( Photo by Khim Hipol )
Name: Maks
School: Montroyal Elementary School
Art teacher: Catherine Lenz
Favourite kind of art: Cartooning, Animation, and Realism
Favourite artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Catherine Lenz writes: “Maks is an artist who plans his work carefully with attention to colour tone, dimensional space, and texture. Maks uses his colour blending and shading skills to add liveliness and interest to his artwork. He incorporates the techniques he has learned in class when working on an art project. Maks enjoys drawing and sculpting. He uses his value shading skills to create 3D effects in his pencil drawings. Maks thinks it is important to be inspired by other artists and to look carefully at the world around him for inspiration. He enjoys combining ideas to create something new".