2018 The Wildlife Art Society International Annual Exhibition at Nature in Art
2018 The Wildlife Art Society International Annual Exhibition at Nature in Art
AWARDS & JUDGES COMMENTS Please click on images to read judges comments in full.
GOLD CITATION
Pat Kitching – ‘Teamwork’
‘Teamwork’ by Pat Kitching – Winner of the Gold Citation Painting Award 2018.
‘Teamwork’ by Pat Kitching, Winner of the Gold Citation Award Overall choice of judges – demonstrating an unusual subject with extraordinary composition. Wonderful for its effect and simplicity. A fine piece of art.
GOLD CITATION – PHOTOGRAPHY Philippa Smith – ‘Hammer Kop Nest Building’
‘Hammerkop Nest Building’ by Phillipa Smith – Winner of the Gold Citation Photography Award 2018
‘Hammer Kop Nest’ by Philippa Smith – A great composition of pure clarity and depiction and technically well executed. A lovely subject and rare in subject choice.
GOLD CITATION – SCULPTURE/3D IN SHOW Jill Collier – Baby Sea Turtles
‘Baby See Turtles’ by Jill Collier – Winner of the Gold Citation Sculpture 3D Award 2018
‘Baby Sea Turtles’ by Jill Collier – Winner of the Gold Citation 3D Award. Beautifully constructed and a sensitive piece of work. An effective use of the blue and white with the contrast of the base. An admirable and unusual piece and a contribution to the show that ultimately stands out.
SILVER CITATION David Skidmore – Clouded Leopard
‘Clouded Leopard’ by David Skidmore – Winner of the Silver Citation Award 2018
‘Clouded Leopard’ by David Skidmore – An unusual and original pose for an animal difficult to capture which creates great impact. Technically an outstanding work of art.
SILVER CITATION Sarais Crawshaw – Puffin Rocks
‘Puffin Rocks’ by Sarais Crawshaw – Winner of the Silver Citation Award 2018
‘Puffin Rocks’ by Sarais Crawshaw – Great movement and a delightful painting in a lovely presentation. Popular with the judges.
BRONZE CITATION Victoria Manser – Grace
‘Grace’ by Victoria Manser – Winner of the Bronze Citation Award 2018
‘Grace’ by Victoria Manser – A sensitive subject which struck the judges for its simplicity and attractive qualities.
BRONZE CITATION Frances Sullivan – Bitterns at Minsnere
‘Bitterns at Minsmere’ by Frances Sullivan – Winner of the Bronze Citation Award 2018
‘Bitterns at Minsnere’ by Frances Sullivan – The muted colours and effective use of paint demonstrating an original approach to the subject.
HIGHLY COMMENDED Christine Smith – A Nervous Crossing
‘A Nervous Crossing’ by Christine Smith – Winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
‘A nervous crossing’ by Christine Smith, winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
HIGHLY COMMENDED David Knight – Water Rail
‘Water Rail’ by David Knight – Winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
‘Water Rail’ by David Knight. Winner of the Highly Commended Award.
HIGHLY COMMENDED Mandi Baykaa-Murray – Kestrel
‘Kestral’ by Mandi Baykaa Murray – Winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
‘Kestrel’ by Baykaa-Murray – Winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
HIGHLY COMMENDED Vic Sharratt – Snow Leopard
HIGHLY COMMENDED Nick Day – Avocet Preening
‘Avocet Preening’ by Nick Day – Winner of the Highly Commended Award 2018
‘Avocet Preening’ by Nick Day
THE CHRISTOPHER PARSONS AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE (Portfolio of 4 pictures) – Denise Coble
Denise Coble – Winner of the Christopher Parsons Award 2018
‘Low Tide’ by Denise Coble
‘Surf and Sanderlings’ by Denise Coble
‘Evening Tide’ by Denise Coble
‘Ringed Plover’ by Denise Coble
A sublime collection of four paintings that filled the criteria on every level. A well-deserved winner of this category.
THE KEITH SHACKLETON AWARD Frances Daunt – Dinner Time
‘Dinner Time’ by Frances Daunt – Winner of the The Keith Shackleton Award – Best Non Professional 2018
‘Dinner Time’ by Frances Daunt – A refreshing choice of media and wonderfully technically executed image. A well-deserved winner of this category.
THE KEN STROUD FOUNDER’S AWARD David E Finney – Pheasant
‘Pheasant’ by David E Finney – Winner of the Ken Stroud Award
‘Pheasant’ by David Finney – An exciting debate between the judges selecting one of four superb pieces, but the pheasant struck a chord in character and movement.
THE SIMON COMBES AWARD Angela Gaughan – Mama and Binti
‘Mama and Binti’ by Angela Gaughan – Winner of the Simon Combes Award – Best African Painting 2018
‘Mama and Binit’ by Angela Gaughan. Judges Comments – A credit to the exhibition and a fine execution of acrylic paints. We observed the interaction between the two leopards.
THE DAVID SHEPHERD AWARD Deb Stanley – Athena Emerging
‘Athena Emerging’ by Deb Stanley – Winner of the David Shepherd Award – Endangered Species 2018
‘Athena Emerging’ By Deb Stanley – Winner of the David Shepherd Award. In every way it represents this category and an understanding of the subject. David Shepherd always magnified the importance of light. This painting had this factor.
BEST WORK ON PAPER IN MEMORY OF POLLYANNA PICKERING Julie Longdon – Hyacinth Macaw
‘Hyacinth Macaw’ by Julie Longdon – Winner of the Best Work on Paper in Memory of Pollyanna Pickering 2018
‘Hyacinth Macaw’ by Julie Longdon – This piece was chosen for its excellent command of the medium on paper. A fine creation. The reference photo for this painting was taken by Jan Willemson and was used with permission.
THE LADY SCOTT AWARD – PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO Andrew Rumary
‘Blue Tit’ by Andrew Rumary – A fine portfolio of photographs with a fine use of macro photography which also showed a technically proficient command of effective bokeh.
‘Green Woodpecker’ by Andrew Rumary
‘Spider’ by Andrew Rumary
‘Wren’ by Andrew Rumary
A fine portfolio of photographs with a fine use of macro photography which also showed a technically proficient command of effective bokeh.
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD Angela Gaughan – Holding on to Mama
‘Holding on to Mama’ by Angela Gaughan – Winner of the Peoples Choice Award 2018
‘Holding on to Mama’ by Angela Gaughan – Winner of the Peoples Choice Award 2018
DAVID SHEPHERD FOUNDATION
Anna Louise with Amanda Butler – Accepting a cheque on behalf of the David Shepherd Foundation for £1326 raised from the daily raffle of original paintings donated by members of TWASI.
The Wildlife Art Society International Exhibition at Hanbury Hall –
Wednesday 1st – Sunday 12th August 2018
Our second exhibition in ‘The Long gallery’ at Hanbury Hall was another great success. Following a very slow start when we began to feel nothing was going to happen we finished the show with13 pieces finding new homes, an improvement on last year.
The footfall was steady, exceeding 200 per day on weekends, and the visitors’ book is now full of glowing comments, and one local couple who said they came in to most of the exhibitions thought it the best they had seen there. 35 TWASI artists contributed to the show with the usual display of high quality work depicting many wildlife and natural history subjects in a variety of media and approaches on the theme ‘Flora and fauna in the British landscape’.
A few photo’s of The Wildlife Art Society International Exhibition at Hanbury Hall October 2018
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