World’s Best Floral Realists: PRAEGER, KUZNITSKY, LEIMKUELLER, WOLF, MARTINEZ-PEREZ, ROBLES, ROL & JAKOVLEVIENE / 2025 Art Collectors Choice Awards
Artists from 49 countries competed in the 2025 ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS. 15 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 17. FLORAL — REALISM represent SWITZERLAND, USA, AUSTRIA, POLAND, PHILIPPINES & LITHUANIA.
BIO of 1st Place Winner: Yvonne Praeger
“Nature teaches us so much, you just have to look!“
This motto shapes the works of Yvonne Praeger, who was born in Essen in 1973. The artist, trained in graphics, design and communications, discovered her passion for painting at an early age.
After moving to Switzerland in 2008, Yvonne Praeger immersed herself passionately and intensively in oil painting at the studio of Mireille Desroches (Romandie CH). Her artistic pursuit deepened when she settled in Switzerland and began studying contemporary art at the Freie Kunstakademie in Überlingen.
Since 2020, she has been working as a freelance artist, drawing most of her inspiration from nature. Her large-format works capture the vibrancy and beauty of nature while focusing on the diversity of natural color nuances.
With her passion for realistic painting, she explores the intricate details of her subjects and has developed a keen sense of light and shadows, enabling her to create expressive, three-dimensional works that leaves no room for speculations.
Yvonne Praeger`s artistic journey is a deep exploration of various media and techniques. Her dedication to capturing the beauty of nature is reflected in each of her works, gaining international recognition an earning numerous art awards. Through her expressive paintings, the artist aims to share her passion for small and great wonders of nature with others, inspiring an appreciation for its vibrancy and beauty, as well as its transience. https://yvonnepraeger.com
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 17. FLORAL — REALISM
1st Place — Tie YVONNE PRAEGER SWITZERLAND https://yvonnepraeger.com “Elegance I” 80x100cm Oil on canvas.
1st Place — Tie YVONNE PRAEGER SWITZERLAND https://yvonnepraeger.com “Essentials N°2” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.
2nd Place — Tie SUSAN KUZNITSKY USA www.susankuznitsky.com “Symphony Of Color” 10x20” Pastel on sanded paper.
2nd Place — Tie YVONNE PRAEGER SWITZERLAND https://yvonnepraeger.com “Essentials N°1” 100x100cm Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie TATIANA LEIMKUELLER USA/AUSTRIA https://mysculptureanddrawings.tilda.ws/portfolio “Spring Flowers” 43x32cm Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie MAJA WOLF POLAND www.majawolf.pl “Home” 100x80cm Oil on canvas.
4th Place — Tie CATHERINE MARTINEZ-PEREZ USA https://www.cmpstudiosllc.com/ “Bearded Iris” 21x29.5" Watercolor.
4th Place — Tie FERNANDO ROBLES PHILIPPINES 2donrobles@gmail.com “Whisper Of Blooms” 70x90cm Oil on canvas.
5th Place — Tie MAURITS ROL USA www.shivafool.com “Flash Frozen Flower” 16x20” Digital art.
5th Place — Tie CATHERINE MARTINEZ-PEREZ USA https://www.cmpstudiosllc.com/ “Cascading Orchids” 37.8x29.5" Watercolor on paper.
6th Place BIRUTE JAKOVLEVIENE LITHUANIA Birute441@gmail.com “Magnolia’s Grace” 30x40cm Pastel on Pastelmat.
See hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here:
In 2025, ART COLLECTORS CHOICE AWARDS had submissions from these 49 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Herzegovina, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA, Zimbabwe.
15 international art collectors asked to score art:
Jason Stuckless — Toronto, Ontario
Kene J. Rosa — Los Angeles, California
Michael Gregg Michaud — Los Angeles, California
Alec Wilder — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Eddie Dyer — Los Angeles / Las Vegas / New Orleans
Thomas Zora — Las Vegas
Ron Lundin — Naples, Florida / Chicago, Illinois / Vail, Colorado
Jay H. Brewer — Orlando, Florida
Alan McMullen — Fannettsburg, Philadelphia
Brian Townley — Waco, Texas
Aimee Unakis — Georgetown, Illinois
Jordan Wallace — Georgetown, Illinois
Carole Hatcher — Rancho Mirage, California
Jan Gold — Roseville, California
Karen Valentine — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Antesky — Toledo Ohio
