A Cheltenham-based artist is marking a major personal milestone this summer as she prepares to exhibit at the town’s beloved Art in the Park event for the 50th year in a row.

Jane Ware, who will celebrate her 69th birthday on Saturday, June 15, will be displaying her latest collection of paintings at the Cheltenham Art in the Park exhibition in Imperial Gardens during the event’s first week. The free, open-air exhibition, which has run every summer since 1969, showcases work from local artists ranging from enthusiastic amateurs to established professionals.

Jane first exhibited at the show in June 1975, aged just 19, and sold her debut artwork — a painting of a poppy — for £6. A photograph taken at the time shows her proudly holding a portrait she painted of actor Telly Savalas, best k

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