Aatika Yaseen S3

My dad is important to me because he is a joiner and he is always there for me when I need anything fixed….He is

understanding and very caring….I sometimes get

along with my dad but not all the time. I really don’t know what I would do without him.

Abby Harvey S1The reason Park Bom is important to me is because she is an amazing singer and contributor to her group 2NE1. Park Bom

has been through a lot in her 30 years of life but she has always come back stronger than before and that is why I

admire her.

Alex Forbes S1

I chose my Grandad to draw in this project

because he puts time and effort to look after

Molly, my dog, and every day my Grandad takes my dog on a walk

up the Law or to the Ferry and he is eighty

years old….My Grandad is so funny because he

makes these weird jokes that don’t even make sense that makes us laugh….Overall my

Grandad is a great man. I hope I will be like this

when I am his age.

Antonina Kulmasova S6My aunt is a hairdresser

Ashley Hutchison S1I drew my Grandad like

this because he is wearing his Hearts

jumper that he always wears because that is his favourite team. I chose to draw him because he is

the reason I watch football now, he also took

me to my first ever football game (it was a

Hearts game)….My Grandad is important to me because he taught

me a lot of different things and we always

have a really funny time when we are with each

other.

Valerie Thornton S1I created this picture of

my mum because she is such an inspiring

person to me….This is what my mum looks like now and the writing in the back represents

what my mum does for me….I know that we

should appreciate our mums a lot more than

we do already. We never really do

understand what you would do without your mum, yes, dads are there but your mum should be the most

important person to you and it should stay that

way.

Danielle Robertson S3

This is a drawing of my mum when she was 5 and I remember coming home from school, at the same

age, asking why there was a photo of me on the

mantlepiece. It was this photo of her. The reason I

thought that was me is because we look very

similar.I love my mother so much and she has been there through thick and thin.

Rachel McCabe S6In this artwork I opted to paint me and my friend Shona….What I

like about our relationship is the fact we rarely fight or argue because we are both chilled and always ourselves with each

other.

Glen Duncan S1My mum is important to me because she is a nurse that looks after ill babies. I think this is good because it is a hard job to look after sick babies and also look after very nervous mums and dads, this is important to

me because I know that my mum is at work saving little

children’s lives…It is also great to see some of the children that are now my age that my mum looked

after and they are also very grateful of what my mum

has done for them….This is great to see because it

makes me think that my mum isn’t just my hero but

she is also many other children’s hero as well.

Poppy Soutar S2

This is a picture of my Nana who is important to me

because she was always there for me no matter what

happened and she was always looking on the bright side!

She died last month.

Matthew Norrie This is my Dad after coming home from the nightshift where he works his

socks off to keep my family alive. I have chosen my Dad because not only is he never too tired to help me

with things, feed me, treat me and be an awesome Dad, I thought it would be funny to draw him while sleeping which would reveal a few

imperfections which makes him my Dad.

Asana Jagelo S2Throughout my life my brother Renat has been a positive influence and

an important resource….Sometimes

we have really big fights but he would always

come and apologise first even if he didn’t start this…But often I get

really angry at my little brother, say nasty stuff and that I hate him but I know and he knows that I really love him and he

is the most important/special person in the whole wide world.

I am proud to call him my brother.

Lena Macaulay S2

S1-3 Category Winner

There’s a wise saying that if you have met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with

autism. It is a condition that varies from person to person. I find it dispiriting when people think that my older brother Aidan, who has severe autism, is

suddenly going to start painting cherubs on the ceiling or designing a new gadget for Apple. Aidan

has a real struggle communicating and understanding the world around him. My brother

can’t talk, but he talks with his eyes. He leans down to look at me and moves his head from side to side, a huge, delighted, loving grin lighting up

his open, sunny face.

Our relationship hasn’t always been easy. For many years he would not make eye-contact with me, but now he tries so hard, and there is such

warmth in his sideways glances. I tried to show in my drawing the kindness and affection reflected in

his eyes when he looks at me.

