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Brydie Piaf’s Mackerels

August 2, 2017 by Marie-Louise McDermott Leave a Comment

Mackerels by B Piaf

Brydie Piaf’s image Mackerels awarded AU$200 prize money in our 2017 Sheridan Evans Art Award.

Filed Under: 2. Newcastle region, Art award, Australia's ocean pools, New South Wales, XsliderPix

Graham Gall’s Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise#5

August 1, 2017 by Marie-Louise McDermott Leave a Comment

Graham Gall's Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise#5

Graham Gall’s image awarded AU$200 prize money in our 2017 Sheridan Evans Art Award.

Filed Under: 7. Illawarra, Art award, Australia's ocean pools, Awards, New South Wales, Photographers, XsliderPix

Awarded image – Graham Gall’s Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise#5

August 1, 2017 by Marie-Louise McDermott Leave a Comment

 

Graham Gall's Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise#5

Graham Gall of Canberra will soon be presented with a cheque for AU$200 in prize money for entering this work Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise#5 in our 2017 Sheridan Evans Award for artworks relating to ocean pools. The Australian ocean pool depicted in this image is the ocean pool at Kiama’s Blowhole Point in  the Illawarra region of New South Wales.

Filed Under: 7. Illawarra, Art award, Australia's ocean pools, New South Wales

Awarded image – Olga Baldock’s Morning dip, Coogee

July 30, 2017 by Marie-Louise McDermott Leave a Comment

Mornign Dip Coogee by Olga Baldock

Olga Baldock will soon be presented with a cheque for AU$300 in prize money for entering this work Morning Dip Coogee in our 2017 Sheridan Evans Award for artworks relating to ocean pools. The Australian ocean pool depicted in this image is the Ross Jones Memorial Pool sited on Sydney’s Coogee Beach immediately below the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club.

 In her entry, Olga wrote ‘I love the relationship between the parent and child as the waves crashed into the pool’.

 

 

Filed Under: 5. Sydney-Eastern Beaches, Art award, Australia's ocean pools, New South Wales

Results of our 2017 ocean pool art award

July 27, 2017 by Marie-Louise McDermott Leave a Comment

Festive fireworks

Feels like time for fireworks to celebrate the results of our 2017 Sheridan Evans Award for artworks relating to ocean pools. Our judges and Committee were delighted with the number of entrants and the quality of the entries for our 2017 Sheridan Evans Award. We will soon be showcasing the award-winning images that we have obtained the creator’s permission to display on our website and Facebook pages and in our newsletter.

The Results

Here is the list of 2017 entrants awarded prize money, Honourable Mentions, Special Commendations or Commendations.

Prize money

This year, our judges decided to divide the AU$1000 prize money among 4 entrants:

  • $300 to Olga Baldock from Australia for Morning Dip Coogee,
  • $300 to Oliver Scarlin Chennells from South Africa for Tidescapes,
  • $200 to Graham Gall from Australia for Kiama Ocean Pool at Sunrise #5, and
  • $200 to Brydie Piaf from Australia for Mackerels.

Honorable Mentions

Our judges awarded Honorable Mentions to:

  • Stephen Dwyer for Black Head Beach Dawn,
  • Annie Bierzynski for Bronte Pool Sunrise,
  • Darren Schiller for Before the dawn Coogee,
  • Nisha Irwin for We are reborn mermaids,
  • Peter Andrews for The Blue Pool,
  • Meng Woo for Summer escape, and
  • Melissah Douglas for Cabbage Tree Bay reflection.

Special Commendations

Our judges also awarded Special Commendations to:

  • Kerry Wilson, who submitted 18 wonderful images of storms at Australia’s Bronte Baths,
  • Clive Symm for his 22 fascinating images documenting the Changing Moods of Bude Sea Pool in the UK.

Commendations

Our judges also awarded Commendations for submitting so many entries demonstrating enthusiasm for art and ocean pools to:

  • Graham Gall, and
  • Thomas Dwyer.

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Australia's ocean pools, South Africa's ocean pools, United Kingdom's ocean pools Tagged With: art prize, awards

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