Tulsa artist named top in the country by national magazine
Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The value of art is a subjective thing, but numbers — so they say — do not lie.
And the numbers that an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting realism in the arts and has spent the past decade or so crunching, point to Tulsa native Derek Penix as the top artist in the country.
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine’s online newsletter, Fine Art Today, recently published “Who Are the Top 6 Artists?”, a somewhat misleading title, as the story itself listed only five people.
The story was based on the research by ARTDATAintel, a firm that tracks results of major art contests and competitions throughout the United States. The company reviewed 12 years worth of data, focusing on more than 5,600 artists who have won prizes at 10 major art competitions that specialize in realist art, such as the Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, the International Guild of Realism and PleinAir Salon.