The 10-Year Old Picasso Of Street Art
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For most part, elementary school student Solveig, is just like any other 10-year old. She loves to play with barbies, ride her bike, collect Doctor Who cards and paint. However, unlike other kids her age, she doesn't paint on a piece of paper or even a canvas - she paints on street walls!
Solveig, started her graffiti paintings two years ago, when she saw some other people doing it and thought it looked fun. They let her try it out and she was hooked. She has since become so good, that she is being dubbed as the Picasso of Street Painting.
In last two years, she has created 20 colorful, larger-than-life paintings. Her paintings which include cartoon characters like Mickey and Minnie, sharks, zombies and even a fried egg breakfast, are all created from her imagination. No matter what the subject, Solveig tastefully weaves the first three letters of her name - SOL - boldly into every one of her creations.
She also adds her age and signs each painting, before posing for a photo next to it. She then downloads her photos on to picture-sharing site Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/supersolveig for the entire world to see and admire.
While most of Solveig's artwork is on legal graffiti walls near her home in Brighton, she has also had the opportunity to paint on part of the Berlin Wall and a couple of other areas in London . She was recently invited by one of London's leading newspapers The Sun, to create something special for them.
While Solveig's parents were not sure when she first started to request paint cans, they are now very proud of her work and encourage her, as long as she creates her graffiti art on walls, where it is legally allowed.
Sources: Telegraph.co.uk, The Sun.Co.Uk, www.babble.com
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- dogogirl10almost 9 yearsAlthough I am really good at art, I think it would be impossible for me.
- galabout 9 yearsShe is so talented!
- dij loveover 9 yearsyou have some stile
- pupersover 9 yearsAwesome😯😯!!
- bluelovealmost 10 yearsWow that's awsome ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
- betzaalmost 10 yearsOMG!!!!!
- nikukyualmost 10 yearsShe's a genius!!! But is it legal?
- nikukyualmost 10 yearsI mean, is it okay to draw on street walls?
- leean22almost 9 yearsi think it is?
- happypug12almost 10 yearsWell, the last paragraph of the article says she does her graffiti where it is legally allowed, so I would say yes, it is legal.
- happypug12almost 10 yearsWhat about when it rains? Will the paint wash away? She is a better artist than me. : )
- Tehiaabout 10 yearsNice wrok I just love it
- Cuteover 10 yearsCool.I thought it was illegal even on walls!