Review: Sunday Times Watercolour Contest 2014
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
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The Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition opened to Blue Planet on Mon as well as continues until 5pm on Sabbatum 20th September inwards the (large) West Gallery of the Mall Galleries inwards London. I definitely recommend this exhibition for the make as well as lineament of its watercolour paintings
The interesting affair almost reviewing the exhibitions for ii fine art competitions inwards the galleries this calendar week (i.e. the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition as well as the Derwent Art Prize) dorsum to dorsum is that you lot tin compare the calibre of operate as well as the selected artists.
For example, I would scrap that the calligraphic markmaking used past times the winner of the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition could easily receive got won the Derwent if the prize had been almost drawing rather than pencil art!
It was delightful to run into Kathryn Maple, the winner of the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition on Mon evening. Her icon was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than impressive when seen inwards person. On Mon afternoon as well as eve it had lots of visitors standing as well as looking at Fatboys Diner for a long time. That to my hear is a worthy winner.
Below you lot volition find:
One of the things I works life really puzzling was that I couldn't uncovering the mo prizewinner inwards the exhibition. I looked when I walked but about - as well as and then I checked i time to a greater extent than past times looking carefully at everything inwards the video as well as I can't uncovering mo prizewinner Danny Markey's operate anywhere. It's really strange because they usually hang all the winners together as well as this twelvemonth it's but the principal winner hanging side past times side to Paul Newland who won the £1,500 Smith & Williamson Cityscape Prize.
Artist, pop fine art tutor as well as author Lucy Willis has been selected this twelvemonth later beingness consistently selected betwixt 1989 as well as 2008. I'm e'er rather surprised she has never won equally she is a goal painter of calorie-free , although I receive got to confess I've seen paintings of hers which I've liked better.
I noticed they picked a lot of paintings which seemd to hold upward paired ie paintings that were purpose of a serial or painted to complement i another. I don't recollect seeing quite thence many inwards previous exhibitions. Is this a novel tendency with selectors?
Styles as well as approaches displayed inside the exhibition vary from the traditional watercolour through the usage of inks as well as acrylics inwards representational works through to much to a greater extent than contemporary approaches as well as styles - notably involving mark-making. "Any water-based media is acceptable" as well as I'm but waiting for the twelvemonth somebody enters H2O soluble fossil oil paints!
The bulk of works are representational nevertheless really few are photorealistic. It's to a greater extent than mutual to catch stylised representations - thence this is non a contest for those who similar to re-create photographs without whatever additional elements of an artist's signature style. The few that receive got done straight copies looked really stiff.
I'd nation a lot of the operate comes from mature artists - although some evidently comes from much younger artists - including evidently the winner!
In price of painting, this is a really colourful exhibition. Painters receive got made a slap-up usage of colour, either inwards price of a carefully selected palette or inwards price of i "wow" comport on colour.
Palettes for the most purpose are non naturalistic. People are pushing color i agency or some other - - fifty-fifty those who favour monochrome as well as neutral shades. Paintings which receive got predominantly i color are used as anchor points for the hang on ii walls.
There's i icon which most watercolour painters volition grin at - it's a compliation of color mixes! I wonder how many of receive got wondered almost entering a especially squeamish canvass of color mixes into an exhibition? Well at i time some i has - as well as that someone is Jane Fielder
One affair I would similar to catch side past times side twelvemonth - as well as that's a catalogue which indicates really clearly WHICH waterbased media has been used inwards the painting! It but needs to hold upward a tad wider.
There's likewise really few paintings I'm surprised to catch included inwards the selection. It would hold upward squeamish catch fifty-fifty less side past times side year. I'm non talking almost gustatory modality - I'm talking almost basic competence.
Lots of works are using a whole canvass or nearly a whole canvass of watercolour paper. Some - similar the winner - are joining sheets of newspaper and/or creating a compilation of sheets to exercise i image. Smaller paintings exercise larn selected but alone almost xx inwards total. They are really much a pocket-size proportion of the total number of paintings selected.
In price of presentation, avoid aureate as well as metal. The exhibition is overwhelming framed inwards neutral colours - black, white, greys, bleached forest as well as calorie-free natural wood. Check out the video to catch what I mean.
