Nicholas Glynn with his brother William, their mother Jean and nana Pearl at a function to announce the top winners in the 68th Texaco Children’s Art Competition, held in Trinity College Dublin last year. Photo: Peter Houlihan / Mac Innes Photography

Young Westmeath artist featured in Texaco Calendar

Published: Tue 12 Dec 2023, 11:36 AM

A prizewinning artwork by 7-year-old Westmeath student Nicholas Glynn, from All Saints’ National School, Mullingar, has been chosen to illustrate the recently published 2024 Texaco Children’s Art Competition Calendar.

One of 13 artworks selected to illustrate the publication, his piece, entitled ‘A Misty Day (Venice)’, will appear during the month of April and will be seen in thousands of homes throughout Ireland during the coming year.

Winning a Special Merit Award in this year’s 69th competition, Nicholas’ artwork was one commended by the adjudication panel as an "imaginative work that displayed high levels of skill and creativity".

No stranger to the Competition, Nicholas also won a Special Merit Award in 2022.

The Glynns are a very talented family. Nicholas' twin brother William won a Special Merit Award in this year's competition too.

Calendars are currently available through a select number of Texaco service stations and through Texoil, Valero’s own home heating oil division.