Children at Swansfield Park Primary School were challenged to come up with a design in any medium of their choice.
The categories were: Over the rainbow; Say it with flowers; Paint a key worker; and create your own key worker ‘Banksy’.
Local artist, Katherine Renton, who is normally on the judging panel for Alnwick in Bloom, helped with the judging process.
She said: “I am very impressed with everyone who has gone to the effort of making a picture for this very special art competition, while you have all had to stay at home.
“I’ve had a lovely time looking through all the art work that has been made as a thankyou to all our key workers.
“Lots of different art materials have been used, and I love the fact that all the entries are very different from each other - there are some lovely ideas!”
Take a look at the work of the talented children here….
9. Joel Isats
Judge Katherine Renton says: 'Joel has reminded us in his drawing that this coronavirus crisis is not just a problem for us in England, it is affecting everyone around the world, and we need to be grateful for the millions of key workers everywhere. The rainbow colours suggest that if everyone everywhere tries to help each other, then we will solve this problem. Photo: No
10. Florence Smith
Judge Katherine Renton says: 'The NHS staff have become incredibly important to us during this crisis, and Florence has painted a very realistic portrait of a nurse using watercolours. The nurse’s hands are very important in this picture: she uses her hands to heal people, but here she could be clapping, waving, or even warning us. On her hands is written the message ‘stay safe’ and she has handwash in her pocket – this reminds us that by washing our hands we keep not only ourselves safe, but also everyone else.' Photo: No
11. Kobi Horne-Smith
Judge Katherine Renton says: 'Kobi’s drawing is full of action and shows that key workers, by doing their jobs, are helping to defeat the coronavirus. The virus is shown in a horrible storm that is coming towards us, and our workers are flying above a rainbow and into the storm. It’s a very positive and powerful picture, and yet in the bottom left hand corner there is a picture of flowers with the word ‘remembering’ which makes us think of all the thousands of people that have sadly died during the pandemic.' Photo: No
12. Thea Harris
Judge Katherine Renton says: 'This drawing of a child looks realistic because Thea has used tonal shading to make the girl look 3-dimensional. The girl looks worried and she is holding on tightly to her doll that is dressed as a nurse. We can guess that this picture is about the coronavirus crisis because the nurse is wearing a face mask. Thea’s picture is showing fear and hope.' Photo: No