On Thursday Peter and I drove to London to attend the ‘Private View’ held for participating artists in the Discerning Eye exhibition at the Mall Galleries. At 6.30 pm the pavement on the Mall was thronged with guests waiting for the doors to open.
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Our party begins to arrive. From left to right, my sisters-in-law Christine and Sally, Peter’s niece, Kate, Peter and me.
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Inside the gallery the crush was impressive.
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To my astonishment and delight I won the award for ‘Best Regional Submission, Wales’, and had my photograph taken with Discerning Eye judge, Simon Martin, to celebrate.
I am greatly obliged to Simon for inviting me to show in the exhibition.
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Afterwards we went to Bill’s at Covent Garden for supper. On the far left is Peter’s niece Megan, and on the right, our friend (and Artlogger) Phil Cooper, who is currently taking part in my tattoo project, Skin/Skóra.
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The man who helps make it all happen, my greatest supporter and my partner, Peter Wakelin.
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Clive Hicks-Jenkins' Artlog: 
Congratulations Clive, well deserved! 🙂
Oh Clive, I wish you had let me know you were coming to London! I would love to have come to the Mall exhibition and met you and Peter. Anyway congratulations and very best wishes. I hope there’ll be another chance for us to meet.
Clive, congratulations to you for your recognition, there is celebration from your Kansas contingence.
Only just peeped at the log. MAZEL TOV!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
B (and Jack too)
Congratulations Clive! A shame I can’t see the exhibition in the flesh – I bet it is fab.
Wonderful news Clive, I am hoping to get to see the exhib in the flesh!
Hello, Val. There’s so much to see in the exhibition. Some really wonderful and inspiring work on show.
“wonderful, and yet again wonderful, and after that, out of all whooping!” Trala–
You’ll need a convalescence until you’re re-whooped! (-;
Congratulations Clive, what a well deserved accolade and how good to win something like this with your loved ones around you.
It felt very special to have my family there.
So so pleased for you, I love the Borderlands.
Thank you, Jacqui. It was the nicest surprise.
Congratulations, Enhorabuena , Bravo !!!
And Thank you for sharing with us, your fans
¡ Un abrazo !
María
Hello Maria. How kind of you to send good wishes. Thank you.
Looks as if you had a wonderful reception and a grand night out with family and friends. Bravo!
Hello little chum. Thank you for your good wishes.
Ah, this post made me feel all warm and mooshy inside 🙂
Well done Clive!
You and Peter make the perfect couple / team I reckon’
I just hope you’re not feeling warm and mooshy because you’ve been consuming Gingerbread Zombies!!!
Oh that looks like a marvellous evening…..and a very well-deserved accolade to you, Clive! Great photo of Peter….what a handsome chap 😉 …and I love your tie, Clive…you both look extremely gorgeous!
The tie was woven by Peter’s late brother Martin, whose wife Christine and daughter Megan were with us.
Thank you, Shellie. It was a lovely evening, and I much enjoyed it.
Congratulations, Clive!
That’s sweet of you, Sarah. Thank you
Marvellous, marvellous, marvellous! So wish I could have been there. Very well done!Xxxxx
Thank you Lorrie. It was quite a shock to hear my name called, and then I had to fight my way through the crowd. It’s an indication of how little chance I thought I stood of winning a prize, that I was as far away from the podium as it was possible to be.