Many favour broad frames - especially for larger works where the mat becomes inwards number some other visual frame.
Preference on mats varies with i exception. All mats are white or off white/ivory. I looked but about as well as could non catch whatever yellowy/cream whites. I saw a lot of drawings which had been floated rather than matted - especially where the canvass of newspaper worked on had a deckle edge. The lineament of the impression created seems to hold upward straight related to the expertise of those doing the floating!
Note the comment inwards a higher house almost ii paintings. If you lot desire to go inwards ii I advise you lot brand them related as well as largish.
If you lot desire a guide equally to pricing I advise you lot larn agree of i of the catalogues which should hold upward obtainable from Parker Harris
The exhibition is at the Mall Galleries as well as closes 5pm on Sabbatum 20th September
I've been roofing this contest for some years. For those wanting to catch what the contest was similar inwards previous years..........
The interesting affair almost reviewing the exhibitions for ii fine art competitions inwards the galleries this calendar week (i.e. the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition as well as the Derwent Art Prize) dorsum to dorsum is that you lot tin compare the calibre of operate as well as the selected artists.
For example, I would scrap that the calligraphic markmaking used past times the winner of the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition could easily receive got won the Derwent if the prize had been almost drawing rather than pencil art!
It was delightful to run into Kathryn Maple, the winner of the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition on Mon evening. Her icon was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than impressive when seen inwards person. On Mon afternoon as well as eve it had lots of visitors standing as well as looking at Fatboys Diner for a long time. That to my hear is a worthy winner.
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| Kathryn Maple - with her icon "Fatboys Diner" (£900) which won the Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2014 This icon won her a prize of £10,000 - as well as the icon has likewise sold. (all photographs as well as videos copyright Katherine Tyrrell - all rights reserved all paintings - copyright the artists) |
Below you lot volition find:
- a video of my walk circular the exhibition.
- a Federal Reserve annotation of which artists I liked
- more images of artwork inwards the exhibition
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| Visitor reviews purpose of the exhibition inwards the West Gallery - the visitor of course of educational activity lend scale! |
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| Small paintings inwards the exhibition for the Dominicus Times watercolour Competition |
A video of the exhibition
Excuse the wobbles, I soundless haven't perfected walking sideways as well as backwards spell videoing at the same time. I likewise ask to tiresome down! My excuse is they'd disclose all the tables as well as chairs for the eve reception as well as I was trying to brand certain I didn't dorsum into or autumn over any! I think I ask i of those tracks that I the photographic tv set camera mortal glides along on wheels similar inwards the movies!General observations
The aim was to hang 100 works from the opened upward entry. In the halt they've selected as well as hung 93 past times artists such equally old prizewinners Mark Elsmore (Winner 2012 - 2 paintings); Emma Haworth (Winner 2010); Jonathan Pitts (2nd prize 2011), Janet Kenyon (Landscape 2011) equally good equally leading watercolour painters such old Turner Medal Winner David Firmstone as well as Angus McEwan |
| a multifariousness of landscapes as well as 'atmosphere' Bottom left is Christopher Green's "Manor house" Centre: David Firmstone's "Fire marked the province similar a linguistic communication x" |
Artist, pop fine art tutor as well as author Lucy Willis has been selected this twelvemonth later beingness consistently selected betwixt 1989 as well as 2008. I'm e'er rather surprised she has never won equally she is a goal painter of calorie-free , although I receive got to confess I've seen paintings of hers which I've liked better.
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| The theatre on the cliff (£3,650) Lucy Willis |
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| Top: Farmer: cam inwards plain 02:52-04:20 (£950) © Debbie Lock as well as Sara Dudman Bottom: Feeding sheep cam 1 00.50-00.60 (£800) © Sara Dudman |
Styles as well as approaches displayed inside the exhibition vary from the traditional watercolour through the usage of inks as well as acrylics inwards representational works through to much to a greater extent than contemporary approaches as well as styles - notably involving mark-making. "Any water-based media is acceptable" as well as I'm but waiting for the twelvemonth somebody enters H2O soluble fossil oil paints!
The bulk of works are representational nevertheless really few are photorealistic. It's to a greater extent than mutual to catch stylised representations - thence this is non a contest for those who similar to re-create photographs without whatever additional elements of an artist's signature style. The few that receive got done straight copies looked really stiff.
