PLEIN AIR EVENT 14 SEPTEMBER 2025 – COMPTON VERNEY
For our fifth Plein Air event, we will be in the glorious grounds of Compton Verney – Britain’s leading art gallery in a park. Set within 120 acres of grade II listed parkland designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, be inspired by the mansion house, lake, coppice, meadowland and treelined avenues.
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 2025 prizes are:
– WOS Prize – opportunity to take part in WOS Summer Art Weeks 2026
– Art in the Park Prize – opportunity to exhibit at their 2026 event
– LSA Prize – opportunity to exhibit in either the East Lodge or LSA Art Room
– San Stae Emerge Prize – £100 voucher
– Highly Commended Awards
– Compton Verney People’s Choice Award – Voucher
ENTER NOW – DEADLINE 13 AUGUST
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
There are three different categories that you can sign up for. If you’re an established artist who has exhibited and sold your work, there’s a £10 fee to participate. If you’re under 25 or an artist at the start of your creative journey, then it’s FREE to take part as this event is about bringing all levels of abilities together.
You will need to set up an account on the website, or sign into your account if you already have one. Once you have done this the buttons to book your place will appear. You don’t have to be a WOS registered artist. Full details about the event will then be sent to all artist after the closing deadline.
Any queries please contact pleinair@warwickshireopenstudios.org
Gallery
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 WOS registered artist (this will take you to their profile page) or email pleinair@warwickshireopenstudios.org with your enquiry about the artist(s).
Katie Jones
Wisteria at Charlecote – £125
David Evans
Charlecote Stormy Weather – £5
Keith Lowe
The Flautist – NFS
Katy Walden
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charlecote Gatehouse – SOLD
Kay Parmee
The Lucy Home, Charlecote Park – £40
Alix Almond
Charelcote Trees
£150
Claire Henley
Charlecote Stable Yard – £95
Susan Littlewood
Pink Charlecote – £70
Heidi Kind
Stormy River – £50
Sian Love
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Gatehouse – SOLD
Angela Webb
WINNER – PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Two Swans – SOLD
Jacqui Smithson
A Break in the Clouds – SOLD
Susan Gill
Gatehouse – £10
Rachel Pilkington
Charlecote Lake – £50
Matthew Sugars
Avenue of Trees – NFS
Fran Salter
Wander – £35
Margarita Goodelf
Sunny Day in Charlecote – £170
Jess Bond
Fallen Fawn – £35
Nina French
Charlecote Reflections – £140
Sandra Noon
Rivers Meet – NFS
Stephen Baker
WINNER – WOS EMERGE PRIZE
Late Summer Lake – SOLD
Rachel Wolstenholme
The Gatehouse – £95
Sarah Miles
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Granny’s Summer House – SOLD
Ed Nash
Charlecote Park Gatehouse – £150
Gillian Shadbolt
Tranquility – £125
Mike Sheridan
Last of the Summer Shire – £400
Nicola Jones
Seasons Change – £45
Cath Bennett
Charlecote (Unfinished) – NFS
David James
Gatehouse – £30
Dimitra Konstantinidou
By the Brook – £100
Susan Watt
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Emma Caplin
The Gatehouse – £75
Christine Hodges
The Gatehouse – £200
Mary Lee
Roses – £40
Mel Clifford
Hiding in the Banks – £80
Lynn Taylor
Painting Idyll – £45
Rachel Warren
WINNER – ART IN THE PARK PRIZE
Charlecote Reflections – £350
Charles Pasquier
Changing Light in Charlecote Park – £80
Christina Mititelu
Beautiful Miracle (Unfinished) – £50 when complete
Jeremy Hammond
The Bridge – SOLD
Cathy Renken
Over the River – SOLD
Carey Moon
Charlecote Artists (Two Piece) – £25
Alice Goode
Impressions of Charlecote – £160
Kathryn Bell
Hazy Morning – £100
Des Fraser
Feed the Deer to Enter – £80
Chloe Deltufo
The Piper – £150
Oliver White
WINNER – WOS BEST IN SHOW
The Lake Charlecote – £225
Shirley Cherry
Charlecote Gateway, Purple Domes – £250
Susan Watt
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Kevin Alexander
Charlecote!!! – £250
Cecilia Lane
Through the Gates at Charlecote – £75
Helen Hotchkiss
Green – £40
Helen Woodcock
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Where the Kingfisher Flies – £300
Francesca Dwyer-Myton
The Prince of Charlecote – SOLD
Vicky Chapple
Autumn Colours – £25
Cecilia Mackay
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
At Charlecote – £225
Simone Buckland
The Gatehouse – £30
Elizabeth Connolly
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Jacob Sheep – £100
Hayley Molesworth
Charlecote Gauntlet – £280 (when complete)
Rebecca White
The Bridge of Flies – NFS
Jackson Jones
Charlecote Deconstructed – £50
Angela Smith
Day at Charlecote – NFS
Jane Archer
Always time for tea! – £50
Emma Cleeton
A Sense of Place – £45
Anita Hill
The Old Stableblock, Charlecote – NFS
Helen Thair
Charlecote Sept 24 – £80
Sarah Methuen
Moment of Light – £125
Nan Chilton
Glorious Reflections – SOLD