tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post6632641061114339015..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: 2011 Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - selected artistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-29177768846608809752011-07-17T10:25:32.905+00:002011-07-17T10:25:32.905+00:00Katherine, many thanks for showing an image of my ...Katherine, many thanks for showing an image of my work selected in 2010 and for linking it to my site. For reasons unrelated to art I was unable to enter this year but have read all these observations on numbers selected with interest. I was also fortunate enough to get into the 2010 Lynn Painter Stainers Prize and they selected 68 having said they would select approx 70 and they included a complete range of sizes.Marie Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348285344746242672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-74529718322846612482011-07-16T20:04:58.797+00:002011-07-16T20:04:58.797+00:00Thanks Michael - I've updated the post with a ...Thanks Michael - I've updated the post with a link to your websiteMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-54621132686053267762011-07-16T19:25:34.014+00:002011-07-16T19:25:34.014+00:00Hi
I am Michael Johnson and feel lucky to have be...Hi <br />I am Michael Johnson and feel lucky to have been chosen for the watercolour exhibition. My website is michaeljohnsonart.commichael johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099369751936855985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-83699945253855045932011-07-13T14:39:12.958+00:002011-07-13T14:39:12.958+00:00Dear Katherine
I have only just stumbled across y...Dear Katherine<br /><br />I have only just stumbled across your blog, it looks great. Rest assured I shall be following you from now on.<br /><br />I entered the competition this year for the first time and was accepted (over the moon!). There is no link by my name on your list so please visit here to view my entry:<br /><br />http://chrisdunnillustration.blogspot.com/2011/07/selected-for-sunday-times-watercolour.html<br /><br />As you can probably guess I am not a member of any national art society but I am 25 so plenty of time yet - if they'll have me of course.Chris Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461933992986384385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-30151926197053369552011-07-05T16:16:47.405+00:002011-07-05T16:16:47.405+00:00I entered this year as i did last year following e...I entered this year as i did last year following encouragement from several people. Have not got in either time. I am very disappointed that they did not select the full 100, they do say "approximately" 100 but i feel 67 is way off. Anyway, just as a matter of principle i have asked for a refund of my entry fee, not because i was not selected but because i dont feel they have selected according to the prospectus i entered by. I will look forward to seeing what others think about this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261934764305673521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-46040904385247601162011-07-05T14:53:26.859+00:002011-07-05T14:53:26.859+00:00I've just taken a peek at what advice is on of...I've just taken a peek at what advice is on offer and some of it is very interesting. <br /><br />One reputable site suggests there is no question that entry to an art competition equates to entering into a contract. I seem to recall from my contract law days <i>(which were a very long time ago!)</i> that there are two sides to every contract and both parties are required to perform/deliver as per the contract.<br /><br />I'm assuming that the Sunday Times have a legal team which aim to keep them on the right side of the law and that somebody proficient in what are "the rules" for the competition and how it must operate advises the panel.<br /><br />However it remains an interesting question - and possible fodder for a future blog post I think.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-37831358027941460292011-07-05T14:30:43.457+00:002011-07-05T14:30:43.457+00:00That's a very interesting point.
I'd ma...That's a very interesting point. <br /><br />I'd make the observation that larger works do often stand a better chance of getting exhibited - however an exhibition of all large works can feel a bit overwhelming. The BP Portrait generally do a good job of getting a balance between the different sizes of work.<br /><br />I'm used to there being a variation between the numbers selected every year for the various different art competitions in the UK but the difference is often quite small. The major difference is usually between the number of artists submitting work - which is, of course always an unknown and totally outside the control of the judging panel - unlike the number they select. <br /><br />However that's a fairly big gap between the target advertised as going to be shown as part of the "Call for Entries" and the number selected. In fact it's a reduction of one third!<br /><br />I'm just wondering if anybody has ever thought about where a competition prospectus stands in terms of trade descriptions...... I'm not sure which law relates to competitions but there's bound to be some. An art competition is intrinsically no different to any other competition in relation to the basics.<br /><br />Obviously reducing the number selected might have made a difference to whether some artists submitted work as it changes the percentages in terms of the chances of being selected.<br /><br />My inclination is to think that this aspect probably never ever occurred to the judging panel.<br /><br />It also makes me think that maybe somebody needs to think very carefully about the wording for next year's prospectus.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-58125334982270332142011-07-05T14:29:06.207+00:002011-07-05T14:29:06.207+00:00They were supposed to accept 100 entries and, beca...They were supposed to accept 100 entries and, because of the size of the entries, they only chose 67? That will put off many people for the next one, I'm sure. I don't necessarily think bigger is better but it seems to be the fad that larger paintings are given more weight (no pun intended, of course!).RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-12680059152015931612011-07-05T14:16:10.834+00:002011-07-05T14:16:10.834+00:00Hi Katherine, you seem to have the full list, appa...Hi Katherine, you seem to have the full list, apparantly only 67 works selected this year. Mine did not get in, i emailed as according to their prospectus 100 works are selected. They replied fo say that they only selected this amount as the works selected are mainly large works. Not happy, 100 works should be 100 works regardless of size.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261934764305673521noreply@blogger.com