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Peter Smith

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Has anyone entered the Jackson's painting competition in the past? I've entered five acrylic paintings this year after a friend passed on the flyer and I'd be interested to know what it's like. Probably a complete waste of time, I imagine!
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Carol .

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I've never entered, however, all the very best with your submissions, Peter. Good luck.

Denise Cat

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Peter I enter competitions occasionally. I haven't entered one recently. I may look at what is coming up this year. I'm sure everyone will tell you this, you need to keep yourself grounded as the percentage of rejection is high because of the thousands of people applying. This should never put you off. If you don't enter you will stand zero chance, so, it is always worthwhile. Your painting could have something a judge is looking for. You just don't know. I wish you every success with your entry and the best of luck.
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Peter Smith

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I'll post on here when anything happens so people will know what to expect in the future.

Jenny Harris

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Last year’s winning painting was interesting!
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Peter Smith

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Good grief! If I'd seen that I wouldn't have bothered!

Jenny Harris

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Peter, the other winners weren’t all like that - this was the winner of the Acrylic award, which you might find more encouraging!  Have a look at their website, there was a wide range of styles. Good luck with your entries.

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Certainly different.  At first glance I thought it was people having a bit of ‘the oh be joyfuls’.  Surely not.  Surely not indeed, they are applying olive oil.  I’m all for trying different things in art, but this one doesn’t do anything for me.  It did for the judges.  That’s the problem with competitions…a different set of judges…maybe  different result. But I don’t like competitions.  I don’t think art is about competitions.  Others think differently. I use the Jackson store, they’re good.  I’ve looked at some ‘winners’ in the past and found about half appealed to me, the rest didn’t.   Bit like life really. Anyway, good luck Peter.
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Peter Smith

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I don't like competitions either, I don't really know why I entered....just because a friend told me about it I suppose. I do like the Stillman painting very much.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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You would have to concede - I suppose - that the first painting was imaginative, different, innovative, even that horrible word "edgy"; I can't imagine  living with it, though could certainly live with Stillman's acrylic.   Much is always going to depend on who the judges are, and what their criteria might be - and as one has neither control of nor influence over that, you're in a lottery.  Well, that could make it fun!  On the other hand, the effort  involved in entering competitions is usually quite enough to put me off - the whole thing about handing-in, sending originals via couriers or delivering them oneself.... for a lazy old gent, this is just too much; so I don't do it.   Don't be like me, though - take a chance, take a punt, push your work wherever you can: all advice I've never taken, but then I'm a negative old Wotsit....
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Peter Smith

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I once enquired about how to enter the Royal Academy exhibition, just out of curiosity. It was a non refundable £40 per picture to enter and you had to deliver the pictures to London. When your picture wasn't chosen you had to go back to London to collect it and bring it home. Needless to say I didn't enter, it would have cost me well over £400 in entry fees and train fares and then there's the problem of carrying pictures on the train. Imagine if you live in Inverness! Jackson's charge £6.50 per picture which is far more affordable. 
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Well quite: I'd love to be an RA, but devotion to such an aim does have its limits - especially since I could get a box of very good cigars for £400....
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