No. I was not keen to completely abandon my established working method.
I freely admit my finished picture is not my best work as I struggled with drying times. Watercolour tends to go flat if you put too much on at once and it takes time to develop the effects I use. This was a problem I expected as my paintings usually take days to create.
With the short timeframe it was impossible to develop my piece effectively. I had to let it dry. In fact the judges were worried I wasn’t going to finish in time. This does not come across in the final edit as most of it was cut out.
I had considered trying a more conventional approach before the competition but felt that was selling out. I was selected based on my unique style that took hard work to craft. I just need to figure out a way to make it work in the time frame, if I get through.
All I can say is…
Watch this space!
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The original painting is now available for sale in my shop.
I don’t know about the jury, but your painting look astonishing, Cathy!!! It even brought tears into my eyes. It always happen to me when something touches my heart.
Thank you MC so pleased my post touched you and thank you for commenting.
Hi Cathy
I know that I am a year behind but I have searched for a long time to find some sort of comments on the judging panel but without success. It seems as if they will not accept any comments on their choices.
I find it a shame that the judges have their own style of paintings that they like. My wife and I have a little competition on whom will be picked as the winner but we choose after the first 2 hours as the style of painting at that point will normally dictate the result.
Why is there no site where comments can be placed? I can only presume that this is a dictatorship where no alternative views are condoned. It is a shame as it is potentially a great show, ruined by poor judges with fixed views.
Sorry to rant a bit but yours is the first site I have seen where anyone has been allowed to comment.
I should have said at the beginning that I love your painting.
Thganks for listening!
Hi Mike, Thank you for your response. You can comment here, I’m glad that you’ve taken the time to share your thoughts. It’s an impossible situation in the end. Art is so subjective and the choices made can be surprising.
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