Welcome to Gallery Two (7 to 12 years) of the 2020 Act-Belong-Commit Young Artist Awards. If you're looking for the 6 Years & Under category, it can be found in Gallery One.
Below you will find individually created works, art projects from schools and pieces made from our Creative @ Home projects by young regional artists between March and July 2020. As part of this year's awards there is $1000 in prizes - a $500 Judge's Award and a $250 People's Choice Award for each category. Voting is now closed and winners announced. Please click here to see this years awardees.
We invite you to go through the below exhibition, take note of the entry number for your choice and vote using the form at the bottom of this page.
We hope you enjoy the voice and creations of some of regional WA's creative talent.
Lillian van Rooyen, Age 12
I grow up by the sea and I love to watch the changing colours as the sky meets the sea on the horizon. There are so many shades of blues and greens, we have such a beautiful coastline.
Entry number 3
Eloise van Rooyen, Age 7
I love fireworks! They shoot up fast and explode into bright colours and sparkles that make the dark night sky glow. They make me happy and excited. Fireworks in pastels.
Entry number 32
Sonny Cannon, Age: 7
A mixed media piece inspired by Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’.
Entry number 7
Alyssa Cannon, Age 10
This artwork was inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave’. You can see Mt Fuji in the background and the fishermen in their boats.
Entry number 5
Hiraani Hitchcock, Age 11
Wicked as in wrongful or wonderful? The pink, purple and blue represent happiness and beauty, while the dark thick black lines show danger. Inspired by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Entry number 2
Hunter King, Age 10
For my watercolour piece inspired by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, I used lots of different techniques, some being different directions of lines and flicking my paintbrush to make it look like real water.
Entry number 22
Robert Cheekes, Age 7
A gesture drawing with shading
Entry number 14
Edward Egan, Age: 8
Gesture Drawing with shading.
Entry number 9
Lucas Bennett, Age: 9
Saluting his fallen comrades (gesture drawing).
Entry number 10
Sheldon Quartermaine, Age 10
My gesture drawing is of a man dunking a basketball.
Entry number 15
Alisha Bennett, Age 7
Gesture drawing with shading.
Entry number 1
Shyla Smith, Age 8
An observational drawing of a shoe.
Entry number 13
Lachlan Sutherland, Age 11
I did this in art and I had the choice of doing this on a watch or a shoe. I had to do it with lots of detail, it is an observational drawing.
Entry number 21
Zara Leopold, Age 7
An observational drawing of a shoe.
Entry number 8
Ingrid Ryan, Age 10
I think my painting is amazing as it really pops out.
Entry number 49
Killara Wyatt, Age 10
Ce'Zanne is a still life painter. I choose this picture because I like his paintings , they are very interesting.
Entry number 47
Tyeson Turner, Age 11
I like my art work because the black plate makes the apples stand out.
Entry number 39
Toby Passamani, Age 10
I like the yellow and rose colour from the back
Entry number 41
Hayley Meyer, Age 9
My painting is on the work of Ce'zanne. I used watercolours to paint these apples
Entry number 51
Harper Wass, Age 10
I did Ce'zanne's apples, I think I followed the steps well and put in all of my effort
Entry number 52
Abbie Wass, Age 11
My work is a still life art work that shows three apples sitting on a plate on top of a colourful table cloth, a royal gala, a pink lady and a granny smith.This art makes me want to eat some apples!It's based on Ce'zanne's still life.
Entry number 59
Arlie Pearse, Age 7
A Picasso inspired portrait.
Entry number 35
Sienna Meredith, Age: 7
A Picasso inspired portrait.
Entry number 34
Hannah Curtin, Age 11
I have entered ‘Pet Reflections’ because I really like the hair and how it shows my 4 prized possessions, my dog and 3 cats in the shades. In my opinion, it is the best piece of art I have ever made.
Entry number 24
Harper Cannon, Age 10
I created a portrait of me and the future is seen in the glasses.
Entry number 26
Howie Bestry, Age 8
A sunset painting created with a horizon line, wavy & straight lines and warm & cool colours.
Entry number 17
Hendrix Hitchcock, Age 9
A sunset painting created with a horizon line, wavy & straight lines and warm & cool colours.
Entry number 11
Jordan Cannon, Age 9
A Pete Cromer-inspired paper collage.
Entry number 12
Cooper King, Age 8
A Pete Cromer-inspired paper collage.
Entry number 4
Leila Bradford, Age 8
I have entered this kangaroo collage but it’s not only my artwork, I was inspired by Pete Cromer to do my wonderful and majestic piece of artwork.
Entry number 20
Thomas King, Age 9
I have entered ‘Dotty the Quokka’, I called it that because it is a dotty quokka. It is inspired by Pete Cromer.
Entry number 21
Flynn Cannon, Age 8
A Pete Cromer-inspired paper collage
Entry number 16
Poppy Sutherland, Age: 8, Perenjori
A Pete Cromer-inspired paper collage of a Cockatoo.
Entry number 18
Erin Curtin, Age 9
I have created a beautiful Pete Cromer-inspired collage. This fantastic creation was extremely fun to do but is also challenging, I am very proud of it. I decided to do lots of bright colours for it to pop out.
