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Updated: 05.01.22PH ​
DECEMBER CHALLENGE
​This month's challenge is CHRISTMAS

The  photo below can be used as reference for this challenge or, alternatively,
any other interpretation which you would prefer, based on the theme above.

 Please email your entry to pete.maidartsoc@gmail.com by 1st January 2022.  Best of luck!
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December results are shown below. There are 9 entries and have been judged by our president Nick Hampshire.
The decision was very difficult given the high standard but the choices are:
1st place goes to John Rogers
2nd place is Ann Thompson
3rd place is Yvonne Smith
well done to all of the entrants.

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1 - Jackie Grant
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2 - John Rogers FIRST PLACE
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3 - Yvonne Smith THIRD PLACE
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4 - Sue J. Smith
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5 - Claire Harris
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6 - Michael Innocent
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7 - George Wright
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8 - Ann Thompson SECOND PLACE
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9 - Pat House
The November challenge "Nature in November" entries are shown below the two guide photos.
These have been judged by artist Anthony Nield.
His choices are:

 3rd place = 1 - John Rogers
2nd Place = 10 - Jackie Hallett
1st Place = 7 - Yvonne Smith
Well done to everyone who entered

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Scotney Castle - October 2021
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Fungi at Sissinghurst - October 2021

November entries and results are show below.
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1 - John Rogers THIRD PLACE
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2 - Marjorie Timson
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3 - Ann Thompson
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4 - Lesley Kalibabka
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5 - George Wright
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6 - Sue Smith
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7 - Yvonne Smith FIRST PLACE
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8 - Barbara Williams
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9 - Mike Sparrow
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10 - Jackie Hallett SECOND PLACE
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11 - Michael Innocent
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12 - Margot Lawlor
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13 - Jill Baron
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14 - Pat House
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15 - Diane Hayes
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16 - Claire Harris
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17 - Jackie Grant


October Entries shown below. The theme was Harvest Festival or Halloween, no image given as reference.
Judged by Ian Penney who gave a recent demonstration of paper cutting techniques.
These are his comments (also shown below each image).

1. Beautiful washes of watercolour.  3RD PLACE
8. Great light, contrast, palette and composition.  2ND PLACE
13. Fantastic colours, composition, textures and mixture of media. Really answers the brief.  1ST PLACE

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1 - Tia Shum. Beautiful washes of watercolour. 3RD PLACE
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2 - John Rogers.
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3 - Jackie Grant.
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4 - Mike Sparrow.
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5 - Margot Lawlor.
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6 - Diane Hayes.
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7 - Sue. J. Smith.
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8 - Lesley Kalibabka. Great light, contrast, palette and composition. 2ND PLACE
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9 - Susan Ewing.
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10 - Barbara Wallace.
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11 - Ann Thompson.
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12 - George Wright.
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13 - Claire Harris. Fantastic colours, composition, textures and mixture of media. Really answers the brief. 1ST PLACE
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14 - Yvonne Smith.
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15 - Pat House.


CHALLENGE RESULTS (JUNE 2021)  
​This month's challenge is Summer Sunshine
You can choose to base a painting on the photograph below or create an image to reflect the theme.
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Mapperton Gardens
June Entries shown below.
Judged by our President Nick Hampshire
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1 - George Wright
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2 - Jackie Grant
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3 (Digital Artwork) - Jackie Hallett
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4 - Susan Ewing
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5 - Steven Wallis
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7 - Ann Thompson
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6 - Pat House. Runner Up
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8 - Keith Manning. Runner Up
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9 - Nadine Jones. First Place


CHALLENGE RESULTS (MAY 2021)  
​This month's challenge is Spring Flowers or Kentish Buildings.
You can choose to base a painting on the photographs below or create an image to reflect the theme.

