An Artist is Born

The Visual Story

of the development

of a young artist,

Michelle Thies

Michelle almost 4

Michelle age 5

Michelle almost 6Kindergarten

Michelle 1st grade

Michelle 1st

grade

Michelle 2nd grade

Michelle age 8

Michelle age 8

Oil Pastel

Michelle age 11

Michelle age 12

Michelle age 13

Acrylic paint

Paper collage

Age 13 Chalk Pastel

Michelle Age 14

Michelle age 14 Chalk Pastel on Velour

Michelle age 15

Age 15

Scratch Board

Michelle age 15

Watercolor

Chalk Pastel

Age 16

Colored Pencil

Chalk Pastel

Age 16

Scratch Board

Chalk Pastel on Velour

MichelleAge 17

Porcelain Paint

Acrylic painted with Palette knife

Chalk Pastel on Sand Paper

MichelleAge17

Oil Paint

Oil Paint

Oil Paint

MichelleAge18

Oil Paint

Chalk Pastel

Off to art schoolAge 18.

Art Center College of Design,

Pasadena, CA

1st Term atArt Center

CollegeOf Design

Contour line drawing

Contour line drawings

Contour line drawings

Charcoal

Pen

Weekly self-portrait assignment

2nd Term atArt Center

CollegeOf Design

MichelleAge 19Illustration for Entertainment

Oil Paint

Charcoal

Oil Paint

Harry Potter in Africa

Props

Pen

Charcoal

Oil Paint

The dream and the artistic exploration continues on........................