This should win the next Archibald Prize...
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BargeArse Maker of fine Trouser Trumpets since 1863,
Thu 24 Jun 2010, 3:03,
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I'm thinking of putting in a portrait of our new prime minster.Entry fee is only $30. If I can actually get her to sit for the portrait...
"Other information: Portraits submitted for the Archibald Prize must be painted from life. This means that the subject is known to the artist, is aware of the artist's intention and that there has been at least one sitting by the subject for the artist, for the portrait in question. Artists must provide a written statement signed by the subject stating that they had at least one sitting with the artist."
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Thu 24 Jun 2010, 3:19,
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"Other information: Portraits submitted for the Archibald Prize must be painted from life. This means that the subject is known to the artist, is aware of the artist's intention and that there has been at least one sitting by the subject for the artist, for the portrait in question. Artists must provide a written statement signed by the subject stating that they had at least one sitting with the artist."