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May Entries shown below.
​ Judged by our president Nick Hampshire
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1 - Alison CB
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3 - Wendy Boulding
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5 - John Rogers
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7 - Diane Hayes
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9 - Ann Thomposn FIRST PLACE
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11 - Pat House RUNNER UP
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2 - Robin Thomas
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4 - Peter Boulding
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6 - Keith Manning
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8 - Susan Ewing
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10 - Tia Shum
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12 - George Wright RUNNER UP
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13 - Carolyn Farres

CHALLENGE RESULTS (APRIL 2021)
This month's challenge is Waterway Wildlife. You can choose to base a painting on the photograph below or create an image to reflect the theme
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Waterway Wildlife
April entries shown below

The Judge, Nick Hampshire has studied the entries and has chosen the following paintings as:
3rd place, 10 - Tia Shum
 2nd place, 7 - Pat House
     1st place, 6 - Nadine Jones
Well done to all the entrants, a lovely diverse panel of paintings and again difficult to separate any one of them.


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1 - Jackie Grant
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3 - Sue J. Smith
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5 - Keith Manning
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7 - Pat House SECOND PLACE
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9 - Carolyn Farres
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2 - John Rogers
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4 - Susan Ewing
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6 - Nadine Jones FIRST PLACE
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8 - Diane Hayes
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10 Tia Shum THIRD PLACE

CHALLENGE RESULTS (MARCH 2021).
This month's challenge covers two possibilities, as it is both St. David's day and St. Patrick's day in March, your subject should reflect Wales or Ireland, or just use the photograph shown below which is of a Welsh horse drawn canal boat on the Llangollen Canal.

Please see the judges comments below.
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Welsh horse drawn canal boat on the Llangollen Canal.
The Judge, Nick Hampshire (President of our Society), has made the following comments:

As usual very hard to choose top 3. I do hope that none of the artists feel like they have missed out. I genuinely could have gone with any of these great paintings. But a decision had to be made and the winner is No 9 and two runners up are 6 and 8. Well-done all the artists for making this decision so very difficult.



The March entries are shown below.
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1 - John Rogers
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2 - Susan J. Smith "The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland."
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3 - Susan Ewing "Snowdonia"
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4 - Keith Manning
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5 - Ann Thompson
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6 - Pat House. runner Up
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7 - Nadine Jones
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8 - George Wright "Portmeirion". Runner Up
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9 - Maureen North. Winner

CHALLENGE RESULTS (February 2021).
.The theme this month is CHINA, as it is the month of Chinese New Year.
​There is a photo of a tea room for you to use as inspiration or come up with your thoughts to represent China!
​Note that it will be the year of the Ox.
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Tea house in Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai.

February entries are shown below.
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1 - Marjorie Timson
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2 - Jackie Grant
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3 - Tia Shum
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4 - Gillian Barry
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5 - John Rogers. Runner Up
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6 - Margot Lawlor
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7 - Jennifer Trevarthen. Runner Up
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9 - Barbara Wallis
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11 - Keith Manning
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14 - Pat House ( In China a pair of fish stand for a happy marriage)
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8 - George Wright
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10 - Maureen North. WINNER
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12 - Susan Ewing
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13 - Ann Thompson
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15 - Diane Hayes

PAINTING COMPETITION / CHALLENGE (JANUARY 2021) RESULTS.
​The theme this month is SCOTLAND as it is Burns night on the 25th.
The choice is to produce a painting to represent Scotland, or alternately use the photograph below as inspiration.
This month, Catherine Beale, who gave us a presentation on the 8th January, kindly agreed to view the January entries and choose her favourites.

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Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland.

Here are January's 16 entries
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1 - Tia Shum
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2 - Susan Ewing
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3 - Brian Howe
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4 - Barbara Wallis RUNNER UP
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5 - Jackie Grant
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6 - Alison C-B
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7 - John Rogers WINNER
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8 - Keith Manning
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9 - Jenny Elms
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11 - George Wright
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13 - Margot Lawlor
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10 - Pat House
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12 - Yvonne Smith RUNNER UP
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14 - Nadine Jones
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15 - Ann Thompson RUNNER UP
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16 - Diane Hayes


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  • Programme of Events
  • Painting out Days
  • Annual Exhibitions
  • Monthly Challenge 2022+results
  • Monthly Challenge 2021 + results
  • Monthly Challenge 2020 + results
  • Demo Eve Pictures
  • Members' Gallery
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