
PLEIN AIR EVENT 2024 – 8 SEPTEMBER, CHARLECOTE PARK
The fourth Plein Air event, organised by Warwickshire Open Studios, took place in the glorious grounds of the National Trust’s Charlecote Park. This park is home to free-roaming deer and sheep, set in an informal landscaped parkland, nestled between two rivers. There are also a number of interesting buildings to take inspiration from.
Whereas most Plein Air events tend to be restricted to paintings or drawings, we encourage artists to engage in their surroundings and produce a creative piece in response in any 2D or 3D art form. In 2024 it included paints, pastels, pencil, felt, print, photography and textiles.
Visitors to Charlecote wandered around and saw the art in action. At the end of the day the artwork was displayed in a pop-up exhibition and the judges selected their favourites.
The winners of the 2024 prizes are:
– The WOS Prize – opportunity to take part in WOS Summer Art Weeks 2025 – Oliver White
– The Art in the Park Prize – opportunity to exhibit at their 2025 event – Rachel Warren
– The LSA Prize – opportunity to exhibit in either the East Lodge or LSA Art Room – Joint Winners Helen Woodcock & Susan Watt
– The WOS Emerge Prize – £50 Picturesque voucher – Stephen Baker
– Highly Commended Awards – £50 Picturesque voucher – Katy Walden, Sarah Miles, Sian Love, Elizabeth Connolly, Cecilia Mackay
– The National Trust People’s Choice Award – Voucher – Angela Webb
You can take a look at the gallery of images produced in 2024. Some are already sold but if you would like to find out more, either contact the artists directly or email pleinair@warwickshireopenstudios.org
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The images from the 2024 event can be viewed below. If you would like to find out more about the artists, or buy one of the pieces, either click the ‘Contact Artist’ if they are a member of Warwickshire Open Studios (this will take you to their profile page) or email pleinair@warwickshireopenstudios.org with your enquiry about the artist(s).
Stephen Baker

WINNER – WOS EMERGE PRIZE
Late Summer Lake – SOLD
Keith Lowe

The Flautist – NFS
Christina Mititelu

Beautiful Miracle (Unfinished) – £50 when complete
Susan Watt

JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Susan Watt

JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Nina French

Charlecote Reflections – £140
Susan Gill

Gatehouse – £10
Claire Henley

Charlecote Stable Yard – £95
Mel Clifford

Hiding in the Banks – £80
Shirley Cherry

Charlecote Gateway, Purple Domes – £250
Simone Buckland

The Gatehouse – £30
Elizabeth Connolly

WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Jacob Sheep – £100
Margarita Goodelf

Sunny Day in Charlecote – £170
Ed Nash

Charlecote Park Gatehouse – £150
Susan Littlewood

Pink Charlecote – £70
Cath Bennett

Charlecote (Unfinished) – NFS
Mary Lee

Roses – £40
Rebecca White

The Bridge of Flies – NFS
Helen Thair

Charlecote Sept 24 – £80
Helen Woodcock

JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Where the Kingfisher Flies – £300
Cathy Renken

Over the River – SOLD
Nicola Jones

Seasons Change – £45
Gillian Shadbolt

Tranquility – £125
Nan Chilton

Glorious Reflections – SOLD
Emma Caplin

The Gatehouse – £75
Jane Archer

Always time for tea! – £50
David Evans

Charlecote Stormy Weather – £5
Helen Hotchkiss

Green – £40
Heidi Kind

Stormy River – £50
Cecilia Lane

Through the Gates at Charlecote – £75
Mike Sheridan

Last of the Summer Shire – £400
Rachel Pilkington

Charlecote Lake – £50
Des Fraser

Feed the Deer to Enter – £80
Emma Cleeton

A Sense of Place – £45
Vicky Chapple

Autumn Colours – £25
Katie Jones

Wisteria at Charlecote – £125
Fran Salter

Wander – £35
Sarah Miles

WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Granny’s Summer House – SOLD
Sarah Methuen

Moment of Light – £125
Matthew Sugars

Avenue of Trees – NFS
Hayley Molesworth

Charlecote Gauntlet – £280 (when complete)
Lynn Taylor

Painting Idyll – £45
Alice Goode

Impressions of Charlecote – £160
Anita Hill

The Old Stableblock, Charlecote – NFS
Oliver White

WINNER – WOS BEST IN SHOW
The Lake Charlecote – £225
Kevin Alexander

Charlecote!!! – £250
Rachel Wolstenholme

The Gatehouse – £95
Charles Pasquier

Changing Light in Charlecote Park – £80
Jackson Jones

Charlecote Deconstructed – £50
Christine Hodges

The Gatehouse – £200
Jacqui Smithson

A Break in the Clouds – SOLD
Cecilia Mackay

WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
At Charlecote – £225
Sian Love

WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Gatehouse – SOLD
Jess Bond

Fallen Fawn – £35
Carey Moon

Charlecote Artists (Two Piece) – £25
Rachel Warren

WINNER – ART IN THE PARK PRIZE
Charlecote Reflections – £350
Alix Almond

Charelcote Trees
£150
Francesca Dwyer-Myton

The Prince of Charlecote – SOLD
Kathryn Bell

Hazy Morning – £100
Kay Parmee

The Lucy Home, Charlecote Park – £40
Chloe Deltufo

The Piper – £150
Dimitra Konstantinidou

By the Brook – £100
Sandra Noon

Rivers Meet – NFS
Angela Webb

WINNER – PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Two Swans – SOLD
Katy Walden

WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charlecote Gatehouse – SOLD
Jeremy Hammond

The Bridge – SOLD
David James

Gatehouse – £30
Angela Smith

Day at Charlecote – NFS