The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize is an annual art award, intended to encourage creative representational painting and draughtsmanship. It gives out prizes totalling £30,000. The prize originated in London in 2005.
This year NewBloodArt artists John Clark and Anna McNeil are selected finalists – they will both be showing in the exhibition at the Mall galleries from which the winners will be selected and announced in March. Emiko Aida was also shortlisted for the prize.

Stuck in The Mud by John Clark, £220
Original drawing in oil pastel and pencil on paper.

Memento AS by Anna McNeil, £460
Original painting in oil on canvas.

Romantic Landscape by John Clark, £220
Original painting in oil pastel on paper.

Memento YB by Anna McNeil, £530
Original painting oil on linen framed with un-glazed brown metal box edge frame.