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Finalist: 9-12 year olds

Johar Ahmad Untitled

Age 10

9-12 year olds

I have chosen to paint my grandmother. I call her Dadi. She is from India and I think she still misses home. I wanted to paint her because she is very special to me. She has helped look after me since I was a baby. I wanted to capture her beautiful eyes in my art.