Artist Statement:
Hazel’s unique style of painting, is classical and contemporary, her scenes are realistic, and full of atmosphere. As she paints in layers with pallet knife and brush her work is textured and detailed.
Multi award winner Hazel Thomson, has been working on landscapes of Cheshire and surrounding areas over the past few years.
As Artist in Residence for the Wirral country park, she has access to live on Hilbre Island over the Spring of 2016.
Also with the help of the Cheshire wild life trust has had access to some of the wonderful projects they have been working on around Delamere forest,
She has gained a true understanding of nature over the last five years and this reflects in her paintings . She has also been recently placed, twice, in the American Art Awards , 2017, first for the category "Worlds Best Artists of Landscape Impressionism, and second for the category "Worlds Best Artists of Realism Landscape, in which, both have separate features in the Huffington post. You can also see her work in The Artist and Illustrators,on line magazine for editor choice for the feature in the Autumn Gallery , 2017, over the past two years she has also picked up three 1st place, peoples choice awards, and three 2nd place, peoples choice awards, from separate open exhibitions.
Allso as one of the finalist of solo art series , on the Light Space and Time ,on line gallery , She will be showcased on the on line home page, from the 1st of Febuary to the 14th of Febuary 2019.
Awards & Distinctions:
2022 1st Place Peoples Choice Award, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery art Open
2022 1st and 2nd place Peoples Choice Awards Grosvenor Museum art open
2022 Grosvenor Museum art open, Highly Commended chester, United Kingdom
Certification has been established by Jacques-Armand Akoun on Jan 31, 2022.
2021 Luxembourg art prize Certificate of merit Luxembourg
2019 _ Awarded Artist Showcase Feature | LightSpaceTime.Art
2019 _ 1st Place _ Peoples Choice Award - Stock port Open
2019 _ 2nd place _ peoples choice award - Liverpool Art Fair
2018 – 2nd place – People’s choice award - Stockport Open Art Exhibition
2018 – 2nd place - Billy Wilson People's Choice Award – Liverpool Art Fair
2017 – Top 5 - American Art Awards for the for the category "World’s Best Artists of Landscape Impressionism”
2017 – Top 5 - American Art Awards for the for the category " World’s Best Artists of Realism Landscape”
2017 – 1st place - Billy Wilson People's Choice Award and CASSART prize – Liverpool Art Fair
2017 – 1st place - People’s choice – Virgin Art Exhibition
2016 – 1st place - People’s choice Kriterion Award – Williamson Art Gallery (Oak Tree)
2016 – 2nd place - People’s choice – Williamson Art Gallery (Magical Forest)
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Self Taught
Exhibitions:
2024 The Other Art Fair Trumans Brewery London
EXHIBITIONS 2023
2023 The Other Art Fair Kings Cross, London
Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery
EXHIBITIONS 2022
Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery Art Open
Awarded 1st place Peoples Choice Prize
Grosvenor Museum Open Art Exhibition
Awarded 1st and 2nd place Peoples Choice Prize
Dates: 7 Jan 2022 - 6 Apr 2022
Venue: Grosvenor Museum, Chester
Grosvenor Museum Open Art Exhibition
Awarded Highly Commended.
Dates: 22 Feb 2022 - 3 Apr 2022
Venue: Castle Park Arts Center, Cheshire
The Other Art Fair Kings Cross London 2021
EXHIBITIONS 2020
Royal Cambrian Academy Open
January 11th to february 8th
EXHIBITIONS 2019
Light, Space & Time { artist show case ] feb 1st to feb 14th
Grosvenor Museum Open Art Exhibition 10th May to 18th sept
Liverpool Art Fair 14th June to 1st sept [ 2nd place Peoples Choice award]
Stockport Open Art Exhibition 21st July to 7th Sept
[ 1st place , Peoples Choice award]
Wirral Society Of Art Open 3rd August to 15 Sept
EXHIBITIONS 2018
Event: Lancashire Open
Dates: July 21, 2018 - Sept. 9, 2018
Venue: Lancashire Open, Chapple Gallery [Ormskirk]
Castle Park Arts Centre, Cheshire, solo exhibition Gallery 3, 9th January to the 19th of feburary 2018.
Stockport Art Open july 2018 [ awarded 2nd place peoples choice]
Liverpool Art Fair july 2018 [ awarded 2nd place peoples choice]
EXHIBITIONS 2017
St Marys open Wales april [ 1st place peoples choice award]
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Art Exhibition January 2017 to February 4th 2017
Liverpool Art Fair July 2017 to September 10th Awarded 1st place Peoples Choice Prize
THEATRE CLWYD, WALES 6th NOVEMBER 2017 to 26th NOVEMBER 2017[solo]
EXHIBITIONS 2016
Williamson Art gallery and Museum
2016 – 1st place - People’s choice Kriterion Award – Williamson Art Gallery
2016 – 2nd place - People’s choice – Williamson Art Gallery
EXHIBITIONS 2015
The Grosvenor Museum Open art Exhibition 2015
Royal Cambrian Academy Open Art Exhibition 2015
Artist Tags:
nature, trees, landscapes, seasons, large landscape paintings, large oil paintings
