Teenage art prodigy Makenzy Beard unveils her latest stunning artwork
She’s the young Welsh artist who has taken the art world by storm – and now she’s back with a series of new paintings.
Three years after the prodigious 17-year-old Makenzy Beard burst onto the scene, she has embraced and expanded on her natural talent with two exhibitions in Wales which received rave reviews.
Her art sells for thousands of pounds and she has received interest from art collectors worldwide.
She recently took to her Instagram page to post images of the new artwork and videos of her at work in her home studio.
Makenzy wrote: ‘I haven’t had much time to paint recently with lots of studying to do so it’s been great to get back in the shed and finish off some old work over Christmas.”
Her first exhibition was a direct result of the pandemic. When she was 14, she represented Wales in under-16’s hockey, but due to lockdown restrictions, she was unable to take part in her favourite sport. Instead, she looked for something else to do and tried her hand at painting in her mother’s studio. This led to her discovering her natural talent.
After her acclaimed exhibitions at Blackwater Gallery in Cardiff, her life has changed quite a bit. She’s started full-time boarding at a sixth-form college, and is balancing a schedule of A-levels, hockey and drama.
Despite this, she believes that painting has helped her through this change in her life. She says: “I’ll admit that my world has spun on its axis the last few months, and being able to turn to canvas has really helped me find stillness amongst the chaos. I think that when I paint, I get lost in the strokes and lose awareness of everything else that goes on in the world.”
She continues: “Achieving a sense of timelessness feels like a superpower. Something I used to be able to do. Now I have to be in bed before ten, train during lunch breaks, and avoid waking my roommate up early. I really miss painting until midnight, but despite this, I’m incredibly proud of the body of work I’ve created.”
And here is where it all started for Makenzy…
14-year-old Welsh artist goes viral with stunning painting
To view more of Makenzy’s incredible artwork follow her on Instagram
GALLERY OF MAKENZY’S PAINTINGS
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What a beautiful talent .
What an amazing talent. She captures every element of the picture with outstanding accuracy. Just beautiful
Unbelievable, great talent, hope all goes well for her.
Truly superb. Those who can create lifelike paintings are on another level entirely. To have that ability is something to marvel at.
She’s on the right track, if ahe diversifies her portfolio more then it will benefit her. Also a bit of work to do on anatomy and expression.
No where near a prodigy but good for her age.
Her work is amazing, would love to see the expression on your face “uther ap dragon” when you fail to achieve this very high standard and attention to detail of artwork/masterpieces. Keep up the outstanding quality of work Makenzy Beard!