Grand Opening, oil on canvas, 17¾ ×21¾ in (45×55cm)
Exhibition Visitors, oil on canvas, 23¾ ×23¾ in (60×60cm) This was shown in the 2012 Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual open exhibition
If we are serious about our art there will come a time when we will want to test how ‘good’ our work is by submitting carefully chosen paintings to one of the open exhibitions and competitions, such as those listed in the centre pages of this magazine.