The diversity of entries this year was notable!
There was something for everyone….
Judged by Barry McCann
ACQUISITIVE WINNER: 5025 DAN MOULTON “ENCOUNTER”
CONTEMPORARY 2ND: 3086 SIMON MCCULLOUGH “ELEVEN HOUR POWER NAP”
CONTEMPORARY HIGHLY COMMENDED: 3088 KAY MCFARLANE-SMITH “THE COLOUR OF MY MEMORIES”
CONTEMPORARY 1ST: 3076 KAREN MALMGREN "BENEATH”
FLOWERS 2ND: 6016 VIVIEN DWYER “FAREWELL FLOWERS”
FLOWERS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 6033 KAY LOVIE “GUM BLOSSOMS”
FLOWERS 1ST: 6032 DANNI LIU “NATIVE WONDERS”
LOCAL 2ND: 8026 HEIDI STEYN “AFRICAN WILD DOGS- TUG OF WAR”
LOCAL HIGHLY COMMENDED: 8035 DEBRA SPENCE “MUSK LORIKEET”
LOCAL 1ST: 8025 DEBRA SPENCE “THE POTTER”
MINIATURE 2ND: 7049 CAROL TOOGOOD “GREEN TEA”
MINIATURE HIGHLY COMMENDED: 7005 REGINA BREWSTER “PATHWAY”
MINIATURE 1ST: 7048 MADELEINE SZYMANSKI “ON THE TRACK”
2025 OVERALL WINNER: 1072 DAN MOULTON “BY THE BEACH AT SUNSET”
PACKERS PRIZE: 9021 SHARON MORONEY “THIEF OF WISDOM”
PENCIL PEN AND INK 2ND: 5037 LORNA WALL “GIRAFFE’S RITUAL”
PENCIL PEN AND INK HIGHLY COMMENDED: 5020 MATILDA MICHELL “THE FATES”
PENCIL PEN AND INK 1ST: 5024 DAN MOULTON “AT HOME ON THE SEA”
PORTRAIT 2ND: 9017 HAYLEY MCLACHLAN “HAPPY AS”
PORTRAIT HIGHLY COMMENDED: 9004 CAROL AVERY “EVOCATIVE”
PORTRAIT 1ST: 9006 ELENA CHURILOVA “MEMORIES”
STILL LIFE 2ND: 4005 ELENA CHURILOVA “KEEP IT SIMPLE”
STILL LIFE 1ST: 4003 DONNA BOKODY “IT’S CITRUS TIME”
TRADITIONAL 2ND: 1056 KAREN MALMGREN “BEACH BREAK”
TRADITIONAL COMMENDED: 1063 JAMES MCKINNON “SAND JEWELS”
TRADITIONAL HIGHLY COMMENDED: 1060 KAY MCFARLANE-SMITH “BREAKING THE SILENCE”
TRADITIONAL 1ST: 1101 MADELEINE SZYMANSKI “TIME OUT”
WATERCOLOUR 2ND: 2003 CAROL AVERY "SURFACING"
WATERCOLOUR COMMENDED: 2034 ROSS KURTZ “WILLOWVALE MORNING”
WATERCOLOUR HIGHLY COMMENDED: 2028 TANYA HOOLIHAN "TIPPLERS BANE"
WATERCOLOUR 1ST: 2039 DANNI LIU "HAVING A BALL"
YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 2ND: 12005 SOPHIA CRAM “DISCO THE DRAGON”
YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 3RD: 12017 EVELYN SANSON “SUGAR GLIDERS”
YOUTH 8-12 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 12004 SOPHIA CRAM “FIRE BIRD”
YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 1ST: 12018 HARPER SOUTHALL “WONDER”
YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 2ND: 11013 ELISABETH O’BRIEN “CATTLE WITH RAINBOW”
YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 3RD: 11017 SUMMER TAYLOR “A SHEPHERD’S GAZE”
YOUTH 13-15 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 11003 AMBER BROWN “TOADALLY INTO YOU”
YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 1ST: 11016 LACEY POHLE “I CALL HER JESS”
YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 2ND: 10003 RACHEL BOCK “SELF PORTRAIT”
YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 3RD: 10002 HOLLY BARRETT “STILL LIFE”
YOUTH 16-18 YEARS COMMENDED: 10008 ABIGAIL SEE “STILL LIFE”
YOUTH 16-18 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 10005 TEAGAN RUNDLE “STILL LIFE”
YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 1ST: 10007 ALISHA SAWATSKE “FOCUS”
PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER: 1087 RENEE SANSON "RED-TAILED BLACK COCKATOO"