Last Friday, I attended the John Byrne competition ceremony which I was a runner-up for. In class, we learned about different portrait styles by artists like Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci and Andy Warhol. I chose to make mine realistic. Me and 29 other runners-up were selected as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. John Byrne was there when the certificates and prizes were given to us. It was really cool to see my picture up in a gallery! I was proud of myself as the 30 runners-up were picked out of about 4000 entries! I didn’t think I would get chosen, so it was a great surprise when I did. I really enjoyed the experience, it was fun drawing my entry and I’m really happy that I was picked.
Holly Johnson P6a
