Chris painted en plein air at the Helderberg Nature Reserve during the WCAS end of year get together with Charme Southey. The views were so majestic! We are going to return another time and I will make sure to have a large panoramic panel primed and ready.
Christopher Reid won a People’s Choice Award for his painting, Freedom, at the 2017 Freedom In Art Competition. The Auction & Exhibition Gala Event was held at the Cape Town City Hall on the 18th November from 5-9pm. Proceeds from the event went toward helping fight human trafficking. S-CAPE and STOP charities benefitted and were on hand to answer questions.
This year is the first of what organizers plan to be an annual awareness initiative. Artwork was featured on an online gallery prior to the event and is made available for voting and bidding on www.freedominart.co.za in addition to the live exhibition. There was a wide range of artistic styles and skill levels on display and a large crowd attended to support the cause.
Christopher Reid’s acrylic painting, “Kissed By Firelight”, won 3rd place in the South African Portrait Society’s online competition. The theme this year was “Fashion Portrait”. Artists from across South Africa entered portraits in any medium.
Judges Margaret Gradwell and Annette Pretorius based their choices on the following three criteria: Realism & High Technical Quality, Theme Representation, Originality.
CAS members voted on their favourite paintings at this month’s meeting. The theme was “Live, Love, Laugh”. Chris’ painting, Ouma’s Joke, won an award, for which he received a gift of art supplies.
The stunning views on Chapman’s Peak Drive inspired Chris to do some plein air painting today. There were lots of visitors who stopped to watch him painting.
