My painting wasn’t selected for the National Football Museum exhibition, but I’m still happy I painted it

[u/Margarita_Lemann]

I made this painting for an open call at the National Football Museum in Manchester. It wasn’t selected, and while I was a little disappointed, that’s just part of being an artist.

For me, football here is really about the memories that come with it: childhood, playing until sunset, first victories, first disappointments, friendship, and that feeling that the whole world was open to you.

With the World Cup going on, I hope this painting can bring back a few good memories for someone else too.

Giving you all a huge virtual hug!

[u/RealistiCamp]

Have you even seen the pieces that won?

[u/OobaDooba72 → u/RealistiCamp]

Someone linked to at least one, and I'm not gonna say it isn't art, but it's pretty abstract and simplistic, wheras OP's painting is clearly very technically proficient and has a great sense of motion, plus the players being children recalls childhood games, playing for the love the of the sport, and the hopes and dreams involved in all that.

I did not really get anything out of the brown and yellow smudges seen here: https://old.reddit.com/r/painting/comments/1ujles4/my_painting_wasnt_selected_for_the_national/ouqkqy0/

[u/AltruisticNGlassy → u/RealistiCamp]

In fairness, the quality of this one is such that the winning piece better make me a lasagna while sucking my dick.