A stunning range of artwork will go on display in Northumberland this weekend from entrants in an annual art competiton and the painting that took top spot is set to have pride of place.
Gillian Lee Smith was announced as the overall winner of the competition ahead of the exhibition's opening at Woodhorn Museum. The talented artist, who has entered three times before and was a former runner-up, said she is "surprised and delighted" at her success.
She beat more than 230 rivals to win the Museums Northumberland Open Exhibition competition with a painting inspired by her visits to the grounds of Belsay Hall. And her winning work can be seen when the exhibition opens at the museum, near Ashington, on Saturday.
