It was a warm, convivial night to round off the year for 2014.

Thanks to Alison Viskovic, Gill Mackersy, Karyn Crocker, Gavin Klee and others for the arrangements at the Kapiti Club, to John Boyd for judging the Best of Year digital image and print competitions, and to Ian Linning for all the photos.

Socialising at the Kapiti Club

Socialising at the Kapiti Club

And the envelopes please – the results were:

Overall Results for the Four Salons in 2014

INTERMEDIATE GRADE – PRINTS

Winner: Barry Culling; Runner Up: Bernie Fraser

Barry Culling

Barry Culling

Bernie Fraser

Bernie Fraser

INTERMEDIATE GRADE – DIGITAL IMAGES

Winner:  Rachel Stevens; Runner Up: Teresa Angell

Rachel Stevens

Rachel Stevens

Teresa Angell

Teresa Angell

ADVANCED GRADE – PRINTS

Winner: Neil Gordon; Runners Up: Carol Molineux and Alison Viskovic

Neil Gordon

Neil Gordon

Carol Molineux and Alison Viskovic

Carol Molineux and Alison Viskovic

ADVANCED GRADE – DIGITAL IMAGES

Winner: Carol Molineux; Runner Up:  Gavin Klee

Carol Molineux

Carol Molineux

Gavin Klee

Gavin Klee

BEST OF YEAR COMPETITION

BEST OF YEAR PRINT

Winner of the Peg Griffin Cup: Jo Goudsblom (“Remembering the Fallen”)

Jo Goudsblom

Jo Goudsblom

"Remembering The Fallen" (c) Jo Goudsblom

“Remembering The Fallen” (c) Jo Goudsblom

Runner Up: Rachel Stevens (“The Soprano”)

"The Soprano" (c) Rachel Stevens

“The Soprano” (c) Rachel Stevens

BEST OF YEAR DIGITAL IMAGE

Winner of the Waikanae Cup: Alison Viskovic (“Communication”)

Alison Viskovic

Alison Viskovic

"Communication" (c) Alison Viskovic

“Communication” (c) Alison Viskovic

Runner Up: Gavin Klee (“Stormy Monday”)

"Stormy Monday" (c) Gavin Klee

“Stormy Monday” (c) Gavin Klee

 

Frank Hinchcliff Trophy

The Cup and a Medal were presented to Neil Gordon for his print “Edge Effect” which had been selected in the competition held last July.

Neil Gordon

Neil Gordon

"Edge Effect" (c) Neil Gordon

“Edge Effect” (c) Neil Gordon

New Life Member – Karyn Crocker

Karyn Crocker was congratulated for having been made an honorary life member at the recent AGM.

Promotions

As a result of their successes in KCPS Salons as well as in external competitions, Jo Goudsblom and Rachel Stevens will be promoted from the Intermediate Grade to the Advanced Grade next year.

Based on portfolio submissions, Gill Mackersy and Rhonda Billington have also been promoted from Novice to Intermediate from 2015.

Well done all.