This small oil painting won a Highly Commended at the Australian Guild of Realist Artists’ Summer Exhibition, and also at Brighton Art Society Annual Art Exhibition.
It was featured in the Red Bubble groups ‘Fine Art approaches to Figure and Face’, ‘Realist Traditional Art’, ‘Symposium of Modern Realists’ and ‘Painted Ladies’, and was voted third in the Realist Traditional Art group challenge Realist Portraits, and in the Impressionism Cafe challenge ‘Portrait of a Woman’, and voted into the top ten of the 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture group challenge ‘Standing Out!’
It also won the Painted ladies challenge ‘Shades of Purple ~ Painted Lady’, and has currently (11/7/10 ) had over 4900 viewings and has been favourited by 63 Bubblers.

Handmade, Signed and numbered Limited Edition Album available by order.
The original has been sold.