Annual Awards 2024

And here we are for the 2024 awards. Once I’ve finished this post I’ll be up to date. With 2024 being the year that I first used crystalline watercolour and soft pastels, the last two awards join the list and I have the full list of 17 awards to hand out. I have no plans to extend the range of awards but who knows what direction I’ll end up going in.

Right, straighten your ties. Here we go.

Charcoal Painting Of TheYear: Paul Auster

Crystalline Watercolour Painting Of The Year: Stevie Ray Vaughan

Artgraf Painting Of The Year: Oliver Reed

Marker Painting Of The Year: Bruce Frederickson

Inktense Pencil Painting Of The Year: The City

Coloured Pencil Painting Of The Year: Queendown Warren: Rain On The Way

Oil Pastel Painting Of The Year: John Lydon In Oil Pastel

Soft Pastel Painting Of The Year: Islay Beach Cottage

Watercolour Painting Of The Year: Gary Moore

Landscape Of The Year: Bunnahabhain Distillery

Portrait Of The Year: Gary Moore

Figure Of The Year: MikaM, Watching Ross Kemp’s Bridge Of Lies

Other Painting Of The Year: The City

Crazy Painting Of The Year: Lewes Castle

Series/Collection Of The Year: The Avengers 1965-67

Clunker Of The Year: Three Famous Gunslingers. An unforgivable error putting in Frank James rather than the third Earp brother.

Painting Of The Year: Gary Moore

ChatGPT says “This evocative portrait of legendary guitarist Gary Moore captures the raw emotion and soul of blues music through masterful watercolor technique. The artist’s expressive brushwork and muted palette convey the intensity of Moore’s performance, immortalizing his passion and musical legacy.”