Wildlife artist draws her way to success
Gemma Hayward specialises in intricate drawings from photographs and for this year’s competition her picture of a vulture will be shown in the Mall Galleries in London, along with work from other artists. Her drawing of a meerkat will be featured in a portfolio which can be purchased.
Gemma, 35, who is now a full-time artist and studied an art foundation course at Lancaster and Morecambe College, said: “My art is photo realism, I take the photos myself and do the drawings with coloured pencils. The vulture drawing took me around 30 hours . I’ve been a full-time artist for 18 months now.
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Hide Ad“I never thought I could do it but I just enjoyed it and thought ‘I can really do it.’
“The main prize in the competition is £10,000 and I hope to sell my portfolio. I’m hoping I get something this year, I might win at least the category!”The competition is from June 28 to July 2.