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7 Sept 2020

Art competition gallery

An artist holding a palette full of brightly coloured paint, painting a landscape scene on an easel.
An artist paints the magnificent landscape at Glencoe.
We asked you to create your very own masterpiece to celebrate our incredible places, with a chance to win a fabulous prize. Here are the winners and a selection of our favourites.

WINNER, 18 and over: Mandy Allan – Craigievar Castle

A painting of a pink-walled castle with lots of turrets and small slit windows. The castle is surrounded by green fields and woodland, and stands against a bright blue sky.

WINNER, 13–17: Teigan Allan – Craigievar Castle

A black and white pencil line drawing of a castle turret, with shrubs in the foreground and a large hedge to the right.

JOINT WINNER, 12 and under: Isla Miller – Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate

A line drawing in pen of a castle, coloured in with pencils. The white walls of the castle are at the centre of the picture, and a green-striped lawn runs in the foreground. Shaped hedges stand in front of the castle. White clouds swirl across a blue sky.

JOINT WINNER, 12 and under: Madison Harbourne – Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park

A felt pen picture of a castle on top of a small hill, against a bright blue sky with a couple of white fluffy clouds. A tall tree stands in the foregound. A Scottish saltire flies from the roof.

Highly commended: 13–17

A watercolour of a sunset, shown from dunes on a beach. A golden orb hangs just over the sea, as the sky turns shades of orange, blue and black.

Highly commended: 18 and over

A painting of wooden masts (perhaps from a shipwreck), standing upright in a pool of water on a sandy beach. Their reflections are shown in the pool. In the distance, across the other side of the water, can be seen snow-capped mountains. They sky is a swirling light blue. A watercolour painting of a yellow building shaped like a pineapple, with orange houses either side of it. A green lawn is shown in the foreground. Pressed wild flowers have been attached to the tops of the buildings, creating the effect of trees growing behind. A painting of a castle on a cliff-top, seen from the beach below. The sky and water are a bright blue, with the sea showing reflections of the cliffs, rocks and trees. A small building stands on the foreshore, just in front of the cliffs. A tall portrait painting of a woodland gorge, with a waterfall running down the centre. A bridge crosses the gorge at the top of the picture. There are many shades of rich, lush green in the trees, and the sky above is blue with wispy white clouds. A painting of a stone house with a grey slate roof and several chimneys, surrounded by trees and plants. Shrubs with pink and purple flowers grow in the foreground, and ivy is shown covering the whole of one wall. A very realistic painting of a ruined arch, with a view of Culzean Castle framed in the middle. The bottom half of the arch has brown bricks, but the top half is shown in greys and blacks. A wide path passes under the arch and leads towards the castle. An oil painting of a small folly, standing beneath very tall trees and beside a rushing river. Waterfalls can be seen in the background to the left as well. A tall portrait painting of a very pointed mountain summit, with cloud hugging the tip. A darker shoulder of the mountain is shown in the foreground. A painting of a detail of an old stone structure, surrounded by plants and trees. Arch-shaped openings are shown in the building with white grilles over the front of a couple. A pen and watercolour montage painting of an old stone house. To the left is an exterior view of a tall tenement building, with a stone staircase sweeping up to the first floor. On the right is an interior view of one of the rooms, showing two characters dressed in costume standing behind some barrels. At the bottom of the images is some text reading: Gladstone's Land. One of the oldest buildings on the Royal Mile - a fine example of a merchant's house with hand painted Renaissance interiors dating from the 1620s. An oil painting of a wedding party in procession around a circular area in front of a clock tower. A large black car is parked at the side. The procession is led by a piper, followed by the bride and groom arm-in-arm, and then other members of the party.

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A view of the top section of Crathes Castle, showing the clock tower against a bright blue sky. The yellow leaves of a large tree frame the shot.
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