BP Portrait Contest, figurative painting prize
This last year has been a tough one. My mom, had a short fight with cancer and passed peacefully in her sleep in August. She lived a long and active life, and was in fact driving, exercising and enjoying friends at this time last year. My mom was an enigma to me on so many …
Mary Jane Ansell presents her lovely paintings at summer figures at Arcadia Contemporary Gallery. Catch it live if you’re in New York, on now until July 16 or check out Arcadia’s excellent online presentation of her works. Mary Jane Ansell was a previous finalist in the prestigious BP Portrait Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and …
Mary Jane Ansell, summer figures at Arcadia Gallery Read More »
THE CONTEST Submitting a painting to the BP Portrait Contest has become a yearly ritual for me, like a birthday or a holiday – it happens each year. I have submitted five times and been rejected five times. This years contest had over 2,700 entries. But far from a Sisyphean task, the weight of this …
