10th Open Exhibition - List of successful artists

The following is the list of successful artists for 10^th UKCPS exhibition. The more discerning of you will note that your Blogmaster's name does not appear in the list, thereby proving that membership of the society Exec. does not guarantee an entry if your work does not meet the standard of art required by our three Judges.  I shall immediately retire to the countryside, cut off my ear, and tell everyone I meet that nobody understands me!

Congratulations everyone!!

Alan

Brian Ainsworth

Ginette Amis

Elisabeth Aubury

Joan Barnes

Elizabeth Barton

Alexandra Bastien

Katie Bird

Lyn Blake-John

Kevin Bond

Robin Borrett

Carol Bramley

Linda Brand

Tiffany Budd

Julie Burdon-Stone

Jean Canter

Jackie Chang

Philip Cheater

Kate Clarke

Sue Clinker

Diana Connor

Karen Coulson

Beverley Courtney

Jackie Cox

Lesley Crawford

Malcolm Cudmore

Jackie Cunningham

Lene Daugaard

Katherina Dennett

Gale Dickinson

Elizabeth Diggins

Galini Dimitriadou-Spriggs

Margaret Edwards

Pamela Flintoff

June Lesley Fox

Elissa Frohlich

Anja Fuhrbach

Lesley Galton

Irina Garmashova-Cawton

Jo Goudie

Brenda Green

Margaret Hall

Amber Halsall

Angela Hammond

Debra Hanley

Maggie Hatherley-Champ

Pat Heffer

Judith Heilbronn-Crown

Shirley Henderson

Suzy Herbert

Jane Holford-Atkin

Derek Hollings

Deborah Holman

Cathy Holtom

Sarah Hope

Amy Horton

Denise Howard

Maureen Howard

John Hurford

Betsy Jones

Carole Keen

Jess Knowles

Shirley Leslie

Bev Lewis

Roger Lewis

Alastair Lockwood

Julie Longdon

Pauline Longley

James Lyes

Morryce James Maddams

Ann James Massey

Karen Middleton

Steve Millward

Jean Baptiste Morlot

Barbara Murray

Jonathan Newey

Stephen Parkinson

Victoria Parsons

Alison Perkins

Rachel Pesterfield

Janie Pirie

Susan Poole

Pamela Preller

Gerard Radegonde

David  Richards

Jan  Robertson

Heather Rolleston

Lesley Sharman

Sue Smith

Hilary Steel

Janet Suffield

Ann Swan

Edwin Thornber

Liedia van de Mortel

Martin Vela

Ranjini Venkatachari

Maria Villioti

Jo Wallace

Kay Wallbanks

Catherine Ward

Judith Waugh

Rosellen Westerhoff

Janet Wilkinson

Ursula Williams

Helena Wilsen-Saunders

Glynis Wilson

Lesley Woodhouse

Peter Woof

Sonja Wray

Debra Zamperla



Maria Villioti - Competion winner

Congratulations to one of our overseas members, Maria Villioti, from Greece, who has won a competition to illustrate one of six  stories with the CP picture shown on the right.
Maria will recieve an E-Book featuring the six stories and their winning illustrations.
You can view more of Maria'swork via her blogsite using the link in Members Blogspots [down and to the right on this page]. The link to Maria's blog is the one in Greek.

Leisure Painter - August 2011 edition

The August edition of Leisure Painter contains 3 seperate articles regarding the use of coloured pencils. 
UKCPS member, Jenny Hill, has a nice article on drawing pansies, and featuring the new Derwent 'Coloursoft Collection' tin (30 Coloursoft + accessories).  A follow-up article next month will feature the Derwent Inktense pencils and blocks.
 There is also a 'follow-me' exercise by Irina Garmashova, using Prismacolor pencils, the subject of which, a beautiful pink orchid, is prominant on the front page of the magazine.
In addition, the magzine features the start of  a new series of articles by Ros Ingram on portraiture in CP using Derwent Artists pencils.

2011 Open Exhibition - sponsors

Those of you who are awaiting anxiously to find out if you're entries for the Open Exhibition have been successful (and you don't have long to wait - honest!), may be pleased to know that, if you are successful, then there are some fabulous awards on offer for good art.  Amongst the many organisations and individuals sponsoring awards are:  [IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF VALUE]

Faber-Castell: Best Picture
UKCPS: Best picture runner-up, and People's Choice
Peter Weatherill: Landscape award
Ann Massey: Excellence in Drawing
Exaclair Ltd:  10 Highly Commended awards
Jacksons Art Supplies: vouchers
Colorfin LLC: 10 Highly Commended awards
St Cuthberts Mill: Paper Pack for mixed media
SAA: art materials
Creativity International Ltd: mixed media award
Staedtler Pencils: cash award
Derwent Pencils: cash award
Lyra: Box of Rembrandt pencils for pure CP
Tim Fisher: Fisher 400 paper
R K Burt: Fabriano pads
Caran D'ache: Prismalo water soluble pencils

The UKCPS is extremely grateful to these sponsors and we hope that society members and readers of this blog will support them in return with their custom.

Lee Coleman - Evening Show advance notice

UKCPS member, Lee Coleman, is holding an evening show on 9 September 2011 at the Bridge House Hotel, in Scunthorpe.
 15 new pieces of work will be available to view, and the evening will also feature Thea Butterworth, a musician from the Royal College of Music, who will be performing on the harp. 
Welcome drinks and canapes will be available, and the evening runs from 8pm until 11pm.
Details are available from Lee's website at: www.leecoleman.co.uk

Marion Brown - Lymington Open Art Exhibition

UKCPS member, Marion Brown has had her 5" x 7" still life picture 'Fruit Salad' [SEE RIGHT]accepted by the Lymington Open Art Exhibition at St Barbe's Museum & Art Gallery.
  Marion is very pleased because the exhibition, which is on until 21 August, was juried, and, as far as she is aware, hers is the only CP work to be accepted.  One of  her pictures was accepted in the same exhibition last year, and was sold. 

Alan Jones & a NEWA follow-up

I finally managed to get to view the NEWA exhibition today.  As usual the standard of entries is very high, and I was therefore pleased to see the number of CP works entered, - and selling!.  I counted thirteen enties if you include a couple of CP + pastel works.
Well done to UKCPS member, Alan Jones, for getting three entries in, and for getting one of them actually printed into the catalogue!
You can view the full exhibition online via: http://www.newa-uk.com/

Jo Goudie at NEWA

[See my previous Post]  I still haven't had a chance to get to the Gordale Garden Centre to view the exhibition, but UKCPS Silver member, Jo Goudie, has written to say that two of  her CP works (shown on the right) are also on show at the NEWA Exhibition.

Well done to you, Jo

If any other members have works on show, either at NEWA or any other exhibition, please let me know by email [blogmaster@ukcps.co.uk] and if possible enclose a thumbnail of the picture/s.

Brian Ainsworth - NEWA Exhibition

Congratulations to UKCPS member, Brian Ainsworth, for getting three of his drawings accepted into the annual National Exhibition of Wildlife Art at the Gordale Garden Centre, on the Wirral.
Gordale, one fthe largest garden centres on the Wirral, have been hosting this exhibition for a number of years, and its popularity grows year on year.  This year there are over 400 wildlife pictures and craft on display, and as someone who attends every year, I can vouch for the excellence of  the exhibition which features exhibits from many top UK artists.
The exhibition runs from 15th July til Sunday 31 July, and is open from 9.30 to 6pm each day.  Admission is free.
The address is: Gordale Garden Centre, Chester High Road, Burton, Wirral, CH64 8TF