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).
Susan Littlewood
Pink Charlecote – £70
Sarah Methuen
Moment of Light – £125
Des Fraser
Feed the Deer to Enter – £80
Mary Lee
Roses – £40
Alix Almond
Charelcote Trees
£150
Hayley Molesworth
Charlecote Gauntlet – £280 (when complete)
Lynn Taylor
Painting Idyll – £45
Emma Cleeton
A Sense of Place – £45
Emma Caplin
The Gatehouse – £75
Alice Goode
Impressions of Charlecote – £160
Jacqui Smithson
A Break in the Clouds – SOLD
Cath Bennett
Charlecote (Unfinished) – NFS
Susan Gill
Gatehouse – £10
Jackson Jones
Charlecote Deconstructed – £50
Katie Jones
Wisteria at Charlecote – £125
Margarita Goodelf
Sunny Day in Charlecote – £170
Cecilia Mackay
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
At Charlecote – £225
Nina French
Charlecote Reflections – £140
Kay Parmee
The Lucy Home, Charlecote Park – £40
David Evans
Charlecote Stormy Weather – £5
Kathryn Bell
Hazy Morning – £100
Angela Smith
Day at Charlecote – NFS
Sarah Miles
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Granny’s Summer House – SOLD
Claire Henley
Charlecote Stable Yard – £95
Fran Salter
Wander – £35
Katy Walden
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charlecote Gatehouse – SOLD
Vicky Chapple
Autumn Colours – £25
Cathy Renken
Over the River – SOLD
Simone Buckland
The Gatehouse – £30
Stephen Baker
WINNER – WOS EMERGE PRIZE
Late Summer Lake – SOLD
Kevin Alexander
Charlecote!!! – £250
Sian Love
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Gatehouse – SOLD
Nicola Jones
Seasons Change – £45
Christine Hodges
The Gatehouse – £200
Shirley Cherry
Charlecote Gateway, Purple Domes – £250
Nan Chilton
Glorious Reflections – SOLD
Gillian Shadbolt
Tranquility – £125
Elizabeth Connolly
WINNER – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Jacob Sheep – £100
Carey Moon
Charlecote Artists (Two Piece) – £25
Rachel Warren
WINNER – ART IN THE PARK PRIZE
Charlecote Reflections – £350
Jeremy Hammond
The Bridge – SOLD
Christina Mititelu
Beautiful Miracle (Unfinished) – £50 when complete
David James
Gatehouse – £30
Helen Hotchkiss
Green – £40
Charles Pasquier
Changing Light in Charlecote Park – £80
Angela Webb
WINNER – PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Two Swans – SOLD
Helen Thair
Charlecote Sept 24 – £80
Cecilia Lane
Through the Gates at Charlecote – £75
Ed Nash
Charlecote Park Gatehouse – £150
Keith Lowe
The Flautist – NFS
Oliver White
WINNER – WOS BEST IN SHOW
The Lake Charlecote – £225
Francesca Dwyer-Myton
The Prince of Charlecote – SOLD
Mike Sheridan
Last of the Summer Shire – £400
Rebecca White
The Bridge of Flies – NFS
Rachel Pilkington
Charlecote Lake – £50
Dimitra Konstantinidou
By the Brook – £100
Helen Woodcock
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Where the Kingfisher Flies – £300
Rachel Wolstenholme
The Gatehouse – £95
Heidi Kind
Stormy River – £50
Sandra Noon
Rivers Meet – NFS
Chloe Deltufo
The Piper – £150
Susan Watt
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Anita Hill
The Old Stableblock, Charlecote – NFS
Matthew Sugars
Avenue of Trees – NFS
Susan Watt
JOINT WINNER – LSA PRIZE
Learning to be Playful Again – £300
Jane Archer
Always time for tea! – £50
Mel Clifford
Hiding in the Banks – £80
Jess Bond
Fallen Fawn – £35