Showcase your kid’s artistic talents!

Good day to you. My name is Adaire Renee and I've alway been fascinated with painting and literature. This painting is inspired by the book, "Bridge of Clay" written by Markus Zusak. Hence the name of the painting. The book is strongly recommended though there is some crude language. I hope you like them both.

My name is Alia and I wanted to share this pice of artwork because I feel so proud I was able to make it. I am honestly not that focused on wining, but more on showing people what I am most talented at, but I DEFINITELY don’t mind winning! By the way, a Deadly Nater is a dragon that can shoot spikes from its tail and can produce a fire blast from its throat to attack if needed.

It makes me feel like I want to dance. I am inspired by snakes and the color green.

My name is Shanaya, I love birds because they have colorful wings. I created this piece because birds are pretty.

A lot of stuff inspires my art. The main focus is my robolx avatar. I also drew some of the YouTubers and Roblox characters i like. I also made Tails from Sonic, Kuromi, and Monchhichi. My art made me feel a mix of emotions like nerves and excited. \(>0<)/

Hello, my name is Phoenix. I do not do art that often, but I do enjoy it. I did this in my preferred art style (the only one I do) which is a standard pencil and a fine point pen (also one of those super satisfying clicky eraser things). The thing that inspired me to draw this (besides the prize) was I was just thinking of what to draw, and I just started drawing, and bing-bada-boom, I had a picture.

I love creating art in any way I can, in this piece I used oil pastels which give you the ability to blend colors, create depth and even highlights

The inspiration for my piece was Poppy Playtime Chapter 5, a video game that I love. I feel really proud of my work because I worked really hard on it. My favorite part of this piece is the way that I mixed markers and colored pencils together. I hope you like it too!

I love all types of art! This piece was inspired by comic book art and pop art. The colors really make me smile and I hope they have the same effect for my audience.

I love drawing animals, especially animals in the wild. I drew a lion cub who is curious and loves learning and exploring, just like me. When I was drawing, I tried to show its soft fur and curious face. It makes me feel happy to imagine it going on adventures and discovering new things. I hope people see how playful and brave the cub is.

This piece was inspired by the circle of life and my love of nature. I like to draw and learn about animals.

My dog and my cousin's dog inspired me because my cousin's had to give up their dog for adoption. My dog is brave because she doesn't see her sister any more.

I love animals, especially wolves and baby wolf pups. Wolves are my favorite because they are part of the dog family, and I love dogs. I was inspired to draw this because wolves are strong and protective. They take care of their families and keep each other safe. In my picture, the wolf lives in the mountains like a guardian watching over its home. This makes me feel happy because the wolf is peaceful and free and doing what it loves in nature.

This art makes me happy.

"I'm obsessed with drawing and I eat a lot of food. I'm obsessed with The Strongest Battlegrounds. My art makes me feel good. And I'm eight years old."

This art piece is inspired by a Avatar

I was thinking about a amusement park and some times they have fire works there so I thought it would be nice for a piece with fireworks

I have always been creative and drawn to painting and sketching. This piece is acrylic on canvas and I hope it envokes the feeling of how there is always light somewhere in the darkness.

I was recommended by my teacher Monica to compete in the contest. This animation shows how I love to animate but have no motivation to do it. This animation makes me feel proud and I really like it.

I have drawn Mr. Bean. I like him a lot. He is very funny and I watch his cartoon and movies.

My name is Eva, I enjoy learning languages and travel. The three matryoshka dolls refer to my sisters who inspired me to be a great, big sister.

I love animals and nature. My piece is showing how worlds can be connected.

I like budgerigars. I was inspired by my two parrots, Misty and Wasabi. I like the natural clay surface. It makes a nice canvas. Budgerigars are the second smallest parrot in the world.

This painting is inspired by SZA’s SOS album cover, where she’s sitting alone at the edge of a diving board surrounded by the ocean. That image was based on a famous photo of Princess Diana sitting the same way on a yacht in 1997. I wanted to capture a similar feeling of isolation and not belonging, even as the world watches. The blue tones represent calm on the outside but sadness underneath.

