Yvonne Jack, 48, started her unique art of painting on old coins in March 2022. The coins she uses are the ones struck before 1971, when Britain shifted to decimal currency. The 48-year-old recreates famous paintings such as Leonardo Da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' and Vincent Van Gogh’s 'The Starry Night' on these small canvases.
Last week, Yvonne was informed that four of her remarkable coin artworks had been selected for the annual Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers exhibition. The event, held at London's Bankside Gallery, displays an array of the finest small-scale artworks, starting yesterday, all the way until July 6. Yvonne's art pieces to be showcased are her interpretations of Joseph Mallord William (JMW) Turner’s 'The Fighting Temeraire' and Hokusai’s 'The Great Wave', as well as paintings of the Brighton Pavilion and Mullion Cove, a harbour on the Lizard Peninsula.
She said: "I am overjoyed. "The process starts with you entering online and then you get chosen for pre-selection, so you take them physically up to London, give them in and give them a little prayer and send them on their way. "The Royal Miniatures Society is like the creme de la creme for miniature artists and the level of detail and commitment put into their work is amazing.
"It is a real honour to have got four coins in." Creating these mini masterpieces is a meticulous process and takes several hours. Yvonne commences by painting the coin white for a base, before sticking it t.
