Size: 16" x 20"
Medium: Acrylic paint, gloss medium, beads
Artist: Aiyanna Wallace
Inspired by: "The Park" by Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy 1st -2nd grade team
Suggested Value: $500.00

"I decided to choose "The Park" because of its simplicity. You can tell that Natividad has a great imagination. I wanted to convey how a child's imagination can turn something so simple like a trip to the park into something that's so much more exciting."

Aiyanna likes to go by Aiya for no particular reason other than it's her favorite shorthand version of the name she has heard. She is originally from Chicago but moved around a bit. To where isn't necessarily all that important. She attended Eastern Illinois University, but only for a year. She resides in Lakewood currently and works for a public media company full-time. She found art early in life but had a love-hate relationship with it. She explored almost every medium but painting remains her favorite. Outside of that, she is mainly spending time with her boyfriend and two cats.