I just thought I'd copy and paste this from another forum - it is concerning the same exact subject. The person had written and asked the Oil Painters of America if getting critiques on internet forums would disqualify the artist from competition:
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:31 am Post subject:
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I had a nice letter from Kathryn Beligratis, Executive Director of OPA.
She writes, "Normally organizations sponsoring art exhibitions discourage
submission of paintings that have been created in a workshop. However, most artists do get input from family, friends and fellow artists on paintings in various stages of completion. Frequently, artists paint together, especially plein air and critique each other's work. This does not result in an unqualified painting as long as the artist has done all the work himself...If the input you receive is no different than what you might receive if a fellow artist stopped by while you were painting or was provided while painting together in a studio or plein air, then you should be comfortable submitting the painting. However, if you feel that your internet group has had a significant impact on your composition there would always be the chance that one of them could present a claim that the painting was not original."
Sounds like I might have been a little too concerned, no?
