Acacia Gardens junior artist Casey Sessions makes finals of the Young Archies

SHE may be new to the world of oil painting but that didn’t stop Casey Sessions’ work being featured as a Young Archibald finalist.

Casey Sessions with her work