Art teacher: Andrea Crowdis

Favourite art: drawing in pastels

Favourite artists: Ross Penhall and Emily Carr

Her teacher writes: One of Samantha's favourite artists is Ross Penhall. She has demonstrated the techniques of shading and blending colours to create rounded shapes inspired by this great Canadian artist.

Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website www.artists4kids.com.