2021
DECEMBER 2021 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. |
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. |
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 |
November entries and results are show below. |
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 |
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. |
June Entries shown below. Judged by our President Nick Hampshire. |
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. |
May Entries shown below. Judged by our president Nick Hampshire. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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.
.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.
Tea house in Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai.
February entries are shown below.
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.
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.
Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland.
Here are January's 16 entries