Alves Primary School pupil Alice Tisch wins Rotary District 1010 (Scotland North) Young Artist Competition
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A talented local school pupil has qualified for the final of a national art contest.
Having won first prize in the junior section of the Rotary District 1010 (Scotland North) Young Artist Competition, Alice Tisch (11) of Alves Primary will now remotely compete in the Great Britain and Ireland final, the results of which will be published in early May.
She said: “I feel proud!
“I’m also excited and curious about what the final will be like.”
The three stage event organised and promoted by Rotary is designed to support and encourage the development of artistic skills. It is open to all schools and young peoples’ community organisations.
The local heats are organised between September and December - the winners are entered into a district competition. These are organised by Rotary between January and February. The winners of each age group qualify for the national final.
This year the remit was to create a two-dimensional, up to A2-sized piece of artwork based upon the theme, ‘Sunrise and Sunset’ with a brief sentence describing the relationship of the art to the theme.
Alice described her watercolour: “One of my aunties who lives in New Zealand sent me a photo of where she was visiting in the Pacific.
“I used it to get an idea of how the sun reflects on the water, different tree shapes and colours.”
The judges consider technical merit, content and composition, imagination and style.
There were a total of 94 local entries.
A local adjudicator complimented Alice’s work.
He said: “This is a very accomplished watercolour.
“The use of tonal contrasts in the sky and sea is particularly sensitive.
“Alice has achieved her goal of making the sea disappear into the distance.
“Her painting of sand and sea has a lovely, delicate quality.
“The composition with both trees framing the picture works well and adding a bush at one side is a clever way of not making things too symmetrical. The dark green of the trees and bush really bring them into the foreground.”
Alice is pleased to be recognised for something she practices every day.
She said: “I sketch in the evening and I paint around three times-a-week, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on what I’m working on.
“I usually have a few pieces on the go and express whatever I want - including strong emotions - through art.”
