Review: 2012 Exhibition Of The Majestic Gild Of Marine Artists

The 67th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Painters is the exhibition to become to if y'all similar ikon the sea, tidal waters or anything living or inanimate connected to the sea.

Viewing the paintings hanging inwards the Threadneedle Space
It's got a practiced arrive at of interests alongside its members together with a diversity of styles.  That said, I did uncovering this twelvemonth that members' artwork leans heavily towards ikon together with there's non a lot of drawing or fine fine art prints different another fine art societies.

The exhibition is held every twelvemonth at the Mall Galleries in primal London, opened lastly Wed which is when I went to run into it together with continues until Sunday 28 Oct 2012, 10am to 5pm (closes 1pm on lastly day).

Those thinking of entering their move for adjacent year's exhibition mightiness similar to guide hold a expect at the award-winning industrial plant below together with roughly of the prices existence charged for paintings.

The artwork is predominantly paintings with a few drawings together with sculptures.  Interestingly at that spot are really few fine fine art prints.  This twelvemonth for the start fourth dimension I spotted a pair of industrial plant inwards coloured pencil yesteryear Pamela Preller SAA UKCPS who seems to similar mutual coldness climate animals.

Plywood sails together with paintings inwards the West Gallery
Work I liked included:

  • a pair of paintings yesteryear Alan Sims produced yesteryear mounting minor paintings inwards a four x four grid
  • the nascency plywood sails produced by Bill Prickett
  • Naomi Tydeman's suite of related watercolour paintings - equally always

Awards
The Charles Pears Award for the best non-members move (£250) - Man Mending Sails, Mousehole yesteryear Tim Hall.  This is an odd ikon inside the present together with however it shouldn't live given the nature of the ertnal line of piece of occupation of keeping the sails inwards practiced order.  The human is plumb centre - which inwards theory breaks all the rules of composition.  He also wears a ruddy T shirt together with inwards theory this should live screaming at us simply it doesn't.  In a agency it's a ikon which shouldn't move simply it does together with really good also because of the compositional devices used together with the color palette!  I was also actually pleased to run into this move inwards a frame which complemented the move together with did non swamp it.

Man Mending Sails, Mousehole by Tim Hall
oil on canvas
£8,500
The RSMA Worshipful Company of Shipwrights Young Marine Artists Award (£500) for move yesteryear artists aged 16-25 -  Fluke yesteryear Sonia Shomalzadeh. Do guide hold a expect at her website (link inwards the name) equally she's producing roughly stunning move - together with her weblog thewhaleandtheworld.blogspot.com.  She also draws whales inwards the sand of North Cornwall!  Sonia completed an MA Art & Environment at University College, Falmouth inwards 2011.  She's been winning awards for a while.

Fluke by Sonia Shomalzadeh
charcoal
£995
The Conway Maritime Press Award (£500 worth of books) - for move celebrating canvass inwards the broadest feel from historic ships to preparation ships to global yacht racing.  Any medium - Collecting the Dispatches - Geooffrey Huband

Collecting the Dispatches - Geoffrey Huband 
oil
£12,000
The ‘Classic Boat’ Prize (£250 + ane year's subscription to Classic Boat) for move broadly celebrating the dependent area affair of Classic Boat periodical (in special wooden boats together with yachts or traditional craft association with them.  Any mediu,.  The winning move to live illustrated inwards Classic Boat -

Derek Gardner “Deep Seas” Award - Dry Dock yesteryear William Carney

Dry Dock yesteryear William Carney
Oil
£1,400 (sold)
The Sea Pictures Gallery 'Working Relationships' Award (£250) for move depicting the working side of the marine environment.  Any medium or sculpture.  I look to guide hold failed to spot this ane together with hence I'm non certain who won!

The Winsor & Newton Oil Prize (value £250 of materials) for the best stone oil ikon - The abandonment yesteryear Michele del Campo who's non a marine painter unremarkably simply is a figurative painter - of figures.

The abandonment by Michele del Campo
oil on linen
£6,600
The Russell together with Chapple Prize (£250 worth of Russell together with Chapple canvas supplies) - for the most outstanding move inwards stone oil or acrylic, featuring sails.  I intend this prize must guide hold been dissever equally I spotted 2 winners - both stone oil paintings!

Action Stations! Cromer lifeboat on callout yesteryear Fred Beckett FROI, Hon RBA, Hon RI
oil
£1,575

  • Action Stations!, Cromer Lifeboat on callout yesteryear Fred Beckett FROI, Hon RBA, Hon RI which really much has a feel of a lifeboat hitting the H2O together with generating a lot of spray
  • Fading light, Scarborough by Douglas Grey RSMA
Fading light, Scarborough by Douglas Grey RSMA
oil,
£4,950
Two Rivers Watercolour Award (£250 worth of Two Rivers watercolour products) for the most outstanding watercolour inwards the exhibition - Royal Angelfish yesteryear Wendy Borello RSMA.  It's bully to run into roughly ikon of life underwater together with Wendy Borello's paintings were very colourful together with bully saturation.


Royal Angelfish by Wendy Borello RSMA
Watercolour
£1,600
The RK Burt Canson together with Arches Award (50 sheets of high-quality creative somebody paper) for industrial plant on newspaper - Fishing Boats at Essaouira, Morocco by Brian Fleming  I was really taken yesteryear the overall composition of his artwork - below y'all tin run into nigh ane tertiary of the large gouache ikon which won this award.

detail of Fishing Boats at Essaouira, Morocco yesteryear Brian Fleming
gouache
£1,800
The remaining demonstrations next calendar week are by:

  • Sunday 21 October, 2pm: John Lines RSMA RBSA RDAS KAG Oil demonstration
  • Wednesday 24 October, 11am Geoff Hunt PPRSMA Oil demonstration
  • Thursday 25 October, 2pm David Allen RSMA Pastel demonstration
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