As an application to BBC Painting Show, I completed a portrait of my sister, as she represents a strong story in our lives. She is as a result of a relationship gone very wrong, but with that, she is our family. She is not biologically ours, but we love her just as much. Her eyes are bright and blue, whilst our family have green eyes. As a result I surrounded her in a green tone, as it not only a representation of our family, but for all the positive ways in which green is seen; spring and youth. I didn't intend for the symbolism, but the symbolism rings through to me.
I received a call from a journalist from the BBC and received a telephone interview, however, through the hundreds of thousands of people who applied, I did not hear back.