LOCAL TEEN'S DRAWING OF NIGERIAN KIDS WINS ART CONTEST STUDENT DEPICTS YOUNGSTERS SHE MET ON CHURCH MISSION.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - A color-pencil portrait of Nigerian children by a local teen won over the hearts of the judges in the 22nd Congressional District Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes Art Contest open to high school students. Hannah Chatham's drawing and artwork of winners from other congressional districts will hang for a year in Cannon Hall Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland north of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Originally the home of the Spencer and later the Spencer-Stanhope family, it now houses collections of fine furniture, paintings, ceramics , just outside the Capitol. Chatham, a senior, is home-schooled and takes art classes from Alicia Garver, who also produced last year's overall winner, Emily Duffy. ``This is actually my first big drawing, and my teacher really helped me through it every step of the way,'' said Chatham. She sketched the children in white on a black mat board and then filled in the details with colored pencils. The picture is from a photograph Chatham took while on a church mission trip to Nigeria two years ago. Her picture is titled ``Nigeria: Generation of Hope.'' She is the second of eight siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) , all home-schooled by their mother, Cindy Chatham. ``We think it's wonderful,'' the mother said. ``We think it's a great accolade to Hannah.'' The young artist created her first piece under Garver's tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. - a pencil drawing pencil drawing Drawing executed with a pencil, an instrument made of graphite enclosed in a wood casing. Though graphite was mined in the 16th century, its use by artists is not known before the 17th century. of a gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. - in September. Garver was so impressed with the work that she moved Chatham up to colored pencils for her second piece. ``I've taken art from a lot of different teachers over the years, but recently taking with this teacher has made my art really become what it is,'' Chatham said of Garver. ``She's the one who helped me to make my art better - to work on it and make it exceptional. Before, I think I just did art because it I liked it or it was fun, ... but she really made it come out exceptional - better than anything I'd ever done before.'' Chatham has experimented with acrylics and makes collages for greeting cards See e-card. as well as for flower pots and other household objects. She likes to draw or paint pictures of people or animals. ``It can be any picture - even if it's a landscape; you put a person in it, and it's all the more interesting,'' she said. Chatham finds art strongly appealing. ``I think I like creating things. I like bringing my personality into a visible format where I can show people this is what this is - the talent that I have. And it also points to God. I have a talent, and all talent comes from God, and if you do something well, it points to an exceptional God.'' She hopes to attend art school after graduation in June - either in Pasadena or San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . ``I think as long as Hannah maintains excellence and her humility Humility See also Modesty. Humorousness (See WITTINESS.) Bernadette Soubirous, St. humble girl to whom Virgin Mary appeared. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 65–66] Bonaventura, St. washes dishes even though a cardinal. , she's got great things ahead of her,'' her mother said. ``You can do anything you want to do; you really can,'' said the daughter. ``If you have the desire to do it and you have an encourager, you can do anything you want.'' On June 14, she and other winners in the congressional art contest will attend a reception at U.S. Rep. Bill Thomas' offices in Washington, D.C. Thomas already held a reception at his Bakersfield office for district entrants in the competition and their parents. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster home-school home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. student Hannah Chatham shows her drawing that was a district winner in a national congressional contest. She takes art classes from Alicia Garver. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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