The Gateway International Painting Competition

Monthly Cash Awards

Changing Monthly Professional Artist Jury

Open to Artists World Wide Over 18 Years Old

All Painting Media Accepted

Finalist & Best in Show Award Winners 2018-2019

"Colin" is from an on-going series of narrative, figurative portraits entitled "Second Wind." My goal is to challenge stereotypical views of aging by focusing on the vitality and creativity of…

Landscape of My City

Landscape of my city.

Día de los Muertos

There's so much color in Day of The Dead celebrations that I've been hoping to paint a scene from one for awhile. My wife, Kimberly, shot some great photos of one of the many yearly parades in San…

Interstellar DNA

I recently viewed the stunning photos taken by the Hubble telescope celebrating twenty-five years in orbit around our planet.
A short time later I read an article about the discovery of ancient DNA…

Free Bird

A Left At The Beach

Inspired by the colors and feeling of my coastal hometown Naples, FL, A Left At The Beach was an experiment in composition and movement.

Bird of Prey

I love bird of prey and this Falcon is one of many, it's oil on canvas.

The Potter

A potter at his wheel.

Along The River

Fog

An old scooner in the early morning fog on the Cheaspeak Bay, MD.

Veil of Trees

Enchanted Tree Line

Candil

A broad vista, high altitude New Mexico sunset. Accepted into the Oil Painters of America 25th Annual National Exhibition. Winner of Best Nocturne, April/May 2016 PleinAir Salon Competition held…

Immortal - Invisible

This mixed media painting is an expression of my personal world view. The dominate gold tones represents royalty while the white purity. The collage cloth adds texture and feels like a shroud as…

Tidal Bones & Raven

Driftwood is one of my favorite subjects to paint. The elements of realism and abstraction merge. To get access to the many pieces of driftwood, I kayak to this local deserted island known as Sandy…

Spring Break II

"Spring Break II" is a mixed media painting with collage on gallery wrapped canvas. It is inspired by the bright colors of spring when flowers are starting to bloom and skies are bright blue.

Pomegranate and Roses

I have painted this in my friend's studio where he has natural light coming from above. That really helped to set up the mood, all the paintings that I did there have something special to me.

Tired

Catching a few winks during a well deserved work break.

Empty Red Can

I was throwing this can away and after I crushed it, I stood there looking at it and laughing and thinking this would make a great subject to paint.

New Beginnings

New Beginnings is a 40"x30" acrylic and mixed media piece on gallery wrapped canvas. This piece reflects the beautiful colors, smells and feelings of living in a tropical environment with a…

A woman with a baby carriage

Dragonfly Passion

oil on canvas

Morning, New York

Early Morning view of New York

The Goddess Within

I love painting the female figure because she is able to represent the entire gamut of human emotion in infinite ways. I once had a collector buy one of my edgier figure paintings because, as she…

In a Moment

Oil on Linen Framed

Golden Angel

Dusk till Dawn

There is an undeniable brotherhood that is forged that transcends language and race when men sweat and labor side by side to accomplish a single task together. "Dusk till Dawn" is a tribute to the…

West of Town

Oil on panel. Amalgam of several plein air studies.

Experience. Man

Life experience leaves an indelible imprint on us

Beat-up But Still Working

There is a landscaper who works in our neighborhood who drives a very old and very beat-up Chevy pickup. Even though it is in pretty rough shape, this Chevy still serves a purpose and is relevant.

A Light In The Forest

Just colors and shapes. Non objective.

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The Gateway International Painting Competition (GIPC)

Monthly Cash Award to Best in Show, Every Month

TIME FRAME:

Begins August 1st annually; ends after 12 months on July 31; includes 12 monthly competitions beginning the first of each month, and ending the last day of the month at 11:59 pm Arizona, USA time. All 12 months' finalists (180 total finalist paintings) compete for the Grand Prizes at year's end.
Judges review and provide written comment about each monthly finalist painting; 180 paintings compete for grand prizes awarded in August.
Monthly winners announced by the 20th of following month.
All Finalists (including Best in Show) receive 1 free painting entry with special promotion.
Award certificates to all finalists.

ANNUAL GRAND PRIZE WINNERS (180 finalist paintings compete for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place)

Special recognition certificate
Annual Membership; Year End Cash Awards

Exhibition and Artist Promotion

Each Painting Entry:

Is promoted on its own full page with full artist contact.
Links to the artist's website of choice.
Is available for sale or auction at artist's discretion.
Artist or artist's gallery keeps 100% of their sales through this website.
Links to artist's profile, a special page with all artist's entries.

Painting Competition Entries

View the Latest Entries by Month and Category

BESTINSHOW-Sep2018Abs-WomanWithBabyCarriage-SofiaMikhalevich

BESTINSHOW-Sep2018Rep-ThePotter-LarryDeGraff

FINALIST-Sep2018Abs-ALeftAtTheBeach-TammyStaab

FINALIST-Sep2018Abs-ALightInTheForest-TomHeflin

FINALIST-Sep2018Abs-DragonflyPassion-BruceBingham

FINALIST-Sep2018Abs-ExperienceMan-AnnaSamsonova

FINALIST-Sep2018Abs-SpringBreakII-ValerieMcMullen

FINALIST-Sep2018NLP-EmptyRedCan-JeannieSnider

FINALIST-Sep2018NLP-LandscapeOfMyCity-KalpeshParmar

FINALIST-Sep2018Rep-Candil-DamienGonzales

FINALIST-Sep2018Rep-FreeBird-JerryMarkham

FINALIST-Sep2018Rep-InAMoment-NanciFrance-Vaz

FINALIST-Sep2018Rep-TheGoddessWithin-AnnaRoseBain

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Painting Exhibition and Sale

Artists from all over the world have a unique opportunity to showcase and sell their work while competing for cash prizes every month. A different judge who is an accomplished art professional will critique and comment on 12 monthly finalist paintings. Artists keep 100% of their sales.