![Child's watercolour painting of a half-length portrait of a women with short brown hair, sunglasses on top of her head and wearing a denim jacket](/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero/public/rita-ruitong-chen.jpg?itok=WoX1LX-7&cache-buster=d330ed0832&coords_hash=bf5edf124b)
Rita Ruitong Chen (age 8)
My Mum, 2021
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Rita says: ‘I drew this portrait of my mum when she went to China for holiday. She went to a place called YunNan and that’s where she took this picture. There is a lot of beautiful scenery. I want to go there when Covid-19 is over.’
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Winner 7–11 years: My Glamorous Grand-Aunt
Ellie Giblin (age 10)
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Magnifying Glasses
Eleanor Margey (age 11)
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Úna with the dancing curls
Úna and Braden McDonnell (age 6 & 8)
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Mixed Up Me
Aliana Aherne (aged 9)
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