A 13-year-old artist has become the youngest person to be selected for the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour’s (RSW) Annual Exhibition.
The Northumberland-based artist, who goes by the moniker Terox, was selected for the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour’s (RSW) Annual Exhibition, held at the Royal Scottish Academy’s Upper Galleries in Edinburgh.
His painting 'Perpetual Sunshine' is now displayed alongside nearly 380 works by artists from across Scotland and beyond.
Anthea Gage, president of the RSW, said: "We don’t normally expect under 18s to enter, and Terox was competing against adults."
She explained that his age only became known after his painting was selected.
Ms Gage said: "Perpetual Sunshine is a remarkably mature piece of work. Terox has put a lot of careful thought into the placement of tones and use of colours.
"Abstraction is notoriously difficult, it is about dismantling the process of painting into its building blocks and then rebuilding them.
"It can take mature artists decades to get to that point.
"We’re very impressed by Terox’s work and he has inspired me to think about activities and workshops we can offer to engage younger audiences."
Hailing from Morpeth, Terox works in a variety of styles, including both abstract and figurative painting, as well as graffiti art.
His work has previously been exhibited at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Newcastle, and at galleries in Redcar, Leeds, Sheffield and London.
Perpetual Sunshine, the painting selected for the RSW show, was inspired by the flag of St Kitts, in the Caribbean.
Terox said: "My dad is from the Carribean and his dad is from St Kitt’s, so I wanted to use those colours.
"Being in this show is a big deal. I applied but I didn’t really think I would get in."
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Terox added: "I’m honoured to be the youngest artist featured."
The 145th Open Annual Exhibition of the RSW is Scotland’s primary showcase of watercolour and water-based media.
It features 230 paintings by RSW members and about 150 paintings by non-members whose work was selected through open submission.
The exhibition runs until March 11, and is open daily.
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