How bubble baths and hot tea won Sheffield artist Abigail a place in final

Three things have kept Abigail McGourlay sane during lockdown - painting, bubble baths, and countless cups of tea.

So it makes sense that the Sheffield artist would find a way to combine all three, creating a striking self-portrait in recent weeks of herself in the bath with a cup of tea in hand, which she has appropriately entitled, ‘Brewing.’

And this week the 20-year-old reveals she was delighted to learn that the painting has now been shortlisted for The Arts Society’s prestigious national 'Isolation Artwork' Competition.