Hi, I'm Ivy and, yeah, I drew Sanji from an anime called One Piece. A few years ago, I was watching One Piece for the first time and immediately I was drawn to Sanji. I wasn't sure at the time why, but now I can say with confidence that he has a kind, caring personality that I idolize and look up to. While I may not make it to the final few or is as talented as others, I will always continue drawing and draw Sanji because he makes me feel like I can be somebody.

I enjoyed making a piece of art in this style! I've never really tried it before, so it was fun to experiment with.

This watercolor painting was painted by first painting the sunset background and then adding the other layers after it dried. This painiting makes me feel calm.

I love nature and animals. I created this piece using water colors for the first time. I began to paint this to give to my mother for her birthday and the inspiration came from giving my mom something great that can not be bought. I decided to give her a peaceful day. The fox in the meadow makes me feel at peace sharing a warm loving experience to my beautiful mother.

I love science and animals living in the ocean. So, I drew this shark drone. It is very powerful and scary. I name it the "Scary Monster".

My dogs are the inspiration of this piece. And my dog Lady’s hateful glare.

My name is Lauren. I love making art. I am a caring person and love to make new friends. My piece is inspired by my love of reptiles and dragons. It makes me feel proud of my artwork. Shout out to my art teacher Abeera for helping me make beautiful masterpieces.

My art is of my cat Maui who enjoys laying at the window to look at this stars with me! Maui makes me feel relaxed and loved when we are together! I am so glad he adopted us for his forever family.

I like dragons. The picture makes me feel like I’m looking at a fire dragon eye.

Hello! My name is Ellie. I am so grateful to be in this competition. I love art, especially drawing anime and chibi. I'm less focused on winning and more on showing everyone what I can create!:)(although winning would be great;)) I've been drawing for about a year.

I like to draw and listen to music and it helps me sometimes get out of reality.

Hi my name is Kharma and creating this piece made me feel loved and funny of energy.

it is me

My piece was inspired when I went on a trip to Kenya Africa. The animals who roamed seemed so free, especially from taxes. The animals also seemed so majestic, like the slimness of the cheetah or the mane of the lion. So I wanted to show that freedom in an art work symbolizing the animals being free.

This piece was crafted by Justice, using clay and paint on canvas. It is a map of The Kingdom of Epsilon, inspired by their book, The Courdhem Circus. I love to read and it was fun to bring the story to life!!

I painted this because I love surfing and the tropics. I wanted to make a big, bright wave and a warm sunset. I used lots of colors to show the sky and the water moving. The wave is my favorite part because it feels strong and fun, like riding a wave. I just painted what I imagined and let it flow like the ocean.

My inspiration is Nike, my leopard gecko. I am inspired by her beauty, her graceful movement, and her soft, chubby tail. I care for her and all her needs, but she doesn't always notice me. I don't mind that because I simply love watching her hunt, hide, sleep, and crawl in her habitat. I am drawn to her patterns and textures, and I was trying to not only replicate her appearance but capture her true beauty.

A pickup truck made from LEGO is towing a catamaran, showing my love for fast vehicles on land and water. The small LEGO kid in the black jiu-jitsu uniform is me right now, still learning and working hard. The taller LEGO figure next to him is future me, who has reached all my goals and dreams. It’s like a picture of where I am and where I’m going, all built into one scene.

I'm Malachi. I like a variety of random stuff. One of those things is squids, and this is a Giant Squid. It lives very, very deep under water. It inspires me because it is massive, and it is cool because it is quite elusive.

I have been creating art since I was a baby. From finger paint and sidewalk chalk to digital art and oil pastels, I love learning new mediums and developing my skills. My piece is inspired by the resilience of nature. In the face of disasters (natural or man-made), something will survive and create a new beauty. When I immigrated to Canada, I experienced loss. Pieces like this helped me find the beauty in change. A tree isn't beautiful because it is static, but rather because it is resilient.

My piece was inspired by my love for Squishmellows. It makes me feel happy!

