Artist celebrates milestone with huge competition
The UK’S most successful commercial artist is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her first gallery opening in style – by launching a huge £10,000 competition for fans of her work.
Yorkshire-based Lucy Pittaway opened her first gallery a decade ago and to mark the momentous occasion will give away 10 individual prizes each worth £1,000 - with ten lucky winners each receiving a £1,000 voucher to spend on Lucy’s artwork.
Former lecturer Lucy, who was born and raised in the North-East, began her career as a professional artist when her twins started school more than 13 years ago, initially painting in a small home studio – which was housed in a metal ‘shed’ - creating one-off commissions and prints for exhibitions.
Interest in her hugely distinctive work soon grew and with demand surging for her creations, Lucy soon branched out, opening her first gallery in Brompton-on-Swale in Richmondshire a decade ago.
Since then, demand has continued to swell and Lucy now has seven galleries across the North-East, North Yorkshire and the Lake District including in Yarm and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Richmond, Harrogate and York alongside those in Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere.
She also has a destination outlet store in Brompton-on-Swale where her business – Lucy Pittaway Ltd – also has its framing, warehousing, distribution and operations base. It’s also home to her specially created studio, where Lucy now creates her signature artworks.
In a career with many highlights, she has been named as the UK’s Most Popular Commercial Artist on three occasions, was chosen as the official artist for the Tour De Yorkshire and, most recently, gained international recognition for her now iconic painting of the felled Sycamore Gap tree.
The competition to mark her historic tenth anniversary offers fans the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of ten prizes worth £1,000 each, and is the largest Lucy and her business have ever offered.
Lucy said: “Over the last ten years, I have been delighted that my art has been enjoyed by so many people. I have many very loyal supporters of my work, and I wanted to do something to thank them.
"Running this competition feels like an exciting way to get people involved in the 10th birthday celebrations, which is a huge milestone for us as a business, and me as an artist.”
To enter the draw visit https://www.lucypittaway.co.uk/celebrating-10-years. The winners will be drawn on December 22. T&Cs apply.