Lucy’s special portrait captures Texaco prize

A teenager’s detailed portrait of her brother, carefully executed with colouring pencils and white gel pen, has taken the top prize at this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

Lucy Deegan, 17, from Luggacurren, Co Laois, and a pupil at Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach, Co Carlow, won the first prize of €1,500 in the senior category.

Judges described her winning entry, entitled Tom — Summer as “a beautifully composed and exquisitely finished piece”.