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LHS artist tells her story

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Ludlow High School senior Amanda Oski has been intrigued by the idea of art for a long time. Around the age of 5, everything surrounding her seemed to inspire her to begin drawing.

“The main thing I tend to lean towards for inspiration in my artwork would have to be light, and trying to make things beautiful,” said Oski. She tends to enjoy drawing people most, and basically “realistic” art.  She shies away from things like cartoons or fantasy creatures and focuses on how things actually look.

When asked which she enjoyed more, digital art or paper and pencil, Oski looked away and chuckled, replying “Definitely paper and pencil.”

Out of her entire family, Amanda is the only one who is “actively creative” in painting and drawing. “My older sister draws very well, however she never follows through with her drawings. She much prefers being creative through her writing,” Oski pointed out.

Oski hopes to continue using her artistic skills in the future to chase her dreams of doing interior designing. When she was in elementary school, Oski had her mind set on becoming an architect. However, she has changed her goal: “Around middle school, I realized I really wanted to be an interior designer and be able to decorate and design the interiors of historic houses and make them a home.”

The tall, quiet senior primarily wants to go to a Boston college. “The one college I am looking into is Suffolk University in Boston,” Oski added. Suffolk is believed to have a very great design department.

One of the senior’s goals to improve in her art is to make things look more realistic than she already does.

Outside of school, Oski uses her talented skills to make many paintings for her friends and family.

“I also did the mural by McDonalds. I believe that was sophomore year,” Amanda added, “I worked on little parts of it along with all the members, so little bits and pieces of the mural I had a part in.” Oski enjoyed making the mural alongside the Art Club, which was led by Mrs. LaCroix at the time.

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Sabrina Minic, Editorial Editor
When Sabrina Minic isn’t at school, she’s busy on the computer typing up her latest ideas for fictional stories, or reading another one of her 400-page-long books. Either way, she’s always involved in literature, one of her greatest passions. When reading starts to bore her, Sabrina enjoys swimming and volleyball, mainly staying active. She is still undecided on what she wishes to do in college, but there’s still plenty of time left for that decision. A healthy brain, a healthy body, and happiness are Sabrina’s top three priorities, and she lives her life by these three principles. Also being interested in the arts, Sabrina loves listening to music in her spare time and also drawing; something she’s improved in exponentially in the past few years with all the practice she’s been putting in. All in all, Sabrina Minic is the type to make a troubled person comfortable, ease a tense situation, and improve the overall atmosphere with her friendly and positive attitude. She’s the one you’d want to call up for advice, because helping others with their problems and lightening the mood are her specialties.

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