Published Date:
10 July 2008
A Ripley amateur artist has been named Wildlife Artist of the Year after winning a competititon supported by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.
Richard Childs, of Lyncroft Avenue, beat more than 500 professional and amateur entries to scoop the top prize of £10,000 with 'The Hope of Sepilok,' a picture of an orang-utan in coloured pencils.
He spent 65 hours on the piece and said: "I'm hoping this will open a few doors with me and I may be able to give up the day job. It's all just like a fairytale."
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Last Updated:
09 July 2008 2:20 PM
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Source:
Ripley & Heanor News
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Location:
Ripley & Heanor
