Artists of the Year 2023
Winners & Finalists

Winner: Professional Artist of the Year

Kristine Nason

Trade

“My family has a home in Ghana and we visit frequently. I find the culture there fascinating and am currently working on a series of narrative artworks inspired by the people and the environment. This painting shows traders along the bustling waterfront of Accra.”

Runner Up

Nik Courtney
Weekend at Nannie & Opa’s

Highly Commended

Wolfango Chiappella
Hedge

Highly Commended

Peter Annable
Sunshine, Shadow, and Rust

Winner: Amateur Artist of the Year

Dorothy Kirkman

Sole Bay Chips

“Sole Bay is a popular place to buy fish & chips. The fish is caught, dropped off at the back door, cooked & served at the front door. Not a chip is wasted, the seagulls eat every chip that is dropped. A delight to watch them wait & dive & eat. No litter, no waste. A sadness added to this painting as during May there was an accidental fire in the middle of the night & Sole Bay was destroyed. The seagulls will have to look down the harbour. I will have to look at the rebuild to paint again.”

Runner Up

Steve Bayley
Nerja Beach Front

Highly Commended

Svetlana Gavrisheva
By the Sea

Winner: Beginner Artist of the Year

Pauline Stuart

Josie

“My drawing of my beautiful whippet Josie from life and my photo. I used Faber Castell Polychromos, Pablo and Caran D’Ache Luminance pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat. The drawing took approx 35 hours to complete with up to 25 layers of pencil.”

Runner Up

Susan Laybourn
Mellow Yellow

Highly Commended

John Hanley
A Cat’s View

Winner: International Artist of the Year

Thelma Simons

Squirrel Watch

Runner Up

Su Melville
Just Me

Highly Commended

Alicia Tan
Oyster Harvest

Winner: Best Abstract or Experimental

Gill Stokes
Earth Tapestry

Runner Up

Radka Palmer
Rebirth

Winner: Best Landscape or Woodland Scene

Erinclare Scrutton
Well Worn Path

Runner Up

Ian Smith
Winter Morning in Far Easedale

Winner: Best Seascape or Waterscene

Neil Whitehead
North Sea Grey

Runner Up: Best Seascape or Waterscene

People’s Choice Award

Andrea Meakin
Time to Reflect

Winner: Best Cityscape or Streetscene

Felicity Newbold
Weeping Muston

Runner Up

Muhammad Khalid
Red Bus

Winner: Best Still Life

Gavin Peacock
Waiting for the King

Runner Up

Valerie Rath
Golden Fruit

Winner: Best Portrait or Figure

Clive Bryant
Isaac

Runner Up

Barry Miller
Brutality of Aging

Winner: Best Flowers or Gardens

Terri Micklam
Cannas

Runner Up

Carol Ann Hopper
Ferdinand Pichard

Exhibitor

David Lush
Ann

Exhibitor

Dianne Joy Cox
Awesome Autumn

Exhibitor

Louise Hancox
Bad Hair Day

Exhibitor

Lois Folkard
Blooming Lovely

Exhibitor

Sally Quorn
Calissa

Exhibitor

Verity Clark
Demeter

Exhibitor

Michelle Stanton
Disco Beetles

Exhibitor

Rachel Savine-Jones
Dusk Falling in September

Exhibitor

J Barry Wilton-Middlemass
Evening Walk Exercising the Dogs

Exhibitor

Becky Gouverneur
Fisherman’s Friend

Exhibitor

Amii Harwood
Five Minutes

Exhibitor

Jacqueline Trinder
Flood Medway

Exhibitor

Mark Williams
Frankelat Royal Ascot

Exhibitor

Miggy Flux
Golden Hour

Exhibitor

Robin Souter
Gulls Over the Sea

Exhibitor

Rebecca Stephens
Harry

Exhibitor

Lori North
Holiday Fun

Exhibitor

Jodie Hunt
Iggy

Exhibitor

Sam B Kennedy
In A Pinch

Exhibitor

Jacqueline Wilson
In Search of Speed

Exhibitor

Sarah J Cooper
Keep Going

Exhibitor

Lisa Bentley
Liam Gallagher, Knebworth ’96

Exhibitor

Jenny Johnson
Lost Horizon

Exhibitor

Innes Davis
Magic of Place

Exhibitor

Tine Rowe
Meerkat

Exhibitor

Kathy Hart
Moonlit Fjord

Exhibitor

Esther Jenkins
Mr Christmas

Exhibitor

Amanda Webster
My Mum

Exhibitor

Colin Lewis
Needles

Exhibitor

Gavin Mundy
Not Sure

Exhibitor

Dawn Griffiths
Penny Talking

Exhibitor

Linda Turner
Pensive

Exhibitor

Helga Picknell-Velkeniers
People Watching in Hastings

Exhibitor

Stephen Hawkins
Please Keep Dogs on Leads

Exhibitor

Ewelina Amrogowicz
Purple Trail

Exhibitor

Viv Blandford
Reflecting

Exhibitor

Harinder Sahota
Richard B.

Exhibitor

David Gleeson
Rose Moon

Exhibitor

Vivien Townsend
Sails Aloft

Exhibitor

Jenny Gibbs
Shadow

Exhibitor

Phil Richardson
Silver Birch Woodland

Exhibitor

Ian Ridley
Silver Forest

Exhibitor

Fran Smee
Sitting at Inverary

Exhibitor

Sue Greenald
Smiling Hippopotamus

Exhibitor

Kerry Bennett
Snowdrops in a Burst of Spring

Exhibitor

Hilary Dancer
Spirit of the City

Exhibitor

Sue Waind
Sunlit Symphony

Exhibitor

Rona Macleod
Tempest

Exhibitor

Joanna Payne
The Old Poet

Exhibitor

Alexander Kai
These Little Deaths

Exhibitor

Sophie Parkhill
The Watcher

Exhibitor

Arwyn Quick
Tide Out, Tied Up, Staithes

Exhibitor

Kim Priggen
Top and Tail

Exhibitor

Pam Philip
Trafalger Square in the Rain

Exhibitor

Alexander Smith
Two Little Birds

Exhibitor

Chris Pitman
Warps and All