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Her First Apple

Entry C 10 x 10  Pencil, paper I have always admired the drawings of an American writer and illustrator of children’s books, Robert McCloskey. I am particularly fond of the expressions of curiosity and joy that he establishes in the faces of children. In my drawing...
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Midnight Booth

Entry D  9″ x 6″ Charcoal on velour paper Some artists who influenced my work were my great grandmother and my uncles who are all incredibly talented artists. My great grandmother drew the human body and friends, which was inspiring. My sisters have also...
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Eye of the Tiger

Entry E 5″ x 7″  Drawing & Woodburning My headmaster inspired me to create this artwork. He is always trying to inspire students to try new things and push us towards excellence. He gave this woodburning kit to me and I had never tried art in this...
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The Sleep of a Child

Entry F 9″ x 12″ I grew up with nine siblings. As you can imagine, it was rather chaotic. My parents rarely had moment to breathe. I came across this photo when I was looking through family albums for my brother’s wedding. I took a picture of it...
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Grit

Entry G 8″x10″ Pen, ink and paper I have always been drawn to Bob Ross’ philosophy of “happy accidents” in art. I see this as a critical part to enjoying life that I’ve not yet mastered. In Grit, I captured what I see as my early determination to thrive...
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Self Portrait in Circles

Entry H 8″ x 10″ Pen and Ink           This year I have been learning to create realistic work by focussing my attention on values. I have worked with paint, charcoal, graphite sticks, different colored pebbles, and in this case,...
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Brothers

Entry I – 1st Place Winner 12″ by 9″ Colored pencils Drawing can be almost painful at times for me because my references are too impossibly beautiful to capture in full. God has placed such incredible intricacy and life in His creation that I can’t...
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A Moment in Time

Entry J 12″ x 10″ Prismacolor colored pencil on bristol paper The influence behind my piece was an American artist known as Norman Rockewell who painted “photo-like” scenes displaying some form of action or aftermath of an exciting occurrence....
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Daydreamer

Entry L 4″ x 4.5″ Paper and colored pencils My art has never been influenced by an artist as is the case with this painting. I have always had a passion for art and have been doing it from a young age. I chose to do a dog because I recently lost my dog due...
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The Rarest Joy

Entry M 18″ x 12″ Pencil “A childhood without books- that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.” This is one of my favorite quotes by Astrid Lindgren and I...
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