World’s Best Pastel Artists: PETRONE, LUCANTONI, STEFANINI, MCHAFFIE, LABATE, WELLINGTON, SAKUMA & WHITTINGTON/ 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 5. PASTEL — FIGURE represent ITALY, NEW ZEALAND, SPAIN, JAPAN & CANADA.
ART COLLECTORS can see the hundreds of winning images and corresponding contact info to all the artists here::
WEB CONTACTS FOR CATEGORY 5. PASTEL — FIGURE
1st Place — Tie GIUSEPPE PETRONE ITALY “Sun Off” 39x51cm Soft pastel on paper.
1st Place — Tie GIUSEPPE PETRONE ITALY “The Soul Hopes” 60x80cm Soft pastel on paper.
2nd Place — Tie GIUSEPPE LUCANTONI ITALY www.facebook.com/giuseppe.lucantoni/ “That Lucky Old Sun” 50x65cm Soft pastel on Pastelmat glued on plywood.
2nd Place — Tie FABIO STEFANINI ITALY https://www.instagram.com/fabio_stefanini_portraitist/ “Far Away” 35x50cm Pastelsoft on paper.
3rd Place GIUSEPPE LUCANTONI ITALY www.facebook.com/giuseppe.lucantoni/ “Star On Earth” 50x70cm Soft pastel on extra fine canvas glued on plywood.
4th Place — Tie SHEELAGH MCHAFFIE NEW ZEALAND 50x70cm www.SheelaghMcHaffieArt.com “Surrender” White pastel, black paper.
5th Place — Tie DANIELE LABATE ITALY https://www.instagram.com/dattolart/ “Absorbed” 70x88” Pastel, paper.
5th Place — Tie SARAH JANE WELLINGTON SPAIN https://www.instagram.com/sarahwellingtonart/ “Joan Maria” 16x12" Soft pastel & pastel pencil on pastelmat paper.
6th Place — Tie YUJI SAKUMA JAPAN www.artyuji.com “Blue Jeans” 21.65x14.96” Soft pastel on pastel paper.
6th Place — Tie RHONDA WHITTINGTON CANADA Pastel on sanded paper. https://www.rhondawhittington.com/ “Morning Has Broken” 25x34cm
6th Place — Tie DANIELE LABATE ITALY https://www.instagram.com/dattolart/ “Tempo” 30x40” Pastel on paper.
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
