RUMFORD – Amanda Prue has been drawing for years. She finds it a stress reliever and a way to relax.
Her dedication to the art of creation has netted her quite an honor – a piece she created in Chris Wing’s Mountain Valley High School art class is on display at the Portland Museum of Art during Youth Art Month. It’s one of more than 100 pieces from students around the state.
“It was really cool to see other people looking at my work,” she said.
The young artists were honored with a reception and certificates of participation last Friday at the museum. The artworks, created by kindergarten through grade 12 students, will be on display through Sunday.
Prue, the daughter of Gregory and Therese Prue of Rumford, created an 18-by-24-inch pen and ink drawing of a fantasy woman.
“I like being able to draw what I want to draw. With fantasy, it’s so open, you can do so many things,” she said.
A senior, Prue has taken all four years of art offered at Mountain Valley High. She enjoys working with acrylics and watercolors, as well as pen and pencil.
“It’s a class I really enjoy. It doesn’t feel like work,” she said. Prue plans to attend the University of Maine in the fall and major in new media.
Wing said she chose Prue’s work because of its strong contrast between lights and darks.
“It looks like an artist is doing anatomy,” she said. “It was the strongest piece from this group of students.”
When Prue isn’t drawing or painting, she likes to write short fiction, primarily fantasy stories.
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