Winners – 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition

Winners – 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate all the winners in the 134th RQAS Members Annual exhibition.

Thanks also to our Judges Todd Whisson, Stephen Newton and Sam Creyton. Please scroll down to view the winning artworks and judges’ comments.

First Prize – Section 1 (Oil and Acrylic)

Brink

by Laura Phillips

JUDGES COMMENTS

Simple, clean, confident and direct.

Second Prize – Section 1 (Oil and Acrylic)

Colourful Corner

by Esther Austin

JUDGES COMMENTS

Great composition! A love of the subject and a good rendition of pictorial space.

 

First Prize – Section 2 (Watercolour)

Kenilworth Pastoral

by Tony Walker

JUDGES COMMENTS

A wonderful combination of wash and sharper marks depicting the landscape. Strong composition and colour.

Second Prize – Section 2 (Watercolour)

Cleveland Grandview

by Katia Strounina

JUDGES COMMENTS

Small but mighty depicting a ‘grand’ view. A delightful invitation to come and sit a while.

First Prize – Section 3 (Photography, Digital Painting and Digital Manipulation)

The Dark Side

by Christine Hall

JUDGES COMMENTS

Motion captured and duplicated with an invitation to explore darker spaces. Great composition and play with light.

Second Prize – Section 3 (Photography, Digital Painting and Digital Manipulation)

Under the Bridge Number 2

by Glenda Markwell

JUDGES COMMENTS

Wonderful digital and analogue exploration. Strong composition and expressive use of colour.

First Prize – Section 4 (Sculpture and 3D Artworks)

Totem Tangle 3

by Jennifer Long

JUDGES COMMENTS

This is a meticulously designed, constructed and presented sculpture. It demonstrates a poetic integration of material and process, and a harmonious balance between the complexity of the process and the spontaneous arrangement of the final composition. The sculpture also has potential to be seen as a model for a much larger public art application.

Second Prize – Section 4 (Sculpture and 3D Artworks)

Let’s Go!

by Katia Strounina

JUDGES COMMENTS

This is an intimate and playful sculpture reminding us of our beloved canine companions, and their spontaneous energy which is always available on command. Let’s Go! demonstrates a consummate understanding of construction, modelling and patina application. The work also balances a knowledge of canine anatomy with a gestural energy that is present in the final form.

First Prize – Section 5 (Drawing, all media)

For You Brother

by Helia Smith

JUDGES COMMENTS

Engaging, emotive and expressive (the three ‘E’s!). Beautiful lines and marks conveying the emotion within.

Second Prize – Section 5 (Drawing, all media)

Amelia

by Belinda Stokes

JUDGES COMMENTS

Expressive and Intimate. The work draws you in and is as if you are reflected in the pupils. Fantastic Technique.

First Prize – Section 6 (2D Artworks, all other media)

The Rockpool

by Charlotte Wensley

JUDGES COMMENTS

Fantastic colour and composition. Wonderful detail and layers forming the rockpool.

Second Prize – Section 6 (2D Artworks, all other media)

Quilted Memory Scape 1

by Jennifer Long

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong composition and printmaking technique. The grid expands the narrative thread for this lovely work.

First Prize – Section 7 (Pastels)

Accessorise

by Kathy Sullivan

JUDGES COMMENTS

Beautifully crafted and composed. This invitational work elicits the opportunity to ponder with the subject. Where is this avian beauty going?

Second Prize – Section 7 (Pastels)

Blue Haven

by Renuka Russell

JUDGES COMMENTS

Strong composition and colour creating this inviting scene. A light cubist nod to wistful scenes.

Young Artist Excellence Award – Sections 1 and 4

Grandma

by Dorothy Huang

JUDGES COMMENTS

Good Composition! It has a strong feeling of connection to the subject, and it has soul.

Young Artist Excellence Award – Sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7

Flora Inferno

by Seth Green

JUDGES COMMENTS

Technically fantastic with expressive composition and colour.

Peoples Choice – Sections 1 and 4

You Can Almost See Forever

by David Ladley

Peoples Choice – Sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7

Amelia

by Belinda Stokes

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