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Local Artist of the Year: Primary kids across the north and north-east get creative

You can vote for your favourite artwork in our Local Artist of the Year competition.
You can vote for your favourite artwork in our Local Artist of the Year competition.

It is time to vote for your favourite piece of art  from across the north and north-east to find the reader’s choice winner of our Local Artist of the Year competition.

The artist who receives the most votes will win a workshop with local artist Mel Shand, £200 in cash, a trophy and a canvas print of their winning entry to display at home.

We will also have three category winners (primary school, secondary school, and 18 years and over) – as chosen by our local art expert from Mel Shand.

Once the vote closes, our Local Artist of the Year winners will be announced in a special feature.

Below, we have the excellent entries submitted from primary school pupils in Inverness, Highlands & Islands, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Click here to vote for your favourite.

Nancy Burke (11). Bucket list
John Graham (8). Celebration cake
John Graham (8). Snowy my cat
Isobel MacLean (7). My dog Roy rounding up my mum’s hens
Phoebe Houston-McMillan (10). Please play with me
Ishbel Baikie (10). Toothless the magnificent dragon
Ryan MacKenzie (11). My favourite boat The Waverley
Lexi Shaw (5). Relaxing in the sun
Leo Porter (8). Things I love
Thomas Neal (6). My favourite ship
Gemma Forgie (12). Turtle
John Graham (8). Taigh Dhonnchaidh
Lexi Shaw (5). Family flower
Heidi Johnston (10). Hamish my dog
Sophia Ells (9). Racoon
Donald Graham (10). Port of Ness Harbour
Madison Cooper (8). Angry Bird
Clara Budge (10). Clara’s Castle Fraser
Joyce Jamieson (10). Joyce’s pet
Jamie Lawrence (9). Self Portrait
Scarlett McKenzie (11). Blood Red Rose
Phoebe Houston-McMillan (10). Fetch!
Anwita Babu (10). Anwita?s Favorite Place – Corfu
Katie Gowing (11). Busy bee
Lily Geddes (10). Lily’s favourite things are dogs
Emily Mathieson (9). All my favourite things
Ishbel Baikie (10). Portrait of Toothless
Rebecca Connell (10). Anna
Phoebe Houston-McMillan (10). Durban the dog
Donald Graham (10). Croft house by the sea
Lana McIntosh (10). My dog Rylee
Ishbel Baikie (10). Toothless the wonderful dragon
Eva Barclay (8). Ruby the wonder dog.
Donald Graham (10). My favourite animal
Gemma Forgie (12) Eye Spy
Gemma Forgie (12) Balloon Dog
Chloe McPhail (11). Chloe

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