30/01/2018 – Judging took place yesterday at Charlestown Square for the annual Joe Punshon Silver Palette Award with first place going to Janet De Vries for her vibrant acrylic painting ‘Bar Beach’ (part of  pictured above). The full painting can be seen at the exhibition, but best be quick as Janet’s paintings are extremely popular and often sell quickly! Other winners are as follows:

1st:   Janet De Vries – ‘Bar Beach’;  2nd Wendy Lesniak – ‘View to Nobbys’;  3rd: Kaylene Gayner – ‘ The Devils Marbles’;  Highly Commended:  Karen Pearson – ‘Canterbury Plains’   Kennethe Bull – ‘Old City Streets’

Commended: Susanne Gorring – ‘Surfing Boys’      Valerie MacDonald – ‘ Cheeky Boy’       Robyn Spruce – ‘The Meeting’       Barbara Steyne – ‘Tree From Lord Howe Island’

Congratulations to all our winners!