I grew up in a city and I loved the wonder of these sky-reaching monuments with many people all doing their own thing. I also liked seeing how ecosystems function like jungles and oceans. So I based this piece off of the idea of conserving and having industrialization and cities being in harmony and intertwined with the natural world. It makes me feel hopeful for what humanity can do if we'd allow ourselves to function with nature and actually make an effort to conserve the beauty of ecosystems.

I took inspiration from the sea and the creatures inside it. it inspired me to draw a picture of a turtle. My favorite animal. Thank you

Drawing is my favorite thing to do. It is relaxing. I wanted this picture to be perfect so I did a lot of drafts before I got it right. My favorite part of this picture is the sky. I used different layers of color.

Hi! My name is Brooke and I love anime, manga, drawing, creating stories, and Jesus! It's hard to explain my inspiration for this art piece, but I will try. Basically my character Aiko Atsumari (the subject of my drawing) is looking back at the past, both the good and the bad, which is signified by the direction of the lighting and darkness in the art piece.

From a young age, I've been inspired by space through drawing and building with LEGOs. It sparked my curiosity and imagination about what exists beyond our world. Space makes me feel excited and full of wonder, pushing me to dream big. I hope to become a mechanical engineer and work with NASA one day. This piece reflects my passion, creativity, and belief that I can turn my dreams into reality.

Nature has always inspired and delighted me. I believe there is a story hidden in everything, and my ambition is to capture that in my art. This sketch expresses my feeling as I grow roots in a new community. "If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." - Vincent van Gogh

Hello! I'm Nora, and I love to draw. I have been drawing since I could hold a crayon and hope to be an artist some day! I love digital art and like drawing people, realism, hands, eyes, or just simple characters!

Hi,I'm Olivia I drew this during Covid while worried about things in the world & we stayed at home a lot. First the virus, sick people, then the fires in our neighborhood, houses burnt, smoke was everywhere. I saw littering everywhere too at the beach and water showed high bacteria. The world felt stressed like me. I wished for something to change all of that. Learning flags of countries in geography made me think of creating a world peace sign & a hope drawing for things to get better one day.

I love to be creative and crafty. What inspired me to draw Heeseung-Evan was because he was in a K-Pop group called Enhypen. He is now a solo singer with a stage name Evan. He was my favorite member of Enhypen for two years now.

I drew this artwork as a reminder of both downtown Charleston, SC & downtown Augusta, GA. Downtown Charleston has the cobblestone streets and a candy store by the market I would go to buy candy from with my family. The dress I drew in the window reminds me of an alteration shop in downtown Augusta I once visited and saw a beautiful dress in the window of the store. Both places make me feel nice and sweet because I've had great experiences at those places and loved putting them into my artwork.

When visiting Washington, DC, I took a photo similar to this perspective. I found it to be an interesting line of sight, framed by trees and ending at the Capitol Building. When coming up with a piece for the contest, I thought of the photo I took. Using it as a reference, I sketched out the drawing before finishing with watercolors and colored pencil. Seeing the city and all the details the make it up is inspiring, as it reminds the viewer that there is more to a city than just the landmarks.

Hi my name is Karsyn. I was inspired to make this piece because on a hot summer day one of my favorite things to do is eat a nice cold juicy watermelon slice. My art piece makes me feel good, cool, and relaxed.

This piece shows my peaceful moment of resting in nature with animals. I was inspired by how calm it can feel to lie in the grass and spend time around animals. It makes me feel relaxed and reminds us to appreciate quiet moments and the outdoors. I made it with gauche and colored pencils, more of a mixed media piece.

This is a drawing of my pet spider Bellatrix lespider or bella

I am 6 and I like photography. The Foster Woods is my favorite place and it inspires me. This sunset at the Foster Woods makes happy. It was just before dark and the light on the barn was on.

My name is Charlotte and I love to be creative. I wanted to make an animal in a forest so I chose to paint a brown bear because I’ve never painted or drawn a brown bear before and I wanted to try something new. I feel inspired when I try new things

My name is Mila and I'm 12 years old. I love art, and this piece is inspired by the YA novel I'm currently writing. The two girls have yet to meet in real life, but feel a pull toward each other.

