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Local Artist of the Year: Over-18s in Tayside and Fife show off their talents (part one)

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.

Feast your eyes on these! We’re asking you to vote for your favourite piece of art from across Courier Country to find the winner of our Local Artist of the Year competition.

The artist who receives the most votes will win a workshop at The McManus, £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 local art experts from The McManus.

These three category winners will each receive the same prizes as our Local Artist of the Year.

Don’t forget to vote for your favourite here or at the bottom of this article.

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

Below, we have some of the excellent landscape entries submitted for our over 18s category.


Kareena McMillan (60). Criss, Laura & Gimli. Quiet Moment.
Kareena McMillan (60). Criss, Laura & Gimli. Quiet Moment.
Kareena McMillan (60). Tired Fox Snowy Night.
Kareena McMillan (60). Tired Fox Snowy Night.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Dream Outside the Fox.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Dream Outside the Fox.
Vicky Craik (21). Under the sea.
Vicky Craik (21). Under the sea.
Sarah Jackson (60). Humpback whale mother and calf.
Sarah Jackson (60). Humpback whale mother and calf.
Val Rough (49). Bee Kind in Pastels.
Val Rough (49). Bee Kind in Pastels.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Papa Bear Love.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Papa Bear Love.
Roddie McKenzie (65). The Last Mile Home, Carse of Gowrie.
Roddie McKenzie (65). The Last Mile Home, Carse of Gowrie.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Whale Hello There.
Katherine Austin Mitchell (27). Whale Hello There.
Michala McGowan (47). MacCoo.
Michala McGowan (47). MacCoo.
Moira MacPherson (69). Up Benarty with Jessie.
Moira MacPherson (69). Up Benarty with Jessie.
Elizabeth Wardrop (65). The Harbour Gallery.
Elizabeth Wardrop (65). The Harbour Gallery, Crail, painted in watercolour and ink.
Gregory Thompson (49). Kinnoull Hill Tower in Perthshire painted in acrylics.
Jim Jamieson (71). First Snow of Winter.
Jim Jamieson (71). First Snow of Winter.
Joyce Langlands (64). Sound of Sleat, Skye.
Joyce Langlands (64). Sound of Sleat, Skye.
Iris Lough (82). Edinburgh Castle.
Iris Lough (82). Edinburgh Castle.
Andrea McMillan (61). Winter on Birnie Loch.
Andrea McMillan (61). Winter on Birnie Loch.
Alasdair Chisholm (66). Tentsmuir Beach.
Alasdair Chisholm (66). Tentsmuir Beach.
Janet Ramsay (70). Oak tree.
Janet Ramsay (70). Oak tree.
Gregory Thompson (49). Sidlaw Hills.
Gregory Thompson (49). Sidlaw Hills, painted in acrylics.
Joyce Langlands (64). The Christmas robin.
Joyce Langlands (64). The Christmas robin.
Jim Jamieson (71). Tadpoles at Craigtoun Country Park.
Jim Jamieson (71). Tadpoles at Craigtoun Country Park.
Alastair Donaldson (44). Haar on the Forth Rail Bridge.
Alastair Donaldson (44). Haar on the Forth Rail Bridge.
Eleanor Fenwick (79). Looking at Dundee from Fife.
Eleanor Fenwick (79). Looking at Dundee from Fife.
Heather Wadsworth (66). Twilight in the Highlands.
Heather Wadsworth (66). Twilight in the Highlands.
Andrea Gasperetti (53). A stream somewhere in Tuscany.
Andrea Gasperetti (53). A stream somewhere in Tuscany.
Colin Harris (48). Balvaird Castle.
Colin Harris (48). Balvaird Castle.
Jim Kelly (64). The face off.
Jim Kelly (64). The face off.
Jim Jamieson (71). Lissy watching swans at Broughty Ferry.
Jim Jamieson (71). Lissy watching swans at Broughty Ferry.
Agnes Lorimer (64). Morgan School in watercolour & ink.
Gillian Low (67). Early morning.
Gillian Low (67). Early morning.

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