A Busby Primary pupil, has been named as one of four highly commended runners up in the John Byrne National Drawing Competition, beating thousands of other entries to be chosen.

Kevin (P7) received the commendation on Friday 18th March from John, who unveiled the winners and runners up at a special exhibition of competition entries at Paisley Museum and Art Gallery to mark the end of the second year of the competition.

John revealed Kevin as one of the three highly commended runners up for their artwork, alongside our other finalists, Larisa (P7) and Jennifer (P5) who received a commendation from John for their artwork.

John Byrne, said: “I’m really pleased to announce Kevin as one of the four highly commended runners up in this year’s John Byrne National Drawing Competition and I’d like to extend my congratulations to them.

“The runners up were chosen thanks to their inspired use of colour and composition to make some eye-catching artwork that helped their entries stand out against the other competitors.”

“The young people in our country never cease to amaze me with their artistic skills and extraordinary talent, and that has come through in this year’s entries. The standard of work has been fantastic and I hope that the competition has inspired many of the young entrants to continue to enjoy art and draw more.

Bill Maxwell, Education Scotland Chief Executive said: “I’m really pleased to offer my congratulations to Kevin chosen as one of four highly commended runners up of this year’s John Byrne National Drawing Competition. It’s been another successful year after receiving thousands of competition entries from talented children and young people in schools across the country.

“The competition is a great opportunity for children and young people to tap into their creativity and unleash their artistic talents and showcase their work in front of one of Scotland’s most talented and renowned artists.”

Miss Hunter said how proud she is of all our finalists and thanked all the pupils for their hard work.  This shows how hard work and showing commitment can be rewarded.  Well done!

Kevin and the other finalist received a specially designed and signed certificate created by John, and their artwork, is on display at the museum as part of a special exhibition.

The exhibition is free to enter and will be in Paisley until 17th April.