Artist Of The Year

The PAOTY deadline has been and gone and the judges are currently looking through them.  My entry went in a while ago and comprised:

– for the self portrait, my latest version

– for a second portrait, Moeen Ali, The Beard To Be Feared (this was before I painted David Suchet)

– for the optional third painting that doesn’t have to be a portrait, Jos Buttler

The LAOTY deadline isn’t for a while yet but I’ve just submitted my entry.  I could have waited a few more weeks in the hope of coming up with a better painting, but it makes for a less stressful life to get the submission in and forget about it.  I’m going with oil pastel paintings this year: something that might be different enough to catch the judges’ eyes.  My full entry comprises:

– as my main painting, Steps Up From The Street, Hartlip

– as my second landscape, Two Trees, Hartlip House

– and as my optional third painting that didn’t need to be a landscape, She wore A Yellow Ribbon

If I do get selected for one of these programs or make it back to LAOTY as a wildcard, I’ll be told to keep it all under wraps, so don’t expect to hear any news until the programs are close to airing.  Silence doesn’t mean I’ve been chosen.