World’s Best Humorous Artworks: IRWIN, KUPERMAN, GERALD, BLUME, ART, LUSTIK, BERSON, RODIGAS & VON TORNADO / 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 19. HUMOR / WIT represent CANADA, USA, GERMANY & MALAYSIA.
BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Linda Irwin / Photorealist painter from Calgary Alberta Canada. I promote Fine Art Realism, working mainly in
Acrylics and Mixed Media. I like to experiment painting on different surfaces, ie glass, tile, and varied types of wood. I have also incorporated resin in some of my pieces.
I started painting in 2016, after attending a ‘Paint Night’ with a co-worker, at a local bar. This unleashed a passion and talent that I had been unaware of. Initially self-taught, I have also studied with numerous local Art Teachers, the most recent being David Kitler, a local Wildlife Artist.
A recent Commission to paint a memorial tribute to a friend’s beloved pet, has blossomed into a passion for Pet Portraiture. Seeing the joy and happiness a customer feels when they receive my tribute to their beloved pet makes this all worthwhile. It is the most rewarding part of this whole adventure!
I love the challenge of recreating photos, either that I have taken myself, or that other photographers allow me to use. I try to improve on the photo by capturing the personality of the subject and increasing the detail and accuracy. Photorealism is challenging. Being able to recreate an image and improve on it, is rewarding and fulfilling. I love the detail and accuracy
required with this painting style. www.lindairwinartist.com
WINNER WEBSITES: CATEGORY 19. HUMOR / WIT
1st Place LINDA IRWIN CANADA www.lindairwinartist.com “Mischief Is Afoot!” 14x11" Acrylic on canvas.
2nd Place EUGENE KUPERMAN USA http://www.kuperart.com “Allegory Of Truth” 30x40” Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie DEBRA GERALD USA “Birdie’s Bar” 16x20” Oil on canvas.
3rd Place — Tie BEATE BLUME GERMANY www.beateblume.de “Let’s Rock” 40x50cm Acrylic on canvas.
4th Place — Tie LEE WAH ART MALAYSIA https://www.facebook.com/lee.w.art.1 “Pianist” 30x40cm Watercolour on paper.
4th Place — Tie KEVIN LUSTIK USA https://www.instagram.com/lustikart/ “‘Magnum Condom” 3” Yarn.
4th Place — Tie SIMON BERSON USA www.simonberson.com “Birthday Boy” 20x30" Mixed media.
5th Place — Tie KEVIN LUSTIK USA https://www.instagram.com/lustikart/ “Pink Note From IRS” 4x6" Yarn.
5th Place — Tie STEFFI RODIGAS GERMANY www.steffi-rodigas-artist.com “Love Is In The Air” 40x40cm Oil on canvas.
6th Place — Tie KRYS VON TORNADO USA 11x14" Oil on canvas. http://www.krysvontornado.com “Venus Von Willendorf Feeling Pretty”
6th Place — Tie STEFFI RODIGAS GERMANY www.steffi-rodigas-artist.com “The Tiger Inside Me” 100x80cm Acrylic on canvas.
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
