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Monthly Challenge 2023
December Challenge

There was a quiz at Christmas social. If you missed it and want to try your luck then here are the questions.
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If you would like to see the answers, download and open the attached Word file below:
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November Challenge

Food- (a picture of food please) Please bring your painting to the Christmas social ​

October Challenge - Create a close up image of an everyday object.  
The  entries are shown below.
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1 -Y. Smith: joint second place in group A
2 - C. Allcott : First place in Group A
3 - M. Sparrow: joint second place in group A
1 - J Grant: second place in group B
2 - L. Tapley
3 - S. Christmas: third place in group B
4 - E. Zaknewska: first place in group B
5 - A. Thompson

September Challenge - Create an image in Monochrome. you may use any medium and the subject is your choice as long as you stick to the brief. 
The winning entries are shown below.
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First Place: Hildergarde Bone
Joint Second place: Jackie Hallett
Joint Second place: Yvonne Smith

​Your MAY 2023 Challenge is to create images that recognisably depict "MAIDSTONE".
This will be the last challenge until the autumn season
The results are shown below.​
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8 - Graham Lock FIRST PLACE
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2 - Brian Howe
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1 - “A Corner in Maidstone.” by Jackie Grant
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4 - Pam Young
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6 - Steven Wallis THIRD PLACE
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5 - "Let the Show Begin" by Gwen Phillips
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3 - Lesley Kalibabka SECOND PLACE
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7 - Valerie Tovey


April 2023 Challenge is "Dodging the Showers"


Results shown below 
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1 - Valerie Tovey
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2 - Carolyn Farres
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3 - 'The Scout's Car Wash' by Gwen Phillips-Tiller
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4 - Lesley Kalibabka SECOND PLACE
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5 - Alison CB
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6 - "Oh Mum!" by Sharon Smith
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7 - Lila Tapley
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9 - John Rogers THIRD PLACE
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8 - Antionette Chellar FIRST PLACE


March 2023 Challenge was "March Madness"

Entries shown below
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1 - Inside Out by Valerie Tovey
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3 - Annick Martin
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2 - 'Shambolic Symbolic' by Gwen Phillips-Tiller
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4 - Clowning around by Lila Tapley
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5 - Sharon Smith
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6 - Mad March Margate by George Wright
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7 - March winds did blow by Irene Wright
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9 - Inspired by Lewis Carroll by Pat House THIRD PLACE
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8 - Jackie Hallett SECOND PLACE
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10 - Christine Allcott FIRST PLACE
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11 - Carolyn Farres


February 2023 Challenge was "Kent in February". 

The entries are shown below
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1 - Jackie Grant
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2 - Valerie Tovey THIRD PLACE
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3 - Margot Lawlor
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4 - Lesley Kalibabka FIRST PLACE
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5 - Sharon Smith
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6 - John Rogers
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7 - Carolyn Farres
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8 - George Wright SECOND PLACE
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9 - Irene Wright
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10 - Annick Martin
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11 - Christine Allcott
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12 - Gillian Barry
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13 - Jackie Hallett
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14 - Charys Beswick
January 2023 Painting Challenge
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'January Joy' is the theme for this first month of 2023.  
​It is hopefully a month of optimism as Spring is not far now. The results are shown below.
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1 - Sharon Smith
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2 - Barbara Wallis
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3 - Irene Wright
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4 - Annick Martin (Second Place)
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5 - Carolyn Farres
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6 - Nick Hampshire (Third Place)
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7 - Lila Tapley
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9 - John Rogers ( First Place)
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8 - Susan Ewing
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10 - Christine Allcott
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