Photos of the BP Portrait Award Exhibition

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Some more pictures of the BP Portrait Award Exhibition

My little painting on the left, next to Paul Oxborough's Ved Mehta, and Daan van Doorn's huge Philip Glass portrait


The text next to my painting. They've put my painting in the 'family trail' so there is some information for children as well.







Greg Kapka, Heterochrome, Fraser & his Self-Portrait, oil on panel

Saied Dai, In Memory, oil on linen on panel
Daniela Astone, Self-Portrait, oil on linen
Carl Randall, a wall of works resulting from winning last year's
BP Travel Award

Me with artist friends Ilaria Rosselli del Turco and Olha Pryymak

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