Those of you who visited this year's Patchings Festival of Art, Craft & Photography will hopefully have seen our three fantastic exhibitions of works selected from The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition and Art Club of the Year.

Both the Leisure Painter and The Artist exhibitions will continue at Patchings Art Centre in Nottingham until July 24. If you missed the Festival and are unable to visit over the summer you can view all of the exhibited works in both categories, including the award winners, as well as those highly commended, by clicking here.

You also have the chance to vote for your favourites for this year's People's Choice Awards. Click here to browse and cast your votes.

Below is The Artist Award winning painting, selected by Ken Howard RA, OBE, Embankment Pier And Waterloo Bridge, Morning Light, oil, (40 x 35cm), by Andrew Hird. We look forward to adding this beautiful piece to our ever-expanding collection here at the office, when the exhibitions close on July 24.