A COLWALL artist who turned her children into works of art is putting them on public display again.

Lynne Goodwin's huge charcoal drawings of her three children are the main feature of the Larger than Life exhibition at Studio 33, at the Hop Pocket Craft Centre, near Bishop's Frome.

Mrs Goodwin said her children Adam, 20, Megan, 18, and Nicholas, 15, were not too embarrassed to have their faces on display.

"They were quite surprised but they really like the drawings. They like the fact that they're very different," she said.

"Each of them thinks that I've captured their personalities. They thought they were fairly accurate."

Measuring 4ft by 3ft 6ins, the portraits were first shown in November at their former school, The Downs.

"The portraits for the exhibition are very large. I wanted something that had a good impact," said Mrs Goodwin.

"With the size you can define individuality, as the marks you make are all different in quite subtle ways."

The exhibition also includes a still-life and several self-portraits. Mrs Goodwin hopes it will bring commissions for other portraits.

"I love people and faces, it's just a fascination," she said.

Larger than Life is Studio 33's second major exhibition. Launched last November, it has a caf lounge and sells a range of art materials. There are also plans to run community art projects.

Mrs Goodwin and Alexandra Gordon, a partner of Studio 33, are associate artists for the Elgar Birthplace Museum, in Lower Broadheath, where they will hold a joint exhibition in April.

Larger than Life runs until February 27.

Studio 33 is open from 10am to 5pm, Wednesday to Sunday. Admission is free.