Meeting the Team at the Texaco Garage!
What a treat to pop along to the garage and meet the owners! The team were really supportive of my painting and I was pleased to be able to show them the original painting before I send it off to London for the exhibition.
I submitted a subject which is a bit different to a 'traditional' landscape - the Texaco garage just off the Gannel, at night! A normal everyday activity captured against a stunning Milky Way sky - something ‘normal’ elevated to something beautiful. Well at least that was my goal. This garage means coming home to me, we pass it as we leave and arrive into Newquay. It's a subject which has both meaning to me, but also a bit unusual to capture the attention of the judges. Happily, it worked! And happily, the owners of the garage also love the painting!
