Friday, June 28, 2024

THE PERCIVALS PAINTING PRIZE PORTRAITS , PERC TUCKER GALLERY TOWNSVILLE

  Winner of the $40,000  prize  ,  How the Light  Gets  In, by Sebastion Toast , oil on canvas, $9500 . Some of  the other 36  entries displayed  below.

Angela in her studio (Telekinesis for beginners), by Kevin Mayo, acrylic  on convas, priced at $15,000.

Sylvia  Ditchburn  ,acrylic  and graphite on canvas , $4000..

Sarah Hickey ,Selves ,oil on canvas,$8200.

The  face  that gives crocodiles nightmares , Queensland  politician  Bob Katter , The Man Under the Hat, crocodile  oil   on  canvas (just  kidding ) painting   by  Barbara  Cheshire,  $5980.  Explanation for overseas readers : Katter  frequently  calls for a cull of saurians , claiming  they regularly  munch  his  constituents .