Great Britons: No news is ....

Well, another quick update - can't say much, but apparently The Committee [TM] will be continuing their deliberations for a few more days .....
How am I going to be painting their aeroplane with my fingernails bitten to the elbow, huh?  Meanwhile - trying to get some work done on the new project (which is really really top secret until I can get it together to write abut it).

Phew! Interview done ....

Well, just a brief note to say I had the BA Great Britons interview before the selection panel in London, and it seemed to go pretty well - plenty of interest in my ideas from the jurors and some useful discussion on how things might work.  They interviewed about 8 people yesterday - a couple more this morning, then I guess they retire to deliberate...  Winner will notified at the weekend, but if you win you can't say anything until after the press conference later next week - how frustrating is that!!  If you see me in the Co-op buying champagne, draw your own conclusions.  So ... continue wishing me luck, and all that, and many thanks for everyone's support.  See you later...

I've been short-listed for BA Great Britons!!

Eeeeek!  Just had a phone call from a very nice young lady at British Airways to inform me that I have been short-listed as a finalist for the art section of the Great Britons contest!!  I have an interview in London at the Royal Academy of Arts next Monday in front of a panel including Tracey Emin.  They are only interviewing 10 candidates. Double eeeek!  Now - apparently we need somewhere to stay in London on Sunday night ..... anyone?  (They aren't paying interview expenses - slight problem for starving artists with no money in Wales).

More details are supposed to be forthcoming on the FaceBook page:
http://www.facebook.com/britishairways?sk=app_208626655825278

I would post one of the example designs I used for the entry here, but I'm told there will be a non-disclosure agreement to sign so best not at the moment, eh?  You can see my dorky entry video here though.
Watch this space ....!!

Entry to BA Great Britons competition .... artist on video shock horror!

Latest news!  My entry to the BA Great Britons competition has been accepted, just before the deadline ....

You can read all about the competition here: BA Great Britons.  Basically the premise is that the winner gets to design a new paint job for 12 of BA's aircraft to be used during the Olympics - the project runs from August to February.  The short-list is announced on August 2nd, interviews at the Royal Academy on the 15th/16th, and the winner is announced on the 21st ....

Is there any likelihood I'll get short-listed?...  Dunno - watch this space.  In the meantime, you can amuse yourself with the promo video I had to make for the entry ....  (at the moment BA have it on YouTube - if the link gets broken I'll upload it here instead).