World’s Best Still Life Impressionists: CASTLEMAN, LUISI, ARRIOLA, JIAN, SKALTSOUNIS, KEBBEDE, SHARAPANOVSKY, PAPIKYAN, PROTOPAPA, OTTERSTEDT, RADIVILOVIC & TAO / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

6 min readJun 28, 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 23. IMPRESSIONISM — STILL LIFE represent
USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, UKRAINE, ARMENIA, ITALY & LITHUANIA.

BIO OF 1ST PLACE WINNER: Douglas Castleman

is a professional watercolor and oil painter. He also works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. He specializes in landscape, aerospace and marine painting, and the occasional wildlife subject. Douglas is an Artist Fellow Member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, an artist member of The International Association of Astronomical Artists, the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, as well as local art groups. He has won numerous awards for his art from the various associations, national and international art shows, and the City of Torrance, California, where he resides. Many of his paintings are in private and corporate collections, NASA, and the Pentagon. Douglas has had five solo exhibitions in the Los Angeles area. From 2000–2018 he taught watercolor painting for Yosemite National Park, and both oil and watercolor to many private clients. He has been invited to demonstrate both his oil and watercolor techniques to many local art groups and regularly teaches art to adult students in the local art center, where he has a studio/gallery. Many of his paintings have been published. He has earned a Bachelor Degree in Art from California State University, Northridge and a computer graphics degree and another degree in multi-media from Platt College, Cerritos, California. https://douglas-castleman.pixels.com/

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE:CATEGORY 23. IMPRESSIONISM — STILL LIFE

1st Place DOUGLAS CASTLEMAN USA https://douglas-castleman.pixels.com/ “Marina Del Rey Afternoon” 18x24" Transparent watercolor on paper.

2nd Place — Tie GREGORY D LEWIS/LUISI USA luisifineart@gmail.com “Donut Peaches” 12x10” Oil on canvas.

2nd Place — Tie ANCHI JIAN AUSTRALIA www.anchijian.com “Still Life-Stainless Steel Teapot” 38.2x28.5cm Watercolor on paper.

3rd Place — Tie CARLOS ARRIOLA CANADA https://www.carlosartstudio.com “Watermelon Juice” 9x12” Soft pastel mounted on rigid foam board.

3rd Place — Tie NICHOLAS SKALTSOUNIS USA www.nicksartsite.com “Flip Flops” 12x10” Acrylic on canvas.

4th Place — Tie OLEG SHARAPANOVSKY UKRAINE https://www.instagram.com/olegsharapanovsky/ “Etude #227” 60х50cm Oil on canvas, palette knife.

4th Place — Tie GOHAR PAPIKYAN ARMENIA spd.gohar@mail.ru “Corner Of Armenia” 50x70cm Crystal natural stones on canvas, no dyes.

5th Place — Tie ROSA MARIA PROTOPAPA ITALY https://protopapa.weebly.com “Cedars And Lemons” 40x50cm Oil on canvas.

5th Place — Tie HANNA M. KEBBEDE USA https://www.bekoz-i-am.com “Sailing” 43x36cm Acrylic on paper.

6th Place — Tie ABIGAIL OTTERSTEDT USA hejenny99@gmail.com “No Way Out” 16x24" Acrylic.

6th Place — Tie ANA RADIVILOVIC LITHUANIA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100019107392153 “Apple Snowfall” 56x72cm Watercolor on paper.

6th Place — Tie LUO TAO CANADA 2330671679@qq.com “Aloe Vera” 70×55cm Oil 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.