RAIL ART AT EASTWOOD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Rail Art at The Rainbow Gallery, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Sunday May 16th - Sunday June 13th 2010 The art gallery is open to the public: Tuesday-Friday & Sunday. Closed Monday & Saturday. Preview evening for invited guests is Saturday 15th May. Our next RAIL ART exhibition will be held at: The Rainbow Gallery Durban House Heritage Centre Mansfield Road Eastwood, Nottinghamshire NG16 3DZ Poster painting - detail taken from: Liverpool Lime Street in the 1930's by John Harrision GRA

Trent Valley Memories by John Austin FGRA

Once again John Austin, FGRA. Wins the Award

The Picture of the Year Award 2009 was voted for by the visitors to the Guild’s recent “Railart 2009” exhibition staged AT Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon from late August to the end of October 2009.

The winning picture was 'Trent Valley Memories', an oil painting by John Austin, FGRA. A depiction of Coronation Class No 46240 'City of Coventry' ploughing through heavy snow hauling 'The Royal Scot'.

The win means John retains once again the Lawrence Hammonds Award Rose Bowl, his 16th win and his 12th in succession. The rosebowl and a momento will be re-presented to John at the Guild’s 2010 Annual General Meeting.

In a close second place this year was a painting entitled 'On the Turntable' by new Associate Member Michael Flanders of Bristol.

The draw for the winner of a signed print by the President of the Guild – Roy Wilson, GRA, depicting 'Big Bertha - The Lickey Banker' - from the votes cast for the winning painting was Lucy Spears of Stockton on Tees, Cleveland.

Voting took place at Locomotion by the visitors to our exhibition to choose the picture they felt was the best on show. Once again John Austin, FGRA took the chequered flag, being followed into second position by new Associate Member Michael Flanders with his depiction entitled 'On the Turntable'. The voting for the top 8 was as follows:

Winter Snow at Winwick by John Harrison GRA

THE GEORGE BUSBY MEMORIAL AWARD

This award is judged by the Selection Panel for the annual Rail Art exhibition and is for what the Panel consider to be the best painting selected for exhibition in a water based media.

At the Selection Panel Meeting for Rail Art 2009 the panel chose a watercolour painting 'December Snow at Winwick' by John Harrison GRA as the winning painting. This is the third occasion that John has won this award.