Brand New!! Artists As Well As Illustrators At The Mall Galleries

The Artists as well as Illustrators "Artist of the Year" Exhibition is on persuasion at the Threadneedle Space inwards the Mall Galleries until Sabbatum 24th Feb (1pm)

You tin see the fifty artworks shortlisted for the Readers Choice Award on the contest website.

The winner of the Readers Choice Award - as well as other awards - is existence announced at a especial prizegiving lawsuit this flush (Tuesday xx February) at the Mall Galleries.

I saw the exhibition yesterday when I visited the Pastel Society's annual show.  Interestingly people were confused equally to which exhibition they were inwards - as well as were wondering if the A&I Exhibition was the Pastel Society. This is peradventure unsurprising given that final yr the Pastel Society also had the Threadneedle Space for their exhibition.

Maybe compass to ameliorate the signposting of the dissimilar exhibitions on entrance to the gallery - as well as private galleries?

However I own got to nation I constitute 1 real marked divergence betwixt the artwork on exhibit compared to that inwards the Pastel Society exhibition elsewhere inwards the Mall Galleries.

I walked around slow in 1 lawsuit - took some photos as well as and then looked again.

Something was niggling. I e'er similar to operate out what a niggle is all about.

I could come across that some of the draughtsmanship was goodness - a combat besides goodness if anything.

I all of a abrupt realised that most of non all of the artwork on display failed to exhibit optical mixing of colours on the support.

• Most of the pigment seemed to endure existence applied equally a unmarried layer
• I didn't come across transparent glazing inwards the watercolours. 
• I saw real footling pigment mixing on the back upward past times those using oils as well as acrylics. 

This approach to paradigm creates images which I notice curiously flat.  To me it's a technique of paradigm that is also also real feature of an amateur painter.  That's because, unless used past times skillful hands, it tin veer towards giving an impression of 'painting past times numbers/fill inwards the contours" effect.

The paradigm that I liked best was past times Caroline Pool.

Here I am: Sally by Caroline Pool

I recognised the refer instantly away. She had ii plant inwards the real recent Threadneedle Exhibition 2018 as well as curiously this operate is hung most a duo of feet to the left of where 1 of her paintings hung inwards the Threadneedle Space final week!

This paradigm plant difficult at shapes as well as shape as well as the differences inwards textures inside the painting.  The cutout outcome also demanded that my oculus own got a closed look!  The palette of colours used was also almost triadic - which in 1 lawsuit again made for a pleasing picture.

It's for sure a operate past times a professional person painter and I wouldn't endure inwards the to the lowest degree combat surprised if she wins an abide by tonight.  There in 1 lawsuit again it won't appeal to everyone.....

You tin come across the prizewinners on https://www.facebook.com/ArtistsAndIllustrators/

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