted from obscurity to international recognition as one of the world’s finest artists.

Since 2011 he has received well over 100 international art awards and is widely considered a master artist by many of the world’s leading artists and galleries. In 2014 John was hand-picked from those considered to be the best fine artists working in the world today to become an exhibiting member of the Art Guild ‘MASTER PAINTERS OF THE WORLD.’

John displayed a marked natural talent for drawing as a boy, commencing painting as a hobby at age twenty. With no formal training he has continued to develop his craft through a deep study of the work of a great many artists, past and present and is able to work effectively in most mediums across every genre. https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE:CATEGORY 17. FLORAL — REALISM

1st Place and BEST N SHOW Highest Score In Entire Contest JOHN MCCARTIN AUSTRALIA https://www.johnmccartin-artist.com “Azaleas & Pomegranates” 80x50cm Oil linen.

2nd Place — Tie RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com “Sakura Up Close” 18x24” Oil on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie DANIELA RUM ITALY www.danielarum.com “Secretum Mundi” 70x50cm Soft Pastel on Pastelmat paper.

3rd Place — Tie PIPPA CHAPMAN AUSTRALIA www.pippachapman.com “Springs First Blush” 24x32" Oil on canvas.

3rd Place — Tie RENEE DINAPOLI USA http://www.dinapolistudios.com “Lilies In Motion” 35x30” Oil on canvas.

4th Place — Tie ROSA MARIA PROTOPAPA ITALY https://protopapa.weebly.com 20x30cm “The Colors Of The Dark” Pastel on paper.

4th Place — Tie RICKY MONTILLA USA www.rickymontilla.com “Azalea” 16x24” Oil on canvas.

5th Place — Tie CARLOS ARRIOLA CANADA https://www.carlosartstudio.com “Sunflowers — 2'’ 12x9” Soft pastel on canson mi-teintes mounted on foam board.

5th Place — Tie PIPPA CHAPMAN AUSTRALIA www.pippachapman.com “Magnolias” 15x30" Oil on canvas.

6th Place — Tie CHRIS HUBER AUSTRALIA https://www.hubersfineartgallery.com/ c “Bouquet Of Flowers” 56x50cm Acrylic on watercolour paper.

6th Place — Tie GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA “Flowers” 40x60cm Crystal natural stones on canvas.

2024 winning artists world art awards — World Art Awards & American Art Awards

ART COLLECTORS, SEE 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS WINNING IMAGES & CONTACTS: Categories 1–10 Categories 11–20 Categories 21–30…

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In 2024, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 61 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia.