Royal Bath & West Show art scholar Freya Horsley returned to her roots to find inspiration for her exhibition at this year’s Royal Bath & West Show.
Freya who now lives and work in York was brought up near Bath – and she returned to the area to produce several pieces of work which won praise from the thousands of visitors to this year’s popular Art Exhibition at the Show.
The Society awards a £3,000 scholarship every other year to a young artist, allowing them time to work towards an exhibition which has pride of place in the art pavilion.
Freya who now teaches art in York and spends her spare time painting said she was delighted to win the scholarship. “It’s been absolutely fantastic,” she said. It’s allowed me to come down here and travel round and work in the area where I grew up and the landscapes I know well and love.”
Steward Fran Wood praised the high quality of the 270 works on display at the exhibition which was sponsored by Rathbones.
First prize of £750 went to Martin Bentham from Blagdon, North Somerset with his highly acclaimed painting of Mendip Farm Butchers
In second place was Emma Trenchard, from Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset, who at only 16 and studying her GCSE’s was one of the youngest winners ever.
And in third place was David Atkins, from Dorchester, Dorset with his oli painting entitled “Evening near Knocknarea, Sligo.”
And the “Chairman’s favourite” selected by Society Chairman John Vintcent was No 123 – a watercolpur – “Farm Reflections” by Colin Allbrook from Umberleigh, North Devon.
The People’s Favourite Choice from the art exhibition - 188 – was an oil painting - “Somerset Landscape” – painted by Jonathan Minshull, from North Load Street, Glastonbury.
The awards were presented by His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent who visited the Show on the third day of Royalk Bath & Wrst Show which was sponsored by EDF Energy and attracted 152,000 visitors.
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Art Scholar Returns
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