The Mask
Stella Valente
- Sitter: Stella
- Medium: Coloured Pencil
- Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm
- Artist Age: 16
- Artist School: Everton Park State High School
About the work
Looks can sometimes be deceiving. I have a severe medical condition, but if you looked at me, you would never know. Behind my smile, beneath my mask, is a daily battle no one else can see.
On the left is my mask, as happy as can be, but on the right, it shows what it feels like to be me—a young girl trying to survive severe OCD.
