BRAMSHOTT and Liphook Arts and Craft Society presented its annual exhibition at the Millennium Centre, featuring a selection of innovative and traditional entries.

Now in its 34th year, the society has more than 100 members promoting and supporting arts and crafts in the community.

In addition, Bohunt School displayed a selection of art work by its GCSE students and members of the Liphook Model Club displayed their latest layouts and models.

A special section exhibited for the first time paintings by a group of mature art students, under the leadership of Rob Jenkinson, who has been running classes in Grayshott for the last four years.

This year, a new award was presented by a company which produces general purpose clear Epoxy casting resin, which can be used to cover artwork, paintings and sculptures in a clear glossy varnish.

Company director Aram Friedrich presented the EliChem Award for Innovation to Rob Jenkinson for his oil painting of ’Stumpy’ the green frog. The award features a glow-in-the-dark lightbulb, encased in a perspex cube.

The Committee Choice Award for Framed Art went to Caroline Hawkey, who has been a society member for the last 30 years, for her pastel of a Scottish Blackface Ram.

The Committee Choice Award for Craft was given to Cathy Whitaker for knitting a stylish cream Alpaca cardigan.

Society chairman, Andy Tubbs received the Louise Garwood Award for Floral Art, now in its 10th year, for his digital painting of ’Pink Rose’.

Louise also handed over the future award selection and presentation to her daughter, Nerissa Le Febvre.

The winner of the People’s Choice Trophy for a favourite picture was Caroline Strong for her watercolour painting of an owl flying over a field of wheat entitled Harvest and the People’s Choice Trophy for a favourite piece of craft work went to Harry Butler for his wooden yew bowl.

Society president Lesley Hollands said: “It has been an excellent and varied exhibition and members have developed, moved forward and tried out new things. They have not been afraid to experiment and push their boundaries.

“All participants have enjoyed what they do and it shows through in their excellent work and high standards.”

Thanks went to the Millennium Centre staff and exhibition sponsors.