Perth, Western Australia May 10, 2008 Home News Time Out Letters Write a Letter Special Coverage Walsham Classifieds Search Real Estate Trades & Services Submit About Contact Us Advertising Legal	Picnics, 'pies and a naked diner! Valerie Anderson found inspiration in picnics and magpies for her prize-winning painting entitled Shoo! Boatsheds, jetties, the river, a picnic that includes a naked woman, and HMAS Sydney all figure as subjects in this year's Mosman Park Art Awards. The winner, Valerie Anderson said, she worked on the idea that Mosman Park was so relaxed and lovely that many people enjoyed picnics - and so do magpies and she likes both. Her work Shoo! is a collagraph print (one of 20) priced at $1100. Her prize, as open winner, is $4000 and her print will be bought and displayed by the town. Second prize ($2000) went to Barbara Butler for her pen and ink Sketch of Mosman Bay from the heights of Bay View Terrace. Other prizes and commendations went to Anthony Stanbridge and Jude Willis. Anthony's work was a poignant image, Last Days of Duty HMAS Sydney II, as the warship steamed past Mosman Park, with a steam train and the Dingo flour mill as receding memories, heading towards her fatal showdown with the Kormoran in 1941. Jude took a witty view of local life with Le Dejeuner Sur L'herbe - Camelot Style, showing a group on a picnic rug - just the way many people do dine alfresco on Mann Oval before they go to the summer outdoor movies - except that one of these picnickers is a naked woman. Artists of all ages were given the challenge of capturing life's cameo moments in the Mosman Park region A few strayed over the border to touch on the massive Moreton Bay fig roots in Freshwater Bay and the pylon at Cottesloe. The competition has been running since 1985. This year the sections were Open Art, Open Photographic, Youth Encouragement Art and Youth Encouragement Photographic. They attracted 615 entries. Prize money ranged from $15 to $4000. Winners included: Open Art 1st Prize - Valerie Anderson for Shoo! 2nd Prize - Barbara Butler for Sketch of Mosman Bay 3rd Prize Craig Boulter for Cricket Match, Mann Oval Highly Commended - Caroline Marinovich for Rush Hour Open Photographic 1st Prize - Abigail Harman for Joseph's Kitchen 2nd Prize - Abigail Harman for Camelot Highly commended - Danny Church for Having Fun Youth Encouragement - Art 1st Prize - Peter Townsend for Tranquillity 2nd Prize - Jacob Bayne for Moment in Time 3rd Prize - Kate Townsend for Ripples Highly Commended - Kate Townsend for Reflections Youth Encouragement - Photographic 1st Prize - Phillipa Nilant for Evening's Sprung from Mosman to Coast 2nd Prize - Peter Townsend for Treading Water Highly Commended - Craig Pyburne for Untitled Junior Art 13 Years and under First Prize - Angela Burvill for Views of the River Second Prize - Sean Kilpa for Swan River Highly Commended - Abigail Lyons for Springing into Paradise 10 Years and Under First Prize (tie) - Jemma Eton for Watching a Movie at Camelot and Daisy Evans for Kayaking on the River Second Prize - Maddie Warman for Playing in the Backyard Highly Commended - Jasmine Jansen for Follow the Sunset with Me 7 Years and Under First Prize - Henri Currie for Mosman Park Vet Second Prize - Phoebe Brown-Cooper for Swimming Highly Commended (tie) -Sasha Wittenoom for At the Beach and Christine Simpson for Frog 4 Years and Under First prize - Lola Hill for Going to the Library Second prize - Charlie Rodwell for Playing in the Park Highly commended - Katie Jackson for Patting the Chickens Do you have something to say? Write to us and we may publish your letter next week. BACK TO TOP < PREVIOUS - HOME - NEXT> Copyright © 1999 - 2008 Post Newspapers Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.