I really love drawing portraits, especially the ones I've seen with flowing hair, and I really wanted to do my own. My drawing makes me feel happy, but also kind of like I'm in a fairy tale.

Hello! I am Arianna and I love art, video games, cartoons, and books. Pokémon was a big inspiration for my art style because my friends almost always ask me to draw their favorite little critters from the franchise for their birthdays. One day I randomly had the idea to turn my cat into a Pokémon. Thus, Mossious the grass and rock type was born.

I was inspired by the book “Impossible Creatures” by Katherine Rundell. It is one of my favorite books. I think that this piece represents how a lot of people want to “fly” and I wanted to remind people that nothing is impossible. This work is one of my best ones given the amount of time I wanted to complete it in, and viewing it fills me with immense delight.

My name is Lucy, I enjoy being creative, and I play guitar. My piece was inspired by Frida Kahlo. Frida inspired my piece because of her resilience through the physical trauma she experienced and how she broke cultural and gender norms. My piece makes me feel a sense of confidence because of the effort I put into it.

I like to look at old houses and think about the people who have lived in them. It makes me sad to see old houses be demolished. It seems not many people care. I wish I could save all the old houses; thats why drew this old house in the yard it was meant to be in. I hope that you enjoy thinking about who lived in this house. for my drawing I used: acrylic paint, oil pastel, and colored pencil. It took me 4 weeks to complete-i made the house bent and uneven to make it look old but cozy.

This was inspired by the video game Dreamcore. I am currently making a book based off of the style/vibe, its called Catacombs. Catacombs is what inspired me to make this piece. I hope you like it!

I love snakes and for Christmas I received a gift to experience 1 week at Herpetology zoo for a winter camp and i saw almost ever kind of venomous/ non-venomous snake in the world. This picture is of my favorite cobra i got to see at camp. I also got to see him eat a mouse. The caretaker of the cobra forgot to lock it's tank and he escaped but luckily the cobra was found right away before hurting anyone or itself. It was a special experience to witness this winter camp.

I draw animated characters but I was practicing with new pencils and drew this flower.

When I was trying to decide what to make for the showcase, I wanted to do something different. I saw our clay and wanted to make something with it! Then I made these really pretty flowers.

My name is Dora, and I like drawing. It is one of my favorite activities. This was a homework assignment, I am proud of how it turned out.

I take a lot of insporation from the things I watch and write. This drawing is of one of my characters from a writing group I'm in. The character is a chaotic menace, who is bored all the time.

This is a picture of Todd and Tony (left) and their younger cousins Choco and Kerub (right). I am very happy to enter this art into the contest and hope to win! This is my art, so please do not copy it as your own!!

I looked at a picture book of different styles of art and wanted to draw something like it, I didn't use the book but loved how different pictures looked. I sat down in my Grandma's kitchen and started drawing. I love my picture because I found I love drawing like this and it makes me happy.

I am 11 years old and enjoy drawing. This piece was meant to be my. Character picking some fruit from her garden during a sunrise.

My Name is Zayaan Ali Qureshi, I am home schooled and have been on out school since nursery/ pre K. My mom says Im very talented and a Genius, I don't think so but I think Drawing is my special power. I see things differently then others when I draw I see moving story, acting and expressions. I like to explain the action and story through my drawings I am inspired by characters and action. I hope you like what I do :)

I love Minecraft and Minecraft Scary Stories, so what inspired me to create this was the Minecraft Scary Story Error 422.

The first thing I notice when I look at something is its color. I’ve been doing art for about a year. I mostly draw people but also enjoy drawing realistic things from a reference. I taught myself how to use Procreate by watching other artists online. I always listen to music when I draw. While I was drawing this, I was listening to “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel. The candle makes me feel satisfied at how the light and color blend together to create a realistic image.

My name is Addison and I love pigs because they are pink and cute. I especially like piglets because they are small and you can hold them. I also love when they oink! I drew these pigs to show how happy and friendly they are. This picture makes me feel happy and drawing them made me smile, and I hope it makes other people smile too.

