And the winners are…

Our adjudicator was Stewart Beckett, an award winning artist, well known to us from his demos and workshops. He worked very hard - so many wonderful art works to choose from, such a high standard of work by our members.

Go here to view award winning works. Go here and here to see all the works!

The winners were

Greyfriars Trophy for Best Watercolour: At Anchor, Charlestown by Andrew Eadie

Runner Up: Jumble of Boats by Cathy Collins

Jan Murray Trophy for Best Oil Painting: Boats on the Mekong by Barrie Caygill

Runner Up: Resting by Myrna Aston

Courtice Millennium Plate for Best Pastel: Vanishing Point by Pauline Scott

Runner Up: Mom’s Beloved by Ursula Cook-Skalak

Mason-Smith Trophy for Best Acrylic Painting: In the Garden by Joan Lyons

Runner Up: Lydford Gorge by Pat O’Dea

Jubilee Trophy for Best in Any Other Medium: Cold and Sunny Morning in the New Forest by John Challenor

Runner Up: Lamb in Blue by Pauline West

Harry Johns Trophy for Most Original Work: Autumn Fields by Jane Humphrey

Runner Up: Small Picture by Tracey Edgson

Doreen Baker Trophy for Best Floral Painting: Bouquet with Bird by Teresa Rogers

Runner Up: Mostly Roses by Joan Lyons

Ann Squire Trophy for Best Wildlife Painting: Fly Like an Eagle by John Collins

Runner Up: Another Hard Day at the Office by Martina Holosi

Foster-Wells Trophy for Best in Exhibition: Boats on the Mekong by Barry Caygill

Runner Up: In the Garden by Joan Lyons

Ann Rose Trophy for Best in Exhibition as Voted by Guests at the Preview: Vanishing Point by Pauline Scott

Runner Up: African Morning by Linda Fisher

Works of Great Merit:

Owl by Andy Eadie

The French Class by Christine Coney

Seed Heads by Jen Oulton

Whitemoor Rough by Judith Warbey

London by Night by Julie Wills

West Bay Amusements by Michael Jones

Rainbow Lorikeets by Hilary Tratt

Wood Pigeon by Penny Lowndes

Winter Day by Sally Loveys

Leaf Litter 3 by Ann Humphrey

Wilverley Plain by Jen Oulton

Appalachian Hideaway by Sally Loveys

Philadelphus in a Jar by Rosamund Heaven

Monty Would be Proud by Sally Rowland

The Hunter by Christine Ingram

Bunny by Pauline West
The Sam Holland Trophy for Most Imaginative Work is alternating with the Harry Johns Trophy for Most Original work and will return in 2025. The Mollie Stevens Trophy for Best Miniature has been retired for the time being.

Some of our winners - in no particular order! (the lighting might be gloomy, but it was a shining evening.)