Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery’s competition for October was the 4th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition. International 2D and 3D artists (including photography) were called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion in to the Gallery’s November 2014 online group art exhibition.

Artists were asked for their interpretation of the “Nature” theme by depicting the physical world and is considered to be anything that was not created by or has been substantially altered by man. Subjects that would encompass the “Nature” theme would include geographical subjects, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments.

The art competition and the submission process for the artists began in September 2014 and concluded on October 27, 2014. The gallery received 627 entries from 16 different countries from around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In addition, the gallery received entries from 35 different states and Puerto Rico.

The exhibition has been divided into two media categories. Painting & Other Media and Photography & Digital Media. The gallery also included Special Merit awards for outstanding art. Solana Beach Sunset, was printed on canvas and positioned 48 out of 627 entries. Many of the artists in the Special Merit group could have easily been included in the upper tier of all our winners, as their art was also exceptional.