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VAS Maritime Exhibition 2021

Opening Night, Tuesday 20 April at 7pm

This exhibition features artworks including tall ships, peaceful beach scenes and the ever changing moods of the ocean. The Thomas Somerscales Trophy is presented at the official opening of the Maritime Exhibition to the winning artist.
2018 Maritime Winner -Thomas Somerscales Trophy - Ted Dansey - Splitsail Barges, watercolour
2018 Maritime Winner -Thomas Somerscales Trophy - Ted Dansey - Splitsail Barges, watercolour

VAS Maritime Exhibition 2021

Opening Night, Tuesday 20 April at 7pm

This exhibition features artworks including tall ships, peaceful beach scenes and the ever changing moods of the ocean. The Thomas Somerscales Trophy is presented at the official opening of the Maritime Exhibition to the winning artist.
Rose Wong Martime Entry
Faramarz Mokhtarpour, Challenge, Highly Commended 2021
Ray Hewitt, Passing Shower, Highly Commended 2021
Anne Melloy, polar Pioneer, Highly Commended 2021
Clive Sinclair_Under the Westgate

Banner Image: 'Splitsail Barges', watercolour by Ted Dansey, Maritime Thomas Somerscales Trophy Winner 2018

See the past winners here.

Opening night, Tuesday 20 April 2021. The VAS Maritime Exhibition 2021 was judged by Craig Penny.

VAS Maritime Exhibition Winner

Julian Bruere VAS FVAS—'Le Vengeur sinks, 1794'

Highly Commended Artists

Faramarz Mokhtarpour—'Challenge' 

Linda Weil—'Moby' 

Anne Melloy—'Polar Pioneer' 

Ray Hewitt FVAS—'Passing Shower' 

Colin Shaw—'Time for Some TLC' 

Mary Hyde VAS—'Shipping Movements on the Yarra' 

 

The VAS Maritime Exhibition may be viewed in the Galleries at the Victorian Artists Society until Monday 3 May 2021. Visitors welcome.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE VAS MARITIME EXHIBITION

Browse Artworks

A Mariner's Tale
Erica Wagner
104cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic and watercolour collage on paper
$ 480.00
Rose Wong Martime Entry
A Sacred Song
Rosa Wong
76cm (W) x 38cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic on the stretched canvas
$ 1,200.00
Adrift
Melissa Fraser
102cm (W) x 102cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 2,100.00
Approaching Storm
John Wakefield OAM
45cm (W) x 55cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,500.00
Beach Patrol—Seagull
Hsin Lin
41cm (W) x 51cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Artist Acrylic & Fabric (Mix Media) on Gesso primed canvas. Ready to hang, D rings and wire attached at the back. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
$ 1,000.00
Boat Repairs Williamstown
Robert Young
93cm (W) x 72cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)
Watercolour on Arches 300gsm
$ 950.00
Faramarz Mokhtarpour, Challenge, Highly Commended 2021
Challenge
Faramarz Mokhtarpour
Oil on Canvas
$ 800.00
Change of Day
Jon Lam
98cm (W) x 78cm (H) x 10cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 950.00
Eaglehawk Neck Bay
Lihong Zhang
102cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
Not for sale
Harbour, Apollo Bay
Raymond Wilson
53cm (W) x 43cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Belgian linen
Not for sale
Homeward Bound
Carole Lees
49cm (W) x 55cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on wood
$ 495.00
Le Vengeur sinks, 1794
Julian Bruere
Watercolour
$ 4,000.00
Moby
Linda Weil
56cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Graphite and Colour Pencil
$ 1,400.00
Ray Hewitt, Passing Shower, Highly Commended 2021
Passing Shower
Ray Hewitt
Oil
$ 800.00
Anne Melloy, polar Pioneer, Highly Commended 2021
Polar Pioneer
Anne Melloy
Watercolour
$ 1,900.00
Ship's Cat
Jane Flowers
140cm (W) x 140cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Not for sale
Shipping Movements on the Yarra
Mary Hyde
76cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Stretched Linen
$ 3,000.00
Storm near Staten Island
Andrew Littlejohn
71cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil
Not for sale
Stormy Sea
Radmila Hardi
59cm (W) x 29cm (H)
Oil on marine plywood panel
Not for sale
The Wine-Dark Sea
Amanda Holmes-Tzafrir
102cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Florentine hand ground oil pigments on linen
$ 18,000.00
Time for Some TLC
Colin Shaw
68cm (W) x 82cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Pastel on primed board
$ 790.00
Clive Sinclair_Under the Westgate
Under the Westgate
Clive Sinclair
80cm (W) x 60cm (H)
Acrylic
$ 800.00

Browse Artworks

A Mariner's Tale
Erica Wagner
104cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic and watercolour collage on paper
$ 480.00
Rose Wong Martime Entry
A Sacred Song
Rosa Wong
76cm (W) x 38cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic on the stretched canvas
$ 1,200.00
Adrift
Melissa Fraser
102cm (W) x 102cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 2,100.00
Approaching Storm
John Wakefield OAM
45cm (W) x 55cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 1,500.00
Beach Patrol—Seagull
Hsin Lin
41cm (W) x 51cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Artist Acrylic & Fabric (Mix Media) on Gesso primed canvas. Ready to hang, D rings and wire attached at the back. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
$ 1,000.00
Boat Repairs Williamstown
Robert Young
93cm (W) x 72cm (H) x 2.5cm (D)
Watercolour on Arches 300gsm
$ 950.00
Faramarz Mokhtarpour, Challenge, Highly Commended 2021
Challenge
Faramarz Mokhtarpour
Oil on Canvas
$ 800.00
Change of Day
Jon Lam
98cm (W) x 78cm (H) x 10cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 950.00
Eaglehawk Neck Bay
Lihong Zhang
102cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
Not for sale
Harbour, Apollo Bay
Raymond Wilson
53cm (W) x 43cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Belgian linen
Not for sale
Homeward Bound
Carole Lees
49cm (W) x 55cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on wood
$ 495.00
Le Vengeur sinks, 1794
Julian Bruere
Watercolour
$ 4,000.00
Moby
Linda Weil
56cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Graphite and Colour Pencil
$ 1,400.00
Ray Hewitt, Passing Shower, Highly Commended 2021
Passing Shower
Ray Hewitt
Oil
$ 800.00
Anne Melloy, polar Pioneer, Highly Commended 2021
Polar Pioneer
Anne Melloy
Watercolour
$ 1,900.00
Ship's Cat
Jane Flowers
140cm (W) x 140cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Not for sale
Shipping Movements on the Yarra
Mary Hyde
76cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Stretched Linen
$ 3,000.00
Storm near Staten Island
Andrew Littlejohn
71cm (W) x 56cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil
Not for sale
Stormy Sea
Radmila Hardi
59cm (W) x 29cm (H)
Oil on marine plywood panel
Not for sale
The Wine-Dark Sea
Amanda Holmes-Tzafrir
102cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Florentine hand ground oil pigments on linen
$ 18,000.00
Time for Some TLC
Colin Shaw
68cm (W) x 82cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Pastel on primed board
$ 790.00
Clive Sinclair_Under the Westgate
Under the Westgate
Clive Sinclair
80cm (W) x 60cm (H)
Acrylic
$ 800.00

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