A 14-year-old schoolgirl who took up painting during the first Covid-19 lockdown will have her portrait of a neighbour displayed at the Royal Academy.
Makenzy Beard borrowed paints and brushes from her mother and began working on canvasses inside her garden shed in Gower, southwest Wales, to pass the time.
She later submitted a portrait of her neighbour for a place in a prestigious exhibition - and beat 33,000 other entrants to gain a slot.
Her painting, called John Tucker, is based on a photograph of a farmer who lives next door and took around 20 hours to complete over a three-week period.
Ms Beard, of Oxwich, said: 'I started painting in lockdown a year ago. It started as a little lockdown hobby and escalated from there really.
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Proper art.
Proper art.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Burning Petard
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Re: Proper art.
BUTI like everything about this BUT did she really need to do the brand placement on the front of the hat?
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Re: Proper art.
Reality and authenticity.
If she did a portrait of me with my bicycle, I would fully expect her to include the logo on the head badge of the bike or my cycling jersey.
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If she did a portrait of me with my bicycle, I would fully expect her to include the logo on the head badge of the bike or my cycling jersey.
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Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?