Pavlina crowned winner in coronation art contest
A Tunbridge Wells power worker was crowned a winner in UK Power Networks’ portrait of the King competition, celebrating King Charles’ Coronation.
Pavlina Rough, from Pembury, was delighted to win an art competition for UK Power Networks’ employees and their families with her pastel portrait of King Charles, which took her about six hours to complete.
Pavlina, a training coordinator at UK Power Networks’ dedicated training centre in Sundridge, said: “I am quite a realistic ‘artist’ and I paint what I see, so my picture portrays King Charles as he currently looks. He has a kind smile and ‘knowing’ eyes. If he reigns half as well as his mother the Queen, he will have done well.
“I love art, drawing and painting and wanted to study art and politics at university. Despite being successful in the art entry exam, I didn’t pass the English exam and came to England from Czechia to improve my English. Twenty-four years later, I think I could pass now!
“I should paint more, but with two young boys, it’s not easy. Each time I get the paints out, I end up helping them with drawing a plane or sketching a giraffe for them to colour in!
“As it’s been a while since I painted anything properly, I felt apprehensive, but when the portrait started to show some likeness of the King, I felt more comfortable and really enjoyed myself.”
Pavlina is marking the coronation with family in Tunbridge Wells, enjoying some of the entertainment taking place around the town during the Bank Holiday weekend.
Pavlina Rough, from Pembury, was delighted to win an art competition for UK Power Networks’ employees and their families with her pastel portrait of King Charles, which took her about six hours to complete.
Pavlina, a training coordinator at UK Power Networks’ dedicated training centre in Sundridge, said: “I am quite a realistic ‘artist’ and I paint what I see, so my picture portrays King Charles as he currently looks. He has a kind smile and ‘knowing’ eyes. If he reigns half as well as his mother the Queen, he will have done well.
“I love art, drawing and painting and wanted to study art and politics at university. Despite being successful in the art entry exam, I didn’t pass the English exam and came to England from Czechia to improve my English. Twenty-four years later, I think I could pass now!
“I should paint more, but with two young boys, it’s not easy. Each time I get the paints out, I end up helping them with drawing a plane or sketching a giraffe for them to colour in!
“As it’s been a while since I painted anything properly, I felt apprehensive, but when the portrait started to show some likeness of the King, I felt more comfortable and really enjoyed myself.”
Pavlina is marking the coronation with family in Tunbridge Wells, enjoying some of the entertainment taking place around the town during the Bank Holiday weekend.