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Green & Stone Open 2025

Half Lit Edge. Oil on canvas 50x50 CM. 2025.
Half Lit Edge. Oil on canvas 50x50 CM. 2025.

Martin’s Big News: Green & Stone Open 2025 Shortlist

We’re thrilled to announce that one of Martin’s latest contemporary landscapes has been selected for the prestigious Green & Stone Summer Exhibition 2025 in Chelsea, running 28 July–28 August 2025. Every year, Green & Stone gathers a stellar panel—including Jonathan Yeo, Alexander Marr, and Charmaine Watkiss RWA—to judge entries completely anonymously on artistic merit alone. That means Martin’s piece didn’t just catch an eye—it earned recognition on its own strength.

According to the organisers, selections are made “blindly, based solely on artistic merit, by a distinguished panel of expert judges.” The exhibition offers over £20,000 in prizes, including a fully funded solo show, the Michael Harding Oil Painting Award, and other major distinctions.


Why This Matters—and How You’re Part of It

This achievement is a powerful testament to how our advanced teaching methods—especially in Advanced Oils and The Oils Program—equip students to succeed at the highest level. Under Martin’s guidance, you learn not just technique but how to think like professional artists, making work that stands up in today's competitive art world. Martin’s recent successes include:

  • Selection for the Green & Stone Summer Exhibition 2025

  • RCA MA Painting public show 2025 - London’s no. 1 grad show

  • Major public solo show at The Bowes Museum (2022)

  • Winner of the Médaille d’Argent at the Paris SNBA Salon

  • Exhibitor in the Government Art Collection (Downing Street)

  • Shortlisted for the Chaiya Art Awards (2023)

  • Featured in Emerging Landscape Painting Today, Messums London (2024)


Learn From a Successful, Practising Artist

There’s a big difference between being taught and being mentored. With Martin, you're gaining real-world insight into:

  • Navigating open calls and exhibition strategy

  • Creating work that appeals to juries while staying true to your voice

  • Building a resilient and professional painting practice

It’s this blend of rigorous teaching and insider knowledge that makes our courses not only transformative—but effective.


What Next?

  1. Finalise your pieces for open call opportunities

  2. Apply the methods from your course—tone, handling, ambition

  3. Join live AO critiques and take full advantage of Martin’s expertise

This is more than a celebration. It’s proof that the path we’re offering works—and that with the right support, you can take your place in the professional art world.

We can’t wait to see who’s next.


Thanks for checking in with The Martin Kinnear Studio – a Contemporary Atelier where serious painting meets serious momentum.


We’re here to help you master the craft, sharpen your voice, and build a practice that stands up in today’s art world. Our signature courses, The Oils Program and Advanced Oils, give you the structure, support and skills to push your work further – whether you're starting out or stepping up. Want in? Subscribe for updates, and explore our free subscriber resources, or jump into a course when you’re ready to get to work.

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