I'd nation a lot of the operate comes from mature artists - although some evidently comes from much younger artists - including evidently the winner!
In price of painting, this is a really colourful exhibition. Painters receive got made a slap-up usage of colour, either inwards price of a carefully selected palette or inwards price of i "wow" comport on colour.
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| Cloud Study (Loughboroug) |
Palettes for the most purpose are non naturalistic. People are pushing color i agency or some other - - fifty-fifty those who favour monochrome as well as neutral shades. Paintings which receive got predominantly i color are used as anchor points for the hang on ii walls.
There's i icon which most watercolour painters volition grin at - it's a compliation of color mixes! I wonder how many of receive got wondered almost entering a especially squeamish canvass of color mixes into an exhibition? Well at i time some i has - as well as that someone is Jane Fielder
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| The Experiment - with as well as without rules (£2,500) © Jane Fielder |
There's likewise really few paintings I'm surprised to catch included inwards the selection. It would hold upward squeamish catch fifty-fifty less side past times side year. I'm non talking almost gustatory modality - I'm talking almost basic competence.
Tips for those aiming to go inwards in 2015
Lots of works are using a whole canvass or nearly a whole canvass of watercolour paper. Some - similar the winner - are joining sheets of newspaper and/or creating a compilation of sheets to exercise i image. Smaller paintings exercise larn selected but alone almost xx inwards total. They are really much a pocket-size proportion of the total number of paintings selected.
In price of presentation, avoid aureate as well as metal. The exhibition is overwhelming framed inwards neutral colours - black, white, greys, bleached forest as well as calorie-free natural wood. Check out the video to catch what I mean.
Many favour broad frames - especially for larger works where the mat becomes inwards number some other visual frame.
Preference on mats varies with i exception. All mats are white or off white/ivory. I looked but about as well as could non catch whatever yellowy/cream whites. I saw a lot of drawings which had been floated rather than matted - especially where the canvass of newspaper worked on had a deckle edge. The lineament of the impression created seems to hold upward straight related to the expertise of those doing the floating!
Note the comment inwards a higher house almost ii paintings. If you lot desire to go inwards ii I advise you lot brand them related as well as largish.
If you lot desire a guide equally to pricing I advise you lot larn agree of i of the catalogues which should hold upward obtainable from Parker Harris
Artists I liked
Paintings I liked included- the winner - I honey the calligraphic mark-making of Fatboys Diner and the Peter Doig lineament of the painting. Doig is an obvious influence but this is emphatically non a re-create of what he does.
- I'm likewise a huge fan of all paintings past times Paul Paul Newland - at that spot are layers as well as layers inside inwards his paintings
- George Butler's reportage illustrations of his travels
- Christopher Green's monochrome icon of a street inwards ink (see above)
- I works life John Cahill's really controlled palettes as well as slap-up agreement of tonal values to hold upward really seductive although I'm soundless inwards ii minds almost his really stylised approach to painting.
- a icon of trees past times Michael Williams has lines - similar tree rings etched inwards its surface. They succeeded inwards grabbing my attention
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| The Pheasant Wood (£2,500) © Michael Wood |
- I was surprised to uncovering I actually liked the sheep cam paintings - both abstracted as well as observational past times Sarah Dudman as well as Debbie Locke (see above). It's non a conventional approach to watercolour but it's really interesting - I gauge it's the mark-making chemical gene again.
Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark posts almost the Dominicus Times watercolour Exhibition
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| STWC 2014 Catalogue |
2014
- Kathryn Maple wins Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2014
- Selected Artists - Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2014
- The Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2014 - Call for Entries
2013
- David Forster wins Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2013
- Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2013 Exhibition at the Mall Galleries
- Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2013 - Selected Artists
- Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2013 - Call for Entries
2012
- Mark Elsmore wins Dominicus Times Watercolour 2012
- Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2012 - Call for Entries
2011
- Royal Watercolour Society / Dominicus Times Watercolour Exhibition
- RWS/Sunday Times Exhibition - ii ...
- Call for entries - 2009 RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour ...
2008
- RWS / Dominicus Times Watercolour Competition 2008
- The RWS / Dominicus Times Watercolour ...
- RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - telephone telephone for entries
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