Flowers
2nd Edition of the Glaze Painting Competition
Glaze Painting Competition 2026–2027
A free international digital painting competition created by Well of Art in collaboration with museum and cultural partners.
Participants create original artworks using the Glaze app - a digital painting studio inspired by traditional oil painting techniques.
Open to all skill levels across four age categories.
Free participation
Submission deadline: February 2027
Theme: Flowers
This year’s theme is inspired by flowers, still life painting, and observation of the natural world.
The project draws inspiration from the still life tradition that emerged during the Dutch Golden Age of painting - a time of scientific curiosity, botanical exploration, and symbolic storytelling through plants, insects, and everyday objects.
Flowers have continued to inspire artists ever since, from Vincent van Gogh and Georgia O’Keeffe to David Hockney.
Participants are invited to create original artworks inspired by:
flowers and plants
observation from life
local nature and culture
colour, texture, and detail
transformation, growth, and time
You can work realistically, experimentally, or imaginatively.
How to take part
Download the free Glaze app
Explore the Competition section
Watch inspiration videos and tutorials
Create an original painting
Submit your work through the app
Step-by-step painting tutorials are available directly inside the app.
How to submit
Competition section
Select artwork
Download poster
Submit work
Awards
Winners will be selected in four age categories, with outstanding works recognized for their artistic quality and originality. Among all shortlisted artworks, one Grand Prix winner will be awarded the main prize of $10,000 USD, honoring the most exceptional and inspiring submission of the competition.
Flowers competition 2026-27 introduction video
Video from last year’s award ceremony in the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Cracow.
“The Return of Raphael”
Theme: Self-portrait
The works will be reviewed by a renowned group of judges, looking for playful, skillful use of the Glaze App painting techniques and original take on the subject.
We can’t wait to see your art!
