On Wednesday 5th of March our judge, Brenda Chapman, selected the finalists from the Junior and Adult sections, and these are as follows:
Junior
| View From St Mary’s | Sam Whitaker (12) |
| The Pony on Old Basing Common | Charlotte Mathews (8) |
| View of Old Basing Common | Aiden Sakakini (12) |
| Forest in the Sun | Aiden Sakakini (12) |
| Underwater Fantasy | Agastya Das (7) |
| Festival Place | Anna MacDonnald (12) |
Adult
| One Windy Day in Hatch Lane | Jacqui Savage |
| Ruins of Old Basing House | Iris Machin |
| A Tranquil Evening | R J Ryding |
| Kestrel | Mrs W Webb |
| The Moor at Night | Nicola Turton |
| Down by the Scout Hut | Christine Ashworth |
| After the Rain | Sally Holmes |
| Allotments 3 | Gill Sakakini |
The judge commented that the overall standard was very high, and had a very difficult time in making her choice. The Basinga committee will now chose the winners at the next meeting early in April.