ABSTRACT
MARCH 2024
BEST IN SHOW
NELL-LYNN PERERA
**SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2023**
**CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"METAMORPHOSIS"
Acrylic
“My work is derived from a single piece of music which I listen to on loop while painting. The music tells me what to do rather than my hands and my mind. Colours and movement which I see and feel from that piece of music are translated onto paper or canvas. I insist on not adhering to conformity in every aspect of my life and I challenge myself to explore new methods in abstract painting. My favourite media are watercolour and acrylic. Both offer me different challenges and different ways of painting. My work has evolved over the years, giving me that freedom that I seek from life. This is how I've continued to stay true to myself without allowing others to dictate my work. While I paint, I lose myself and my ego which I find self-liberating.” -- NELL-LYNN PERERA
DIAMOND AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
LINDA MCCORD
**SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
DIAMOND AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
PEGGY CURTIS
EMERALD AWARD
KATY BISHOP
SAPPHIRE AWARD
SHAYNE HOUSE
RUBY AWARD
DIANE LEON
CRYSTAL AWARD
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AWARD OF MERIT
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HONOURABLE MENTION
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