No wonder my entry couldn't make it to this exhibition.There're 31 paintings in this beautiful building in Eltham, and they're all very high standard.
Tom Alberts was announced to be a winner of this inaugural self portrait prize. Beautifully rendered work that captured his personality.
I bumped into a gentleman who works at art supply shop in High Street, Northcote. I know he paints, but, Stephen Armstrong is actually a finalist.
Very thickly applied paints flows in the canvas.
Sometimes, very strange thing happens.
I happened to meet a girl in the gallery, whom I had met at Margaret Lawrence Gallery earlier in the day in South Bank. She was sitting next to me during an artist talk.
And she also turns out to be a finalist.
Cassandra Rijs is an amazing painter. She creates very realistic figurative paintings.
Her work in this prize is a very painful one. She said that she was going through a difficult time in her life at that time. Well, she captured it brilliantly.
It's a great pleasure to meet people like her, and have an opportunity to talk about her work.
Her website is here.
It was a great night.
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