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| The Private View - Opening of the Exhibition |
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- my comments too images from the exhibition
- the prizewinners
- details almost the events
- my posts almost past times exhibitions
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| Annual Exhibition of the SWLA inwards the Threadneedle Space of the Mall Galleries |
The exhibition takes "
The Natural Eye" every bit its cite too i of the things which is real evident from the run inwards the exhibition is that this is real definitely a gild whose members are non afraid to endeavor too capture wild animals inwards pigment piece working from life too observation inwards the field.
...and sometimes later expiry - when you lot every bit good create non conduct maintain long to linger on your artwork.
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Studies of a dead Grey Partrudge past times Ben Woodhams ASWLA
Watercolour £1,200
I was real surprised this report did non win a prize. |
That habit of making fine art from observations inwards the land is i which real plainly extends to the non-members. For example run across this wonderful drawing past times
drawing the Loomery at Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast on his drawing blog.
My artwork is immersed inwards the sense of observing the natural world, its landscapes too wildlife.Chris Wallbank website
Unlike a let on of other wild animals exhibitions, the paintings are non trying to endure photographs too the prove of the artist's personal preferences every bit to how they run across their dependent land too how they prefer to brand their score - whether drawing, painting, print-making or inwards 3D is at that topographic point for all to see.
There is, every bit always, a wonderful diverseness of run inwards many unlike styles past times artists who are real accomplished.
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| Drawings too prints |
It every bit good includes artwork past times a let on of international artists. This is Marco Brodde from Kingdom of Denmark - amongst his drawings inwards pencil too watercolour of
- Curlews, merely arrived, The Wadden Sea, Denmark and
- Dead Sperm Whale, Eiders adn Oysetercatchers, the Wadden Sea, Fano, Denmark
I confess I can't ever retrieve an artwork involving a dead sperm whale inwards the exhibition inwards previous years too this was a outset for me!
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| Marco Brodde |
In add-on - every bit befits i of the exhibitions which is a top seller at the Mall Galleries - the exhibition fills all iii galleries with
- work selected for the exhibition,
- a children's fine art contest ( run across below) and
- a let on of unlike projects related to bursaries or ones which conduct maintain engaged members during the course of report of the year.
This is every bit good a gild which:
- very definitely has members who create to a greater extent than than submit run to an annual exhibition in i lawsuit a year. Their projection run is real impressive.
- takes the scientific discipline every bit seriously every bit the art!
At the far halt of the North Gallery is the SWLA Flight Lines Project. This relates to the pathways taken past times migrating birds too enabled some of the overseas members to conduct maintain business office every bit they documented what happened every bit birds passed through their business office of the world.
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| Some of the run exhibited every bit business office of the Flight Lines Project |
There were every bit good displays for the bursaries too other projects.
Memorials
The exhibition every bit good contained iii exhibits for members who died inwards the final year.
This is the show for John Busby who was the writer of "Drawing Birds (RSPB)
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| In memorium show for John Busby |
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| SWLA "In Memorium" panels |
Other panels provided exhibits for Keith Shackleton (middle) - who would endure familiar to many of my older readers every bit the human being who used to co-present 'Animal Magic' amongst Johnny Morris - too David Koster (right).
SWLA Prizewinners 2015:
The Dry Red Press Award: Spring Blackbird past times Matt Underwood SWLA
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| Artwork past times Matt Underwood - the awardwinner is top left |
The RSPB Award: Short-eared Owl flying amongst digger past times Greg Poole SWLA
The Langford Press Printmaking Award: The Building of Wallasea RSPB past times Julia Manning ASWLA
The Langford Press 3D Award: Greenfinches past times Adam Binder SWLA
The Birdwatch-Swarovski Artist of the Year Award: Fishing Frenzy past times Jane Smith ASWLA
There's a huge sense of campaign too role inwards this screenprint.
The Hawk too Owl Trust's Roger Clarke Award: Glorious past times Tim Wootton SWLA
PJC Drawing Award: Coastal Birds past times Richard Allen
I was real impressed past times the fine fine art impress which won the Drawing Prize. I'm a big fan of this type of composite drawing.
Bursary Winners
- John Busby Seabird Drawing Course: Evelina Flodstrom, David Hubt too Rachel Porter
- SWLA Bursary: Ali McPherson
Talks too Events
Free Talks too Events
- An Artist Underwater. Tuesday third November, 11.30am too 2.30pm; an illustrated i hr speak past times Chris Rose on his latest work, based on his experiences every bit recipient of the SWLA Wildlife Trusts Diving Bursary.
- John Clare too Me. Friday sixth Nov 2.30 pm; an illustrated i hr speak past times Carry Ackroyd on the poesy of John Clare too how his words has influenced her work.
Priced Workshops
- Monoprints Workshop amongst Greg Poole & Kim Atkinson - Saturday seventh Nov, 10.30am – 4.30pm (£75)
- Drypoint Workshop amongst Bruce Pearson too Greg Poole - Dominicus eighth November, 10.30am – 4.30pm (£75 or Friends £65). ; a amount solar daytime drypoint printing workshop.
More details on this page on the SWLA website
Previous Years
Previous posts almost the Society of Wildlife Artists' Annual Exhibition
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