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Finalist: 5-8 year olds

Scarlett O’Shea Daddy – the artist

Age 5

5-8 year olds

This is a portrait of Daddy. He is an artist. I have painted him standing at his easel, wearing his apron and holding his paintbrush and palette. I love Daddy and have painted him with a floating love heart. I visit art galleries a lot. Last year I got to go to Sydney when Daddy was a finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. It was a lot of fun. My favourite thing to draw and paint are portraits, normally of Mummy, Daddy and me. This one is just of Daddy.