Woottens Paint the Iris Competition 2008

Woottens Iris Field Open Days provide one of the most spectacular shows of Bearded Irises in Europe – over two acres of blooms – over 400 varieties.

May 24th – 10th June

WOOTTENS 2008
PAINT THE IRIS COMPETITION

click image to enlarge

Prizes. Rules. Entrance Requirements.

Group 1 for artists over 18 (on 01/05/08)
1st Prize £250.00
2nd Prize £100.00

Group 2 for artists under 18 (on 01/05/08)
1st Prize £200.00
2nd Prize £75.00

Group 3 for artists under 14 (on 01/05/08)
1st Prize £150.00
2nd Prize £50.00

Group 4 for artists under 12 (on 01/05/08)
1st Prize £125.00
2nd Prize £40.00

Group 5 for artists under 9 (on 01/05/08)
Ist Prize £100.00
2nd Prize £30.00


To enter Woottens paint the iris competition.

Stage 1
Download entrance form (pdf file) from www.woottensplants.co.uk

Stage 2
Each entrant must visit the Woottens Iris Fields at Wenhaston between the 24th May and 10th June – you will find a map and directions on the downloaded entrance form. Bring your entrance form to the field and we will stamp it- please note no entrance form will be accepted which has not been stamped. Select an iris at the field you would like to paint (please chose a variety of which there is plenty), ask a Woottens staff member to cut you a stem to take away. We will try to give you a stem with plenty of buds still to open – these open in succession so you should have at least a week to draw and paint the flower! If you have a camera do bring it to the field - most botanical artist use photos as well as live flowers when painting a plant portrait.

Stage 3
All entries must be submitted on A4 paper by August 30th.
All entries must be of a single named variety of Iris from the Woottens Iris Field. Each artist may only submit one picture. All entries must have sticker on reverse side with the name of the iris variety you have painted, your name, your age on 01/05/08, postal address, telephone number and email address if available. All entries must be accompanied with a completed entry form (downloaded from www.woottensplants.co.uk) If you wish your entry to be returned to you after judging, please include a stamped addressed envelope. Woottens cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to entries in the post or whilst in their care.


The Judging

Each entry will be judged
1) on its accuracy as a portrait of the named variety
2) for boldness of composition and vigour of graphic line.

N.B. The competition will be judged by the RHS gold medal winning, botanical artist Christine Stephenson and by Michael Loftus, founder of Woottens Plants. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Woottens reserves the right to use photos of any entries

The Awards
The awards will be presented at Woottens on 5th October. All Prize winners will be expected to collect their prizes in person.

www.woottensplants.co.uk