Local artist Louise Stebbing is one of just a handful selected for the prestigious summer exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, one of the biggest art events of the year.

Cambs Times: Louise Stebbing standing underneath her work at The Royal Academy.Louise Stebbing standing underneath her work at The Royal Academy.

The linocut Waiting for Spring started out in January when Louise went out drawing in the local orchard owned by Goodale’s.

At the time Louise said she had one thing in mind - to enter the summer exhibition at the Royal Academy.

Back in her studio she made a large linocut of the orchard and entered it for judging not knowing until May that it had been accepted.

Initially there were 12,000 entries and hanging in the exhibition are 1200 all hand picked by the committee.

Cambs Times: Louise Stebbing's linocut 'Waiting for Spring', which was selected for The Royal Academy's exhibition.Louise Stebbing's linocut 'Waiting for Spring', which was selected for The Royal Academy's exhibition.

Louise’s linocut has now sold out at the exhibition which is open to the public until August 16.

Louise is working on another linocut of the orchard in Spring and hopes to do another of the apples being picked.

Later this year she will be exhibiting at another prestigious London venue, the Bankside Gallery.

You can also see her work by making an appointment to visit her studio in Tydd Gote. Call 01945 420403 or see her website www.louisestebbingprintmaker.com.