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LUCY PASS CAN’T PINPOINT the exact moment she became captivated by portraiture, but from a young age, she seized every opportunity, whether at home or school, to lose herself in drawing or painting. M

The Artist magazine prizewinner, Andrew Barrowman, was nominated with Forgotten Gate (left) and Morning Snow, Ninemaidens (right) at last year’s Pastel Society exhibition. As an enthusiastic plein-air