"Future Dreams"
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My picture "Future Dreams" was one of the 84 pictures selected from 681 entries this year. I'd not been to previous years' exhibitions so was very interested to have a look around when I went over for the Awards ceremony and Opening on 8th April. I was very impressed - there's some really great stuff in the show and it's been all very well laid out. One picture in particular caught my eye - in fact it rather mesmerised me - and when I found that it had won the top prize of £2000 I determined that I would congratulate the painter. At one point I saw him rushing past and ran after him. He went into one of the galleries, and I introduced myself and congratulated him. Whilst we were chatting, he asked me if I had a picture in - and when I pointed to it on the wall at the end of the gallery, he said, "Funnily enough, I just went off to get a catalogue to see how much it was because I was thinking of buying it" - and then he went off and bought it. So I had sold the picture within an hour and a half of the exhibition opening - and started a mutual appreciation society to boot.
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