Highly Commended at Blacktown City Art Prize

This is a picture of my painting: 'Sydney winter flowers', that won a Highly Commended, in the watercolour section of the Blacktown City Art Prize 2012.

The certificate came in this morning's post.  I had no idea so a lovely surprise.

The show is on at the Blacktown arts centre until 10 November.

The National Trust Harper's Mansion Still life prize entry

This is my entry to the National Trust Harper's Mansion Art prize for Still life in October.  It was selected to hang but sadly no prize. 

I'll keep trying....

Art prize selections

 'Goodbye dear heart, the last goodbye': watercolour and collage on sewn paper.  Unframed size: 57cm x 110cm

'Dog day afternoon': watercolour and collage on sewn paper.  Unframed size: 57cm x 110cm

With the current financial climate, art sales are slow.

So for the last couple of months I have been applying and submitting entries to Art competitions around Australia to raise my profile but also to try and give my patrons a return on investment so to speak. 

Here are two entries that have been selected for Art Prizes:

'Goodbye dear heart...', selected as a finalist for the Heysen Centenary Art Prize 2011, Hahndorf , SA and 'Dog day afternoon', selected for inclusion in the Blacktown City Art Prize 2011.