Awards

CRITIQUE AND AWARDS on Saturday 7th July 2018

Kay Gale was the winner for both the Dorothy Tubb traditional landscape in oils award and the Drawing Award. Her winning landscape painting of Swanbourne Lake is shown with Dennis Lascelles, the guest artist,who judged the work. The other photo shows Allan Plumpton who won the Dominic Carlton Sketch Book Award.

Critique with Marcus Finch - November 2017

‘Bravura’ was the topic for this year’s critique and our artists very ably demonstrated a mastery of this in the many impressive paintings they submitted. Congratulations to Roger Lewis, this year’s winner of the Tom Groom Award, pictured with Downland’s President, Marcus Finch who had the difficult job of critiquing and judging the entries. Highly Commended Awards also went to Judith Avenell, Margaret Cairns and Kay Gale’

AGM December 2016

Our AGM in December 2016 was our new Patron, Di Levantine’s first visit to a Downland meeting though she has been very supportive at our exhibitions this year. This was a good opportunity for members to meet her and find out more about her amazing commitment to the Snowdrop Trust. Pictured are some of the members who received awards from Di on the day. The Tom Groom Award for a Still Life Painting was won by Ronnie Graham and Mary Hite, Chris Woodward and Rosie Williment received highly commended certificates.

Critique with Marcus Finch - November 2016

The topic for our November critique was ‘a Still Life Painting’. President, Marcus Finch had a difficult job of choosing our winners for the Tom Groom Award which was won by Ronnie Graham. Her study in blue of a beautiful Art deco tea set was an outright winner and Mary Hite, Chris Woodward and new member Rosie Williment received highly commended certificates for their evocative and very appealing studies.

Tom Groom Award 2014

Marcus Finch provides a critique for the Tom Groom award 2014. This years subject for 2014 was 'SUSSEX DOWNLAND'.

Tom Groom Award 2013

Downland Art Societies President, Marcus Finch casts his eyes over this years members entries. "ATMOSPHERE AND DRAMA IN SKIES'' was the topic for this years Tom Groom Award.

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