Plein Air Event September  - 17 September 2023

PLEIN AIR EVENT 2023 - 17 SEPTEMBER, CHARLECOTE PARK

The third Plein Air event organised by Warwickshire Open Studios was a fantastic success at our new venue, 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 were 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. This year it included paints, pastels, pencil, felt, print, photography and willow.

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 to view and buy in one of the buildings by the main house and the judges selected their favourites. A big thank-you to our event sponsors for providing these prizes and the winners are:

- The WOS Prize - SARAH LOWRY

- The Art in the Park Prize - opportunity to exhibit at their 2024 event - JACKSON JONES

- The LSA Prize - opportunity to exhibit in either the East Lodge or the LSA Art Rooms - ALICE GOODE

- The Charlecote Pheasant Emerging Artist Prize - £100 voucher for the best work by an artist entered in the U25 or emerging artist category - MAIDY CLARKE

- The National Trust Charlecote Park People's Choice Prize - Cream tea for two and a £20 National Trust - SUE SOUTHORN

Highly Commended - CLARE SHILVOCK, ED NASH, KAREN BLAKE, MICHAEL SHERIDAN & SIAN LOVE

You can take a look at the gallery of images produced on the day below. 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 2022 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).

Helen Thair

The Avon at Charlecote - £85

Lynne McQuade

Charlecote River - £80

Karen Stephenson

Beyond the Parterre - NFS

Lynn Taylor

Lazy Sunday - SOLD

Sian Love

WINNER - HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Stables - SOLD

Katie Jones

Charlecote Park in Colour - £250

Contact artist

Lucy Burton

Charlecote Utopia - £250

Paulette Moore

Charlecote Park - £120

Francine Brown

Charlecote Park - £45

Contact artist

Janet Byrne

Charlecote House - NFS

Heidi Kind

Granny's Summerhouse - £50

Elizabeth Connolly

Charlecote Textures - SOLD

Fran Salter

The Dial - NFS

Contact artist

Emma Cleeton

Portal - SOLD

Christine Hodges

Gates at Charlecote Park - £150

Contact artist

Yolanda Bonilla

Open Air - £35

Marie Calvert

Charlecote Lavender - £150

Susan Littlewood

Charlecote 54 - £100

Contact artist

Kay Parmee

Corners of Charlecote - £45

Seyi Omoshebi

Three Little Birds - £23

Jayne Stewart

The Orangery - £45

Katy Walden

Dene Meander - SOLD

Contact artist

Maidy Clarke

WINNER - CHARLECOTE PHEASANT EMERGING ARTIST PRIZE
The Bridge - £67

Sue Southorn

WINNER - THE NATIONAL TRUST PEOPLE'S CHOICE
A Great Grey Day - SOLD

Contact artist

Caroline Formstone

Corner Garden - £10

Jackson Jones

WINNER - ART IN THE PARK PRIZE
Be Bold - £25

Lynne Smith

Ornate at Charlecote Park - £20

Matthew Sugars

Riverside, Charlecote - NFS

Des Fraser

Charlecote Lovers - £60

Sarah Lowry

WINNER - WOS PRIZE
Holding onto Summer - £85 for 1, £145 for 2, £300 for all 6

Amy Petty

Field and River - £200

Lottie

Restful - NFS

Oscar Domingo I Bosch

Too Many Bricks - £50

Michelle Hibberd

Spirit of Charlecote - £65

Haidee Smith

September Day - £35

Rose Craft

September - £25

Rob Hollows

Entangled Life - £95

Diana Stefanescu

Wishful Thinking - £60

Helen Tovell

St Leonard's Church - NFS

Gillian Shadbolt

Riverside - £150

Contact artist

Penny Dixon

Looking Inward - £200

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Ceridwen Williams

Walk . Talk . Tree . Pee - Work in Progress

Emma Balnaves

Charlecote Park - £15 per print

Michael Sheridan

WINNER - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charlie - £70

Ed Nash

WINNER - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charlecote House - £150

Contact artist

Rebecca White

Keeping Watch from the Tower - NFS

Clare Shilvock

WINNER - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Charelcote Pheasant - £175

Contact artist

Ian Blake

Charlecote Cedar - £50

John Brightley

Claire Henley

Through the Trees (Charlecote) - £200

Contact artist

Alice Goode

WINNER - LSA EXHIBITION PRIZE
Pygmy Galleries - £150

Linda Cordwell

Images of Charlecote

Jenny Musty

Boor to be Wild - SOLD

Karen Blake

WINNER - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cedars - £150

Gill Sedgebear

Love is in the Air - £75

Vicky Chapple

Tranquility - £25

Hayley Molesworth

Deer Park - SOLD

Lizzie Bentley

Charlecote - £395

Contact artist

Jennifer Randall

The Story of Charlecote - NFS

Jacqueline Bostock

Blue Gates - £10

Shelley Chapman

Stable Block, Charlecote - SOLD

Lorna Ashworth

Little Door - £40

Contact artist

Melanie Thorn Potten

Church Spires - £165

Cathy Renken

Door of Delight - £145

Angela Gilbert

Friends meet at Charlecote - £50

Plein Air Event September  - 17 September 2023