First time I've got the three prints I entered accepted. At first, I felt a bit gloomy about the prospect of entering, a feeling that I hadn't done enough good work this year. My wife suggested I put forward my two successful entries to the Leamington Open at the beginning of the year. Seemed like a plan. But I swapped out Blackthorn, Cemex for Artist's Bedroom, Cemex - as the latter is a bona fide 2024 print - and stuck with Skinny Woman. I then decided to add Close Work (the colour version) - it's one I wrestled with, and came good in the end.
Eric Gaskell felt that having Eileen Cooper RA on the judging panel would be good for me, as we're both artisss that have a narrative approach to people in their art. Looks like he was right.
The show runs from 30 November to 20 February next year.