My name is Stella; my Outschool teacher Mrs. Roxy referred me to participate in this showcase. This art was inspired by a favorite character of mine from a show I like. This piece was created using, colored pencils, ink, and markers. I feel happy and proud when I look at it!

I'm 12 years old and I love playing video games in my free time. My drawing was inspired by one of my favorite video games.

I like learning about space and I come from a cowboy family. So I created something that shows both sides of what I like.

I was inspired by the way ancient civilizations used the night sky to know where they were going. I wanted to convey that in my drawing, but also how things might look messy and complicated until you look at the big picture, like the art style of Starry Night.

Being autistic, I know stress and anxiety. Social life, school, and more- the list goes on. However, there are always two things I know help me: gaming and art! Taking a moment away and gaming in peace helps me feel calm and relaxed. I put those strong feelings into this animation. I spent a lot of time on this piece! I focused on lines, shapes, color language, and value when drawing. My biggest hope for this piece is that you relate to and/or remember this piece before you go to bed tonight.

This piece inspires me to wonder if somewhere out there, there is a being who sees this image in front of them and also wonders about life beyond their world.

I just love creating! I created this after one of my classes talked about Picasso.

My name is Michele and I have always loved Tim Burton films, including the one and only "Alice in Wonderland" remake. My inspiration was the world of Tim Burton. I have always been a fan starting with The Nightmare Before Christmas when I was little. I wanted to bring a favorite character of mine to life. This artwork makes me feel proud and happy because I put my best effort into it. The Mad Hatter is my favorite character because he is funny and I love his colorful design.

Hello I'm Milana! I really love to draw and I tried to explain through this drawing how much the sky and the stars means to me... It's like something you always look up to and that shines bright! I'm this drawing there's a dragon that grants the power of the little girl that can summon the northern lights with the background of the stars

When I get bored I try to think up creative things to do and try out. I have tried a lot of things that haven't worked and a lot of things that I am really happy with. This one just makes me happy when I look at it.

Watercolor is my favorite kind of art. I made this painting because I love my hometown, New York City. New York can feel loud and exciting, but it is also colorful and full of life. I wanted to paint a small scene that reminds me of that feeling. In the middle of my painting there is a lucky cat holding up both paws. Lucky cats are supposed to bring good luck. In my picture, the cat is wishing good luck to the city and the people who live here. I hope people who see my painting feel happy.

My main inspirations for art are imagination and fantasy. I love making mystical creatures and they incline me to do what I love: drawing. While I love drawing fantasy animals, I also enjoy drawing still lives and realistic portraits. I added hints of both reality and fantasy through everyday items and magical items, like the socks or the floating musical notes.

this art work makes me feel sad for the bird🐦‍⬛ on the left, let me explain. the bird on the left is using a jet pack, not its wings it is sad because now it has no perpous for its wings. while the bird on the right is using its wings soring freely and not a jet pack. the bird on left is using a jet pack because engineers went to far and now it can't fly without a jet pack the end.

I am a cat lover and I was inspired by the full moon that was pink this month. My piece makes me feel powerful because the pink moon gives me energy. In my drawing, the pink moon was giving the cat energy, just like me!

I love drawing and music! I like how you can tell a story in art, without using any words. I feel proud of myself for making this piece of art.

I am in high school and have been learning about lots of amazing artists and painting with Ms. Jenn Augustin for about three years. I am influenced by so many artists and really like to express myself in my art. This is called "Sunset" and I tried to emulate the bold, bright colors I sometimes see, and taking it further. I like making brush strokes that have movement and flex, and I like to blend colors to create something more.

Hello! This is a Halloween based drawing of siblings dressed as skeletons in pixel art! Normally I like drawing eyes, ears, arms/hands, etc, but this time, I made two people's full bodies! I also like doing pixel art digitally.

I am inspired by Japanese cherry blossoms, and have presented that in my painting.

My name is Leah. I enjoy making different art pieces. This piece was inspired about the story of Noah and how the Most High sent a rainbow in the sky to promised that he would not flood the earth again. It makes me feel hopeful.

This picture makes me feel happy. I was thinking of painting like I was in the sky looking down.