The Lawrence family owned the art studio where both sisters were trained. On the first day of class, Nora caught his attention.
On the other hand, Cheyenne came with Nora as her companion. Before leaving, Malaya hinted that even if she was selected, her family would not pay for her tuition.
So Cheyenne casually drew a sheep on paper and coincidentally, a well-known young painter was invited to be a temporary instructor that day.
When he saw Cheyenne's drawing, he secretly marveled at it for a long time and finally patted her head kindly while sighing.
"You are a talented player. Although there are still some flaws in this painting at present, you have already reached this level at eight years old which is very good. I don't want to hinder your development because art requires solid foundation and I cannot teach you."
He then told the director of the art studio about this matter and briefly mentioned that the girl named Lawrence had potential.
Xzavier immediately thought of Nora Lawrence and recommended her to the mentor who then made Nora one of their key trainees.
As for Cheyenne's painting, after completion, she burned it on site which caused dissatisfaction among several teachers who said she was unruly and refused to accept her into their program.
Her painting skills improved when later in middle school when her grandpa gave her many books on art and oil paintings.
Whenever Cheyenne felt too excited after fighting in school she would open those books randomly to copy two pieces.
Over time, her artwork had reached an outstanding level compared with others. But unlike Nora, she wouldn't show off by constantly entering competitions or posting them on Twitter.
Other judges from different groups had finished their tasks so they gathered around watching what happened in oil painting group.
Theo took advantage of being vice president of association as well as one of the main organizers responsible for this competition, always bossing them around during work.
Although their skill levels were similar with no significant age difference between them.
Cheyenne publicly embarrassed Theo making them feel satisfied!
They vaguely felt it wasn't enough!
Just then, Cheyenne turned over her own oil painting, causing silence throughout the venue; another scene emerged before their eyes: snow-capped mountains became rooftops while red-blue lake transformed into window panes.
The rest of the scenery was reflected on the window from a distance, creating shadows. The sky turned into a small path, and the black bare trees looked like little people. It was ever-changing.
After a while, someone spoke up and his voice rang clear in everyone's ears.
"Double... double-sided painting!"
Layne stood by with a pleased expression, smiling but not saying anything. He knew Cheyenne wouldn't lose; he had only mentioned the double-sided painting before but didn't expect her to actually complete it.
"Great! This concept is simply amazing!" The judges of the traditional painting group couldn't help but applaud and cheer. Cheyenne could use oil paint to paint paintings, so she must have some skill in ink wash paintings as well to achieve this effect.
Their eyes then turned towards Layne with excitement mixed with envy as they asked, "Old Mr. Edwards, does your granddaughter have a teacher?"
"Get lost! I'm her teacher!"
"What a pity! What an opportunity missed for me... I feel like I just missed out on winning the lottery!"
"Just get used to it."
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