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Swansea painter Makenzy Beard competes for TV art prize
Makenzy Beard, a 19-year-old painter from Swansea, is due to compete on Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year.
She started painting during the Covid lockdown, using her mother’s old brushes in a garden shed.
Since then, she has shown work at the Royal Academy Summer Show and sold paintings for thousands of pounds.
She has also raised more than £45,000 for charitable causes.
Contestants paint celebrity sitters against the clock, and the winner receives a £10,000 commission to paint actor and musician Damian Lewis for the National Portrait Gallery.
Beard is also preparing a second collection of about 20 paintings, with subjects including animal cruelty, child poverty and mental health.
The competition gives her a chance to test her skills on television, while her new work reflects her growing interest in philosophy and issues she cares about.
Makenzy Beard, a 19-year-old painter from Swansea, is due to compete on the TV art competition Portrait Artist of the Year.
She discovered her talent during the Covid lockdown while trying her mother’s old paint brushes in a garden shed.
Beard said she wanted to take part because the show seemed like a challenge.
The competition winner will receive a £10,000 commission to paint actor and musician Damian Lewis for the National Portrait Gallery.
Beard has sold paintings for thousands of pounds and raised more than £45,000 for charitable causes.
- Who
- Makenzy Beard, a 19-year-old painter from Swansea.
- What
- She is due to compete on the TV art competition Portrait Artist of the Year.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The competition is shown on Sky Arts. Beard is from Swansea.
- Why
- Beard said the show seemed like a challenge and she wanted to give it a go.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I suppose I wanted to give it a go. I've watched the show and it seemed like a challenge, so I thought why not
I think having not been taught, everything I do is quite intuitive. I just do what I feel like and that's always changing.
You can work hard and absolutely love something and if someone else doesn't, it doesn't mean it doesn't have value.
Beard tried her mother’s old paint brushes in a garden shed and discovered her talent for painting.
Beard displayed one of her first portraits at the Royal Academy Summer Show.
- Age
- 19
- Hometown
- Swansea
- Competition
- Portrait Artist of the Year
- Prize
- £10,000 commission to paint Damian Lewis for the National Portrait Gallery
- Charitable fundraising
- More than £45,000
Sources
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