Competitions

I got an email from Cast It Reach yesterday telling me that, while the closing date for LAOTY submissions is still 23 March, the judges will start...

That's one more pre-Christmas job out of the way. I've put in my entry for Portrait Artist Of The Year. I've gone for watercolours again. The...

No painting today but I have submitted these two works for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2026. Both have been taken down from the shop window for now. ...

I've bitten the bullet and put in my entry for Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025. My self portrait is this one. For my second portrait, I went...

I won't be completing my three landscapes in three days challenge.  One of the painful lessons I've learned over the years is that if I'm not...

Work continues on the art studio.  An electrician is out there at the moment, sorting the fuse box, light switches, mains sockets and internal and...

I've submitted my entries for Landscape And Portrait Artist Of The Year. The PAOTY deadline has been and gone and the judges are currently looking...

Just six days to go until episode 4 of this series of Landscape Artist Of The Year and my second appearance as a wildcard.    It's on Sky Arts,...

I've entered Landscape Artist Of The Year again. For my main landscape submission, I chose Hartlip Church In The Snow. I was allowed to submit a...

I'll be in this week's Landscape Artist Of The Year as a wildcard.  Sky Arts is free to view and is available via both Freeview and Freesat.  I...

I've got my entry in early for Landscape Artist Of The Year 2021. I needed to submit a landscape painting.  I chose Sedona, Arizona. I was...

I've had an amazing day today as a wildcard at Landscape Artist of The Year at a mystery location.  The first couple of hours painting were quite...