At the Autumn exhibition, held at Altrincham College of Arts in October 2009, the pictures below were prize winners, runners up or commended.

Competition categories were the Betty Day award for human portraiture in any medium, the George Caley award for line and watercolour wash, the Neville Mudd award for abstract and the Wilshire Cup for oils, acrylics used as oils and oil pastels.

The Visitors' choice is an award given by the ASA to the painting gaining the most votes from visitors to the exhibition.

For all the paintings the copyright is retained by the Artist.

George Caley award for line and watercolour wash

Winner - Christine Temple The Old Mill
Runner up - Don McLaren Centre Ville les Montapes

Betty Day award for portraiture

Winner - Di Bown Alan
Runner up - Christine Temple Screw loose

Neville Mudd award for abstract

Winner - Sylvia Kenyon Case Pink Orchid - blue cat
Runner up - Pauline Marsh (Harcourt Jones) Abstract print

Wilshire Cup for oils, acrylics used as oils and oil pastels

Winner - Christine Dook Tea at the Manchester Gallery
Runner up - Gillian French Golden Hornet

Commended paintings

Di Bown Deserted Village, Andalucia

Susan Bryant Deep in thought

Shirley Cock Conversation by the canal, Venice

Gillian French Black jug

Lynne Mallard Morning Glory

Pauline Marsh (Harcourt Jones) Pauline

Veronica McDermott Grape on the vine

Bren Richardson Hedgerow

Harry Smith Essence of Jamaica

Visitors' choice painting

Awarded by visitors' ballot at the exhibition Di Bown Alan