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10-Year-Old Valencia Resident Wins National Art Competition

With over a dozen entries, 10-year-old fifth-grader Briella Wadkins entered her watercolor art painting of the Eiffel Tower decorated with Mickey Mouse ears into the competition, and won.


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Fast Frame’s annual art contest draws entries from local locations and that winner heads to the national competition.

“When I was in kindergarten, I really liked drawing and then I just kept doing it,” said Briella. “My Mom signed me up for art classes and then it just kind of went from there.”With over a dozen entries, 10-year-old fifth-grader Briella Wadkins entered her watercolor painting of the Eiffel Tower decorated with Mickey Mouse ears into the competition, and won.

Fast Frame Valencia had been participating in the competition for five years, and the theme this year was “Your dream vacation.”

Briella won a $250 American Express gift card, and got her winning artwork custom framed for free. 

This is her second consecutive national win, winning last year with a her rendition of a “super gymnast.”

Briella is taking private art lessons at Janet Recchia Art Studio in Valencia. 

Her art teacher also received a $250 American Express gift card.

Fast Frame Valencia has had four national art contest wins in a row.

With over a dozen entries, 10-year-old fifth-grader Briella Wadkins entered her watercolor painting of the Eiffel Tower decorated with Mickey Mouse ears into the competition, and won.For the entire month of February, Briella’s artwork will be featured on Fast Frame’s website, to see Briella’s painting visit it here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Fast Frame Valencia

Located in the Santa Clarita Valley, Fast Frame offers the ability to frame virtually anything you would want to preserve or display. For more information, visit their website here. 

Fast Frame Valencia

24204 Valencia Boulevard

Valencia, CA 91355

Phone: (661) 291-1325

Fax: (661) 291-1326

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm

Saturday: 10am-5pm

Sunday: Closed

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10-Year-Old Valencia Resident Wins National Art Competition

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About Kimberly Beers

Kimberly Beers is a Santa Clarita native. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from California State University, Northridge in 2013. While attending the university, she focused her attention on news writing and worked as a primary news writer for the campus' award winning radio station and televised news program. She began writing news stories for KHTS in 2014 and hopes to have a lifetime career dedicated to writing and sharing the news