A2

Painting was the first form of creative expression that I cultivated. My most vivid memory of learning how to draw or paint was from my childhood. My parents are the people responsible for making me into the artist that I am today. My dad used to stick a giant white sheet on the bedroom wall that he made a grid on and encouraged me to fill the box with whatever I pleased and used to discuss what I drew when he came back from office. When I was about 5, my mom helped me prepare for a drawing competition and I won the first prize. I remember drawing a landscape of a pond with mountains and ducks. I took part in several drawing competitions while I was in school.