	{"id":83987,"date":"2024-04-02T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=83987"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:38:48","slug":"ocean-grove-artist-wins-top-gong-at-art-on-the-pier-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/ocean-grove-artist-wins-top-gong-at-art-on-the-pier-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Grove artist wins top gong at Art on the Pier exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLY respected oil painter William Linford has been awarded this year&#8217;s Queenscliff Art Prize, the annual Art on the Pier exhibition&#8217;s top accolade.<\/p>\n<p>More than 150 artworks were installed along the historic Queenscliff Pier for the exhibition, with prizes awarded across 11 different categories.<\/p>\n<p>Linford, an Ocean Grove-based artist, is well-known for his works which celebrate Australian themes and are inspired by his lived experience.<\/p>\n<p>His winning piece OCS CHAOS, a commission, depicts couta boats on the ocean and showcases his unique, recognisable style and includes several quirky details, some of which are only known to the artist and the painting&#8217;s owner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83990\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83990 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-773x1024.png?_t=1711513803\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-773x1024.png 773w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-768x1018.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-1159x1536.png 1159w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01614-1546x2048.png 1546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acclaimed artist William Linford has been crowned this year&#8217;s winner of the Queenscliff Art Prize, the country&#8217;s biggest outdoor art and photographic exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Linford said the win came &#8220;out of the blue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s so many different artists here that are of great note, so it&#8217;s a bit of a thrill to be acknowledged,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve tried to get the water moving at bit, and that took a lot of work, because I&#8217;ve never done water before to a great extent and I think it worked alright.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m pleased with the outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83991\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83991 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-1024x780.png?_t=1711513901\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-1536x1170.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01599-2048x1559.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queenscliff-based printmaker Chris Box has been awarded the 2024 Borough of Queenscliffe Art Award for his depiction of the famous black lighthouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Winners for this year&#8217;s various prizes were selected by a panel of eight judges, located across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition curator Chris MacLeod, who is not part of the panel himself, said the judges felt Linford&#8217;s submission was a clear winner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a lovely work. It resonated with the historical location, the history of the couta boats [and] the couta boats themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sail boats on the water make for a lovely subject matter and William is a very fine artist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83992\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83992 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-1024x792.png?_t=1711514052\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-1536x1189.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01638-2048x1585.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bellbrae-based skyscape artist Sharryn Jenkinson was awarded the Ocean Art Award for her piece &#8220;Clouds of Ra&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the exhibition, an artist is also annually awarded the Borough of Queenscliffe Art Award for a submission that depicts some aspect of the borough.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s recipient, local printmaker Chris Box, was recognised for his depiction of Queenscliff&#8217;s famous black lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was &#8220;nice to be rewarded for portraying a local image&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>After holidaying with his family in the area in his youth, Box retired to Queenscliff with his wife in 2014 and took up art again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got back into printing again when I undertook classes at the neighbourhood house,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The classroom has a view of the black lighthouse and that was one of the very first things I did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My preferred medium is linocuts, but when I decided I would do copper plate engraving, etching, that image came to mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because it&#8217;s the black lighthouse, I had to do each individual brick. I had to think about ways to introduce texture and light and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was quite an interesting artistic exercise, but I chose the image because it&#8217;s got that representation of my past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83993\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83993 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-807x1024.png?_t=1711514162\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-807x1024.png 807w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-768x974.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-1211x1536.png 1211w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/EDSC01665-1614x2048.png 1614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Flower&#8217;s piece &#8220;Inland&#8221; has been recognised with this year&#8217;s Colour Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Box was also recognised in last year&#8217;s Queenscliff Art Prize with the Print Award.<\/p>\n<p>The Art on the Pier exhibition will remain on display at the Queenscliff pier until the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>For the full list of this year&#8217;s winners, head to the Queenscliff Art Prize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/queenscliffartprize\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLY respected oil painter William Linford has been awarded this year&#8217;s Queenscliff Art Prize, the annual Art on the Pier exhibition&#8217;s top accolade. 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