Kieran Luke Naish The View from the London Eye, oil, 14½x22in (37x56cm)
This year’s selected entries from the TALPOpen competition, usually displayed at Patchings Art Festival in July, were available to view online instead and visitors had the opportunity, as usual, to vote for their favourite work. The 2020 People’s Choice Award in The Artist category went to Kieran Luke Naish for his energetic painting The View from the London Eye (above). Kieran wins Daniel Smith artists’ materials worth £250; www.premiumartbrands.com
Kieran, an artist from Bristol, studied Contemporary Arts Practice at Bath Spa University. ‘After spending time in London, I began painting views of the city,’ he writes. ‘London landmarks tend to be the main subject of my work and the stunning architecture, with its view of St Paul’s, inspired me to paint this scene from the London Eye. The painting’s surface is created by many layers of paint applied with a palette knife.’ See the full exhibition of selected works at www.painters-online.co.uk/competitions