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Cover Competition

Winner - Carl Thompson

Carl Thompson is an award winning Shropshire artist, illustrator and demonstrator with a portfolio of work extending from still life to portraiture to wildlife. Carl’s talent as an artist was evident from an early age to the extent that plans for him to attend art school from 11 was proposed. Unfortunately personal circumstances meant that a formal art training was not to be.

Upon leaving school Carl studied as an engineer, however his passion for art was still key in his life and he continued to paint and develop his technique whenever he could. As work colleagues and acquaintances alike discovered Carl’s artistic talent commission requests grew.

In 2008 after almost 30 years as an engineer Carl decided to concentrate solely on his art and became a full time professional artist. Since then Carl already has a growing reputation for his versatility, style and energy that emanates from his work. His dedication and hard work has already resulted in winning the 2009 TWASI David Shepherd Award and becoming a finalist in the 2009 BBC Wildlife Artist of the year. Carl’s 2009 exhibitions will be with NEWA Gordale Chester, MIWAS Marwell Wildlife Park, Church Stretton Arts festival and the TWASI exhibition Birmingham. Carl is happy to accept both private and commercial commissions and is also available for art demonstrations.

Please contact Carl on carl@airartbycarl.co.uk

Tel: 01584 823541

Website: www.airartbycarl.co.uk

First Runner Up - A G Douglas-Jones

Tony was born in Selkirk, Scotland but spent his childhood in Penarth, Wales. He began painting at the age of sixteen, working in oils for thirty years before turning to watercolour in the early 1990s. He graduated with a degree in Zoology from Cambridge University before studying for a medical degree involving clinical studies at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Subsequently, he moved to New Zealand for post graduate training in histopathology and research leading to a PhD.

Tony spent ten years in New Zealand and enjoyed painting the spectacular landscape in oils on location. He returned to a job as a diagnostic histopathologist at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff in 1986. Recently, inspiration has been drawn from the nearby Gower peninsula. He has been a part-time resident of the village of Horton for 15 years. Together with the Horton painting and sketching club, he has exhibited his work in an annual exhibition in the village hall which draws both local residents and holidaymakers.

Tony is a member of the South Wales Art Society which is based in Cardiff.

He has been influenced by the work of John Singer Sargent, Edward Seago and John Yardley.

Tony’s work is in private collections in the UK, USA, New Zealand, Australia. His work has been exhibited at the Albany Gallery, Cardiff, the Washington Gallery and Turner House Gallery, Penarth.

In 2009 he won the South Wales Art Society Competition for ‘The best marine painting’ as well as ‘Best overall entry’.

You can contact Tony by email: agdj@me.com

or visit Tony's website here: http://web.me.com/agdj

Second Runner Up - Stephie Butler

At an early age, Stephie’s creativity found expression in many different outlets: dressmaking, woodwork, technical drawing. She developed a passion for drawing at the age of about 9 and this led to her becoming a draughtswoman when she left school.

Raising a family stopped her career as a draughtswoman but her creative passions found expression in making and decorating birthday and wedding cakes, cards and wedding stationery.

But her foremost passion today is watercolours. Stephie only really discovered watercolours about 5 years ago. After attending a workshop by Frankie Cummins, Stephie says she was really hooked. Apart from another couple of workshops Stephie is almost entirely self-taught. Although she also uses acrylics and pastels she says that watercolours are her first love. That she is passionate about this shows in the vibrant spontaneity of so many of her paintings. Usually she paints directly without any pencil drawing and this leads to a delightful freedom, strong colour and confident brushwork.

Stephie has developed a style of her own and her paintings are often a powerful portrayal of a single person. An appreciation of the importance of strong tonal values, which so often mark the difference between a mediocre painting and a really good one, are evident in almost all of her work.

Stephie is also an accomplished photographer and is able to create a large library of her own photographs as a source of reference for her paintings.

In 2008 Stephie opened her own watercolour forum, Brush with Water, where she is able to pass on her knowledge and encourage other watercolourists to develop and share their passion for the wonderful medium of watercolour.

My Website: http://www.whiterosegallery.com

My Cards & Prints for sale: http://stephiebutler.redbubble.com

My Blog: http://stephiebutler.blogspot.com