SUPREME AWARD
"Hope Rising" - Watercolour by
Michael Barker
THE FRENCH ART SHOP PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS
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1st: Sun After Rain, Haast by Bernadette Parsons
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2nd: Cityscape II PO Square by Dianne Taylor
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3nd: Cityscape II PO Square by Dianne Taylor
MERIT AWARDS
Winner of the Gordon Harris Award for Best Painting by a Junior Artist
"Snowy Mountain Ranges" by Jamie Lewis
This years 'Splash' was a joint exhibition, held in conjunction with Ceramicus, an exhibition by
the Wellington Potters Association.
Guest artists for this years Splash were
Richard Bolton
from Geraldine and Wellington artist
Dianne Taylor
.
Richard
moved from England to Geraldine with his New Zealand born wife in 2004. Early in his painting
career his work attracted the attention of publishers. Richard is the author of a number of
books on watercolour technique as well as articles in such well known periodicals as The Artist,
Leisure Art and Artists and Illustrators.
Dianne
is a well known Wellington artist who won the Watercolour New Zealand Portrait Award in 2010 and
the French Art Shop Peoples Choice Award for her painting Le Caf at last years Splash. Were
delighted that Dianne and Richard have agreed to be joint guest artists at this years
exhibition.
There were
250 paintings to view
including a wide variety of paintings featuring Wellington, NZ landscapes, flowers and
abstracts, as well as an award winning display of ceramic art presented by Wellington Potters.
We are very appreciative of the generous awards from these sponsors. The Committee worked
hard and would like to thanks all those members who gave their support in various roles.
