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PHAS People's Choice Award
December '24
Delighted to announce another award for 2024!My Camargue Ponies I clocks up another award from Portsmouth & Hants Art Society's Summer Exhibition with 3rd in the People's Choice Award! I still haven't had that illusive 'Red Rosette' as we would say in the horsey world! Waiting on the Pastel Guild of Europe Annual Competition results at the end of November.
A Christmas Shmoo - Christmas Cards
October '24
The Christmas Card is ready to go to print! Donations go to Portsmouth Cats, Lost, Found & Rehomed for EVERY card sold via their Facebook Groups.
My original painting, of my muse, Shmoo', of course will go nowhere and will never be for sale. This piece has sparkly silver snow flakes scattered across it.
Unison 5 Day Challenge
October '24
I decided to sign up for a 5 day challenge course run by Unison Pastels based in Northumberland, UK. It is being led by Stephen Fuller and we are on Day 3! It's been a fascinating journey so far and the course includes a Q&A session every evening at 7pm for an hour. There have been some interesting discussions about why warm colours bring this towards you and cool pushes them away. All imperative stuff to know. Picture right is from Day 3.Another Award for 2024
October '24
Last month I joined the Pastel Guild of Europe and entered the September competition. I am delighted to announce that I was awarded 3rd prize for my Lancaster Bomber painting 'Lest We Forget'. I feel this Guild will open doors to customers and competitions abroad. It gives a really good bench mark as to how you compare to other pastel artists 'out there'.Completed 'Fell in the Glen'
Sept '24
I am currently working on a very exciting painting of a Fell Pony on the Balmoral Estate in the Cairngorms. It seems to be my aim now to do paintings of each of the Native Ponies of the British Isles having completed a couple of Connemaras. I like to paint my ideas and inspirations in between commissions.
'Whispers of Change' 20 Sept - 10 Oct
Sept '24
Two of my watercolour paintings have been chosen to be part of an exclusive Exhibition at the lovely Sage & Salt Studio in Petersfield from 20th Sept to 10th Oct with the Preview night on the 19th. The pieces chosen are 'Memories of Ben Lettery' and 'Ben Derry Clare - Pine Island'. Portsmouth & Hants Art Society Exhibition
Aug '24
The Portsmouth & Hants Art Society Exhibition at Portsmouth Cathedral during August was a tremendous success and very exciting as it was my first time exhibiting. I even made it into a video interview talking about the influence of the Connemara ponies in my work AND the Portsmouth News paper/website. The link for the video is below on Facebook.Shortlisted SAA Artist of the Year '24
June '24
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would become an Award Winning Artist...but it seems as though destiny had further surprises for me. When the results came out on the Zealous platform it said I had not been successful which made it even more of a surprise when I received an email to say my painting 'Camargue Ponies I' had been shortlisted in the competition.This, along with 'Camargue Ponies II', 'Are We Coming Home?' and 'Aughris' will be appearing and for sale at Portsmouth Cathedral, 17-26 August '24 in the Portsmouth & Hants Art Society Exhibition. These framed works will be accompanied by 8 mounted works all For Sale.
2nd in Catit UK Competition
May '24 Pam's muse was successful again for her.
Shmoo's simple silhouette came 2nd in the UK Catit Art Competition.
'This portrait is always a big seller Gift Card'
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