Mark Buck RSMA

This #ThrowbackThursday enjoy a look back at the previous ten winners of The Artist Purchase Prize Award in our annual TALP Open Art Competition with @PatchingsArt  This year's winner could be you! Enter here bit.ly/TALP2024TW and see where your art could take you...

Congratulations to the winners of the @StCuthbertsMill Awards in our TALP Open Exhibitions at @PatchingsArt  See @markbuck & @penponds in The Artist & Pam Williams in Leisure Painter until Aug 13. View online here bit.ly/475ex4m and vote in our People's Choice Awards.

Need a reason to get your 'Favourite Brushes' out at the start of the new year? The chance to win art prizes worth over £14,000 & a place in an exhibition @PatchingsArt could be just the inspiration you need! bit.ly/TALPOPEN23 Painting by 2022 award-winning artist @markbuck

Prizes to be won in our #TALPOpen '23 include: The Artist Purchase Prize Award worth up to £3,000. Could your work join that of '21 & '22 winners @TalbotGreaves and @markbuck in The Artist Permanent Collection at @PatchingsArt? Call for entries opens soon! bit.ly/38L7Bh1

Excited to share the award-winners in our #TALPOpen 2022, beginning with The Artist Purchase Prize which goes to @markbuck for his stunning #watercolourpainting of 'Porthmadog Harbour'. Mark's painting will join @TalbotGreaves in The Artist Permanent Collection at @PatchingsArt

Just look at that amazing use of #watercolour by @markbuck - no wonder 'Porthmadog Harbour' was selected for this year's The Artist exhibition!

Sparkling light on 'Caernarfon Boats' and don't those long ropes make for a fantastic composition? bit.ly/37dU93K Fabulous #watercolourpainting by @markbuck

Look at the light flooding into this #watercolourpainting by @markbuck bit.ly/35EvaWu 'Ffestiniog Railway, David Lloyd George'. If you're just starting out on your #watercolour journey, take a look at some of our great guides for beginners here bit.ly/35ClyLF

Someone wrapped up warm whilst 'Winter Pole Fishing in Petworth Park' and completely at one with nature in this stunning #watercolourpainting by @markbuck bit.ly/2Ka61Lw

Now that's how to make the most of the white paper in a #watercolourpainting bit.ly/3qiQ0U0 Fabulous work by @markbuck 'Picadilly Circus Winter'. Anyone now dreaming of a #whitechristmas now?

Great to see a #pleinair #painting in-situ painte.rs/2KQGj9O 'Plas Brondanw' by @markbuck

Feel the sun burning of the mist in this great #watercolour by @markbuck inspired by @TalbotGreaves painte.rs/2H6gy7N 'My Front Garden' - great view too Mark!