Annual portrait competition. Thank you to our sponsors

HVP Plantations , Tarra Real Estate, Yarram Custom Framing.

FIRST PRIZE:  ‘Roman’ by Ida Hinkley.

This small work has sensitivity and a strong sense of form in the facial structure and the tee shirt.  I found the choice of the yellow on the shirt and the back ground colour of ultra blue created a mysterious quality and quietness to Roman.

 SECOND PRIZE:  ‘The Attenborough Effect’ by Kerry Anderson

This painting kept bringing me back to it.  There was a lot of technical brushwork skill and ‘searching’ painting process going on in the study of David’s face especial the eye!   For me this captured the kindness and wisdom of the great natural historian and biologist.  I also found it intriguing that the artit had painted a butterfly like an eye patch over the left eye.

 THIRD PRIZE:  ‘Jo Deep In Thought’ by Anna O’Shea

A small graphite study of a young girl. The tilt of the head and use of the pencil conveyed a feeling of deep thought.