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'Rosemary's Baby Finalist In Dec/Jan 2024 Issue  Of International Artist Magazine

Hot off the heels of 'Cocktail' being featured in the global International Artist magazine's Creative Spark Section (see below), I learnt that I had been selected as a Finalist in the Still Life No.138 Art Prize Challenge. This is a competition that International Artist on a bi-monthly basis, with each one having a different theme.

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Earlier in the year, I had entered 'Rosemary's Baby' into the still life competition that I saw whilst reading their fantastic publication and thought why not give my painting a shot? You never know...

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The sheer shock and delight of actually being recognised by this magazine and for Rosemary's Baby to be placed alongside many world class artists' paintings in the December/January 2024 issue is just astonishing to mem and to say that I am motivated to do even better in the future is an understatement.

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I have always strived to do my best when painting and any mistakes or failures (and believe me, there's been many) I have always chalked down to experience and wanted to understand why, and so the learning never stops - ever.

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Next time I enter, I want my painting to be at the front of the publication and not a few pages along, which is where the Winning artwork is located.

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In the meantime, a massive thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, and to International Artist magazine for awarding me a Finalist place in their illustrious publication.

To view Rosemary's Baby and the rest of the G&T painting series, click here.

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'Cocktail' Selected For Inclusion in International Artist Magazine Monthly Feature

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If you would like see how I created Cocktail, click here watch the video

Well now, you already knew that I was Mrs International, but I am even more internationaler (is there such a word? If not, I just created it) than before.

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You see, every month, the global artists' magazine, International Artist, runs a little feature via Instagram called Creative Spark. They select a photo and publish it online and invite artists to paint it in whatever way they choose. I thought I'd give it a whirl when I saw the photo for this one because, as you know, I do love to paint glass and it's reflections, so I cropped and repositioned the original image and to the easel I went, brushes at the ready.

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Once I had completed the painting, I took a snap and uploaded it to Instagram with their hashtag #iacreativespark and then, to be honest, forgot about it.

A few months later, totally unaware it had been selected, there I was with my cuppa (sadly, not a cocktail) browsing through my copy of their October/November issue and there staring back at me was MY OIL PAINTING! Couldn't believe it! Shocked is an understament.

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I am very proud and humbled that my little sketch was chosen for their feature in (Issue 153 (Oct/Nov 2023) and it is now for sale; you can find more details about purchasing it here.

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