2024 PRIZE WINNERS
 Unyielding, Wendy Greig |  Lamlash Bay, Jim Wylie |
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 Portree Harbour, Julia Griffin |  Invisible, Wendy Greig |
 Pittenweem Harbour, Jennifer Chalmers |  Wheeplin Waups, Alison Thomas |
 Mummy, Must I Go To Bed, Stephen McPheator |
Wendy Greig - North Ayshire Open Art, 'Visitors Prize' & 'Freckfest' Prize Winner
Having retired as a nurse for the NHS, I have always enjoyed being around people and hearing their stories. This has translated into portraiture, where my work focuses on photo realistic detail, using soft pastels and pastel pencils. I want people to be drawn into my portraits through their eyes, making the viewer wonder about the circumstances and lives of the subjects I have chosen to paint.
I'm on Instagram @weehuntie and FB https://www.facebook.com/weehuntie.
Julia Griffin - 'Scotland's Artist's' Prize Winner
Julia Griffin is an Ayrshire artist, who trained at Glasgow School of Art.
Her current work takes inspiration from the magnificent views of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and she works mainly in graphite as this allows her to capture the amazing texture and detail of the mountains, castles, picturesque towns and stunning coastlines.
Julia also coaches visual art at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine.
Visit the website at: https://www.juliagriffinartist.com/
For enquiries about artwork or classes please email: info@juliagriffinartist.com.
Jennifer Chalmers - 'FSS Wealth & Pensions' Prize Winner
I am a local Irvine Artist and a member of Troon Art Club who upon retiring have time to paint spending many hours in my studio.
I mostly paint in oils but can work in any medium totally self taught and can paint any subject.
For enquiries and commisions I can be contacted at jennivchalmers@yahoo.co.uk
Instagram @jennichalmersart
Facebook - Jennifer Chalmers Art.
Alison Thomas - 'Studio 44' Prize Winner
Since her graduation from art school in 1996 Alison has been working as a full-time artist and teacher. In addition to producing her own artwork she runs regular classes for children and adults from her studio in Irvine, North Ayrshire, where she has been resident for the last 24 years. Alison is textile based and her favoured medium is feltmaking although she also produces paintings in oils and acrylics.
Her work is inspired by various themes including nature, maritime and local history and architecture which feature heavily in her most recent work.
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Stephen McPheator - 'Buckreddan Care Home' Prize Winner
My name is Stephen McPheator and I was educated to Higher standard at Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr.
I have always loved art from an early age, especially drawing or painting portraits, which is a major challenge to achieve a likeness. Child portraiture is something I like to do as there is an innocence which I think everyone can relate to.
If anyone would like to enquire about any of my work I can be contacted at stevemcpheator@gmail.com.
Jim Wylie – ‘Gallery 8’ Prize Winner
Jim Wylie, a native of Glasgow, is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art where he studied Drawing and Painting under such prominent figures as Willie Armour, Geoff Squires, Sinclair Thomson, and Duncan Shanks. The grounding he received in composition and in colour in the true Glasgow tradition has remained a mainstay of his work.
Wylie exhibits continually in a variety of private galleries across Scotland, with work also widely available in cards and in print. He is a member of Paisley Art Institute and contributes regularly to the annual exhibition, one of the largest of its kind outside Glasgow or Edinburgh, where he has been awarded prizes on five occasions.
Email:- jim.wylie@speednetscotland.net
Website:- http://jimwylie-artist.co.uk/