Hilliard Guild Of Miniaturists - Annual Exhibition 2013

The Hilliard Society of Miniaturists kindly provided me amongst all I needed to write a review of the the 30th Annual Exhibition in advance of my surgical procedure on Thursday.

Annual Exhibition 2013

The exhibition - which opened to Earth today - is beingness held at the Town Hall, inward Wells Somerset in addition to is opened upward from 10 am until final entry at 4pm each 24-hour interval in addition to closing on sun 2nd June at 5pm.  Entrance is free.  This is a map of how to abide by the exhibition.  Being held inward a world edifice at that topographic point is skilful access for people amongst disabilities.  There is wheelchair access in addition to a elevator to the ballroom where the exhibition is held.

I'm unable to go at the 2nd in addition to then won't hold upward able to acquire to encounter the show.  However this doesn't halt me seeing the operate that was selected for the exhibition.  That's because they convey got a vivid virtual exhibition online.

You tin ship away link the numbers inward the photos to the catalogue of who is exhibiting - encounter Hilliard Society Exhibition Catalogue 2013

Hilliard Society - 2013 Award Winners


You tin ship away see all the awards from the 2013 in addition to previous exhibitions on the website.

Winner of Sue Burton Memorial Best inward Show Award
Sepia Series
 ( Acrylic) by Peter Sheppard
£375 each

SUE BURTON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST IN SHOW - Sepia Series ( Acrylic) by Peter Sheppard (Peter Sheppard Art & Design - on Facebook)  Peter is a professional person creative individual and the 1st Vice President of the Art Society of Trinidad in addition to Tobago.

I idea all 3 sepia paintings of the landscape of Trinidad in addition to Tobago were real impressive in addition to an absolute bargain!

Winner of President's Choice Award
Bocca Baciata ( Oil) by David Lawton
£795

THE PRESIDENT’S CHOICE AWARD Bocca Baciata ( Oil) by David Lawton.  David Lawton paints immaculate portraits in addition to has featured a let on of times on this blog.  In 2007 he was the runner upward in addition to 2nd prize winner inward the BP Portrait Award.  As always, his portraits beak to me inward a agency quite dissimilar other portraits - there's something almost spiritual nearly them.

Winner of the Bell Award
Marjory (Oil on Polymin) by Rosemary Bentley
£NFS (similar size £800)

THE BELL AWARD Marjory (Oil on Polymin) by Rosemary Bentley.  This ane had a pretty frame - but personally I would convey preferred something a picayune less shiny every bit I idea it drew attending away from the fine portrait.

Winner of the Mary Scott-Kestin Award Animals in addition to Wildlife
Two Lambs (Pencil) by Kathleen Nelson
£125

Kathleen Nelson HSF RMS won 2 awards

  • THE MARY SCOTT-KESTIN AWARD ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE Two Lambs (Pencil) - a real fine, sensitive drawing
  • THE LLEWELLYN ALEXANDER GALLERY AWARD by Poultry inward Winter (Watercolour on Lumitex) - which comes across every bit natural in addition to unforced inward price of composition

Winner of the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery Award
Poultry inward Winter (Watercolour on Lumitex) by Kathleen Nelson
£195
Winner of the Sue Lee awardI've Got my Eye on You (Watercolour) by Claudia Haesen

SUE LEE AWARD  I've Got my Eye on You (Watercolour) by Claudia Haesen

Two to a greater extent than awards are to hold upward announced later.

My personal favourites


For the essence of a skilful miniature ikon or sculpture is ane which would hold upward smashing whatever size it was - but is all the to a greater extent than impressive when created inward miniature.

My personal favourites included
  • the netsuke boxwood figures (11 - 13) by Pamela Stewart-Pearson HS RMS.  Netsuke is a shape of miniature sculpture which developed inward Nippon over a catamenia of to a greater extent than than 3 hundred years.
  • Bow Practice (watercolour on vellum) (47) by Michael W. Coe HS RMS.  Michael is a self-taught, full-time creative individual who started ikon watercolor miniatures inward 1991. He became a member of the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists inward 1992, was elected a amount fellow member of the RMS inward 1996 in addition to is an invited fellow member of the Miniature Artists of America, the Miniature Painters, Sculptors in addition to Gravers Society of Washington D.C., in addition to a fellow member of the Miniature Arts Society of Florida.  He exhibits internationally in addition to has won numerous overstep awards for his portraiture.
  • Robin (58) by Sara C. Lee HS NAPA 
  • the real sensitive portraits of children on enamel in addition to silvery (77 - 80) past times Polish artist Ewa Buksa-Klinowska 
  • the landscape paintings (84, 85, 88, 89) of Rosalind Pierson PPHS RMS MAA MASF which e'er brand my jaw drib no affair where I encounter them
  • You Looking at Me?  (oil) (165) by Pam Wilmot HS - I'm real fond of a decent ikon of a llama!
  • the grouping of watercolour paintings of animals in addition to nature (171 - 177) by Tracy Hall HS RMS Tracy is an elected signature fellow member of the Hilliard Society, the Royal Miniature Society (RMS) in addition to the Miniature Artists of America (MAA) 2013 in addition to has been much followed past times this blog!
  • the plumbago in addition to graphite portrait drawings (179 - 183) of Jenny Brooks HS RMS Dip SBA(Dist). See MAKING H5N1 MARK: How to pigment miniature portraits
  • the technique of miniature portrait painter The ups in addition to downs of life!
  • I beloved the gouache on calfskin vellum paintings (259 - 264) of Debby Faulkner-Stevens HS RMS SWA
  • the creature paintings (265-271) of Gina Morton HS RMS SLm exhibit a touchstone for naturalness which is worth studying if you lot similar ikon animals
Note: For those who'd similar to know, my personal aversions are anything I regard every bit "twee" or contrived.

Sales of miniature artwork


In my sense miniature fine art sells actually well.  There are a lot of collectors - in addition to they're real keen on high character artwork in addition to fantabulous presentation.

You tin ship away purchase fine art from the website from Tuesday quaternary June 2013 until Tuesday 18th June 2013.  If you lot desire to brand a purchase you lot simply convey to contact the Hilliard Office - either telephone 01749 674472 or email hilliardsociety [at] aol.com.

More nearly Miniature Art


If this has wetted your appetite or you lot are intrigued past times about of the surfaces beingness used every bit supports for the miniature paintings you lot powerfulness similar to see my website Miniature Art - Resources for ArtistsThis site has resources covering:
  • the Definition of miniature fine art - including mughal miniatures in addition to netsuke
  • museum in addition to individual collections of miniature fine art - in addition to tips for collectors
  • information nearly miniature fine art socities, exhibitions in addition to competitions
  • information nearly contemporary miniature artists
  • resources for those wanting to larn how to pigment miniature and/or needing speciliast fine art supplies

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