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December 3
2005, Saturday, 10am-4pm (continues until December 9 2005, Friday,
10am-4pm)
Already taking
place – for over a week now – is the inaugural Lynn Painter-Stainers
Prize Exhibition, at Little Trinity Lane’s Painters’ Hall. We attended
the prize-giving ceremony, where the Cambridge-born painter, Michael
Bilton, received an award of £15,000 as well as the prestigious gold
medal (both donated by The Lynn Foundation charity). Bilton’s
large-sized prize-winning painting, “Early morning mist,” (£7,500) was
painted over a period of several months and painstakingly captures – to
a wonderfully degree - the mist above the Yorkshire dales. Five other,
“Highly Commended,” artists (Stephen Shankland, Annie Newnham, Peter
Messur, Jack Kettlewell & Martin Churchill) each received a certificate.
We met several of them, after they had received their certificates. Two
of the winners, which we met, hail from Scotland. Namely, Martin
Churchill (who painted “The Slaughtermen II,” priced £8,400) and Stephen
Shankland (who painted “The Storm,” priced £8,000, which is one of our
favourites, from the 53 paintings on show). Another two of our
favourites are Jonathan Wolstenholm’s already-sold, “Old Books” (£3,500)
and picture restorer, Charles Rake’s, “Hedge in May” (£1,500). The
former painting shows – in great detail, eight hardback books, two of
which are opened whilst the latter shows a detailed close-up of Surrey
hedge in the month of May.
On the night we met and
chatted to both Wolstenholm and Rake, who - along with forty-three other
talented individuals - were fortunate enough to have their 53 paintings selected
(from over 700 entered) by the panel of judges, which comprised a trio of
artists: Jennifer McRae, Tom Phillips RA & John Yardley RWS. You have the
opportunity to go along on this, the very last week of the two-week exhibition,
and see for yourself the fine choices made by the judging panel… and all in what
lovely surroundings – on the first floor of the Painter-Stainers’ Company,
founded in 1502. Organisers of the event are the Surrey-based Parker Harris
Partnership, who also organise both the Discerning Eye and the Hunting Art
Prizes, which we listed last month and last February respectively.
MENU A: Free
B: 4, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76, 388 or 521
E: see parkerharris website (exhibition organisers)
L: Painters Hall, 9 Little Trinity Lane, London, EC4V
M: Parker Harris Partnership, 15 Church Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8QS
N: 020 7236 6258 (Painters Hall) 01372 462 190 (Parker Harris Partnership)
T: Mansion House (Circle & District lines)
W:
http://www.painter-stainers.org/
http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/
X:
http://www.howtoenjoy.co.uk/cities/cambridge.htm
http://www.howtoenjoy.info/interests/exhibitions.htm
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