Michael Crowe, an artist based in Shelley, Suffolk has won an award at the 21st National Open Art 2017 Competition.
The award will be presented at the Private View on the 17 November at The Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf.

His painting " Big sky at Felixstowe Ferry" (see NOA website : nationalopenart.org ) was selected

from over 4000 entries from the UK and Ireland. The 21st National Open Art Exhibition will showcase the final selection of 203 exhibits .
National Open Art (NOA) is one of UK's leading art competitions open to amateur and professional artists in the UK and Ireland. The panel of judges features some of the most experienced and influential figures in the art world from Royal Academicians to critics curators and professionals.

The NOA Exhibition runs from Friday 17 to Sunday 26 November ( 11am to 6pm.) at The Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London SE1 9PH.

Michael says " I am absolutely thrilled to be an award winner at this renowned competition. I have painted for many years at Felixstowe Ferry which is a lovely unspoilt part of Suffolk and my painting is the distillation of hundreds of happy hours of sketching and painting there."