Exhibition of British Artists in Greenwich, CT

Exhibition of British Artists in Greenwich, CT
Eight finalists for the coveted Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize
will be exhibiting at the Therese Saint Clair Gallery in
downtown Greenwich from April 30th through May 16th. Now
in its third year, the Prize is designed to encourage
creative representational painting and promote the skill of
draftsmanship by British artists. The Saint Clair gallery
will exhibit over 30 works of orginal art in watercolor,
oil, acrylic and egg tempera.

Last year's prize attracted nearly 800 entries. Artists
selected to exhibit at Saint Clair were chose by Parker
Harris and Arthur and Mary, long-time Greenwich residents
who were largely responsible for introducing a number of
prominent British artists to the community. This is the
first time in more than five years that a diversified group
of British artists have shown in Greenwich.

The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers was formed in
1502 through the meerger of The Stainers Company (earliest
reference is in 1268) and the Painters (established in
1283. Painter-Stainers received a Charter from Queen
Elizabeth I in 1581. Painter-Stainers is actively engaged
in supporting the art and craft of painting. The Lynn
Foundation is a charity devoted to children, the disabled,
music and the arts. Together they awarded prize money of
nearly $50,000 last year to artists selected by a
distinguished panel of judges.

The artists represented in this exhibit work in a variety
of media: watercolor, oil, acrylic and egg tempera. The
classic oil landscapes of Richard Price, stunning
watercolors of Paul Banning's Venice and Nick Johnson's
small acrylics of the English countryside reaffirm the rich
traditions of British artistic themes. In contrast,
Julian Bray, Susan Brown and Philip Tyler have submitted
acrylic and watercolor paintings with bold and colorful new
designs creating a dynamic ambience of considerable tension
and movement. Noreen Grant's attractive egg tempera
still life paintings and Paula Wilson's contemporary oil
paintings balance out this eclectic exhibition of British
art.

Because of its large public appeal, artists are limited to
one painting submission for the Lynn Painter-Stainers
Prize. The exhibit at Saint Clair contains anywhere from 2
to 6 paintings by each artists to more deeply explore their
body of work. The British artists represented in this
exhibit show great talent and originality.

The Saint Clair Gallery will be open to the public from
10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. daily except Sunday.
Thérèse Saint Clair is located at 23 Lewis
Street in downtown Greenwich, CT. Call 203-6661-2927 for
directions or visit their website for more information.

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Samples of some of the artists paintings to be exhibited
may be found on the Therese Saint Clair website at
http://www.ThereseSaintClair.com . The exhibit is free to
the public.

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