My brother is a truly worthwhile person, and it bruises my heart and makes me feel protective

when people shy away from his cheerful yells, not seeing the goodness in his soul. Aidan asks for

nothing, and gives back completely genuine and honest love. He can out-bounce any athlete on the trampoline, and land like a butterfly. He

won’t do anything the way you’d expect. You have to think outside the box to make him happy, not

put him in one.

Semma-Mai Hayes S3

I decided to draw my Auntie Alizanne because she is one of the relatives I cherish the most. I’ve only seen her a

few times in my life but I still love and think of her. I do not see her as often as I

would like to because she lives in Johannesburg, South

Africa.

Kyle Forrester S3My mum is special to me because

she is my mum. She was always there for me and even though she isn’t here anymore, doesn’t mean

she will be forgotten. My mum was the most important person in my life

and she always wanted to help people when they felt upset and

hated to see people sad. She was always there for me and my brother and now if feels empty without my

mum but thanks to her she has made a huge impact on my life and I

will never forget her nor anyone else will. Even though it always

brings a tear to my eye when I think of her I will never forget the good times we had together neither will her friends our family or anyone

else who got to meet her. She was the best woman I have ever known

and for that reason alone she is special to me.

Ian Young S6

I chose to paint my twin brother Andrew as being a

twin is a rather rare thing but my relationship to Andrew is the closest one I have as we have always been with one

another….As much as we can argue with one another and get on each other’s nerves I

could not imagine my life without him.

Caelan Smith S3This is a portrait of my dad….he has always been

there for me over the phone or standing right in

front of me. He works offshore….so sometimes it

can be hard to keep in touch but he always

makes up for his job when he comes home….the best

thing about him coming home from a 3 week trip to the rigs is just getting to see his face when he

sees my mum, my brother and me. I chose my dad because I love him and

nothing will ever change that, through the good and

the bad times he will be who he is and I quite like it

like that.

Jay Maltman 1CThis is a drawing of my sister Darcey. She is 10 years old and very unique. She is an amazing sister with so many

talents and virtues. She is creative and she loves drawing. She has an

inventive mind that she uses to make cool models out of things that would

normally be thrown away. She is thoughtful and caring towards others

and a brilliant friend. She is funny and she makes me laugh. She is generous and sharing with the things she has. She always smiles and thinks outside

the box. She is inspirational to me and to others because of all the things she

does. She is a beautiful girl and I wouldn’t want her to change. Overall I couldn’t imagine life without her and she makes me proud to be her big

brother. She is the best sister I could ask for with all her talents. She isn’t

like anyone else I know. She is special in her own way and that’s why I love

her.

Hassan Meah S3The drawing I have produced is a portrait of my cousin….The reason I

chose to draw him is because he means

something to me. He is a person who is really easy to talk to about anything really….I feel my cousin really takes time out to spend time with us. He

also spends money on us like buying gifts or maybe taking us somewhere….I really love my cousin’s company and so does everyone else. In the future I hope he could

move back to Dundee as he would be here all the

time.

Hannah MacKay S1This is my mum, she is special

to me because she is very musical (like me)….My mum is also very funny and makes me laugh when I’ve had a bad day or tells jokes to the whole family….She gives me good advice and encourages me

when I need help or am struggling with

something….I’m glad my mum is who she is and that

she helped me become who I am and that without her I

wouldn’t be as musical as I am today!

S4-6 Catergory Winner

Eve Crowe S6My Gran has been my inspiration my whole life, she’s strong, caring, independent and everything else I want to be myself. When I was a child she was always the one who encouraged me in my art, even when my older cousins were better by a mile. She supplied me with endless packs of pens,

paints and paper, cleaned up my ‘creative messes’ and smiled through hours of dance shows. Her love for helping people is what

has inspired me most, she wouldn’t hesitate for a moment if you asked her to correct an English essay, give advice on

drawing or to just be there.Her soft caring nature is what draws people to her, she sees the good in everything and

everyone. While most people of her generation are judgmental of the

teenagers of today, she has never once doubted the choices me, my sister and my

cousins have made, if anything she has supported us, through uni drop-outs, young

marriages, questionable boyfriend choices…she tells us that it’s important to

embrace the difference in people, the world would be a boring place if we were

all the same.