Entry number 29
Justice Golby, Age 11
I have created a red-tailed cockatoo inspired by Pete Cromer’s collages. This collage was extremely challenging because I couldn’t see my outlines. I’m proud to show my artwork.
Entry number 28
Audrey Egan, Age 11
I have entered this collage because I like colours and my favourite bird is a pink & grey. I got the inspiration from Pete Cromer, I love his artwork. I definitely think this is my best artwork so far.
Entry number 23
Leilahni Lucas, Age 9
I like my art because it is going in the competition.
Entry number 25
Tyler Bestry, Age 12
I created a collage of a mountain duck because I like them.
Entry number 27
Scarlett Biglands, Age 11
Digital art created on the Procreate app.
I drew this picture because some kids with vitiligo can get bullied from their discoloured skin.
Entry number 61
Chloe Rose, Age: 11
This is our family pet Otis the cow, looking over the fence and sniffing out the crop.
Entry number 6
Peyton Rose, Age 10
I have created a two-dimensional name using one-point perspective. It was hard to do it at the start but after it was really fun. I decided to do those colours so they stand out.
Entry number 30
Lilly Shehan, Age 11
It is good to take care of yourself because there are so many experiences to have in your life.
Entry number 63
Alakazamia, Age 7
A little egg lay on a little dragon nest and then the egg popped. The mum said "uurugh" (high pitched tone) and blew out some fire. Up above there was a pterodactyl saying "caq caq" (also high pitched). The dinosaurs had hot dog wings and strawberry eggs!
Entry number 64
Krista Allen, Age 11
Krista was inspired by a friend to try painting our wheelie bin to bring some joy and color to our suburb during the Covid19 lockdown. This is how she chose to do it!
Entry number 65
Abbie Doust, Age: 10
Hand and machine sewn textile with up-cycled denim.
Entry number 19
Phoebe Boothman, Age 11
This journaling art work is made with mixed media techniques
Entry number 33
Milly Colomb Age 11
Mystical birds under the starry night sky.
Entry number 62
Samuel Cullen, Age 10
It's a man out in Perth near the beach telling people to stay home .
Entry number 43
Tom Meyer, Age 11
This artwork named "Son of Covid-19", based on Magritte's "Son of Man", to express my feelings about the coronavirus pandemic.
Entry number 40
Ellie Ryan, Age 11
My favorite part about my work is that I got to design whatever I wanted on his face and I choose toilet paper because everyone was buying it during quarantine.
Entry number 53
Ceairra Morrison, Age 9
I liked colouring the picture and writing the words
Entry number 55
Noel Morrison, Age 11
I wanted to remind myself about Covid 19 when I am older
Entry number 60
Scarlet Biglands, Age 11
Background is washed chalk pastel, cut out cat is self drawn and painted with acrylic paint, decoration is drawn with permanent texta.
Entry number 67
Mia Mckenzie, Age 11
Background is applied washed chalk pastel, cut out cat is painted with acrylic paint, decoration is drawn with permanent texta.
Entry number 70
Lily De Beaux, Age 7
Background Is watercolour, cut out cat is self drawn and coloured with oil pastel, decoration is drawn with permanent texta.
Entry number 69
Toby Barron, Age 9
Background is water colour, cut out cat is painted with acrylic paint, decoration is drawn with permanent texta.
Entry Number 68
Tahnee Moore, Age 10
Background is Gellie plate print, cut out cat is self drawn and painted with acrylic paint, decoration is drawn with permanent texta.
Entry number 66
Ella Parnham , Age 10.
Ella based her work on Lichtenstein's apples. She used different coloured oil pastels to create this work.
Entry number 54
Romy Parker, Age 7
What I like about my art is that it has a lot of patterns
Entry number 45
Heidi Smyth, Age 8
My favorite bit about making this was mixing the colours.
Entry number 50
Jade Wilson, Age: 7
Implied texture using paper collage. Inspired by author and illustrator ‘Eric Carle’.
Entry number 37
Kimberley Hutchcraft, Age: 7
Implied texture using paper collage. Inspired by author and illustrator ‘Eric Carle’.
Entry number 38
Karis Bamford, Age: 7
Implied texture using paper collage. Inspired by author and illustrator ‘Eric Carle’.
Entry number 36
Legacy Morrison, Age 7
I like the autumn leaves as it was my best work ever.
Entry number 46
Annabel Bronickis, Age 8
I make this by tracing a leaf then outlined them and coloured them in, then we coloured the background
Entry number 57
Albert Curley, Age 8
I traced the leaves with lead pencil then textered then coloured it with crayon.
Entry number 58
Joel Meyer, Age 8
I created this picture of autumn leaves by tracing a stencil, then colouring and rubbing with crayon
Entry number 48
Ava Parnham, Age 8
This painting of autumn leaves was made by tracing around a stencil, and colouring and rubbing with crayon.
Entry number 56
Tom Ryan, Age 8
I used crayon on the leaf and traced around a leaf
Entry number 42
Rory Cullen, Age 7
I traced the leaves with a permanent marker
Entry number 44
Click here to explore the 6 Years & Under exhibition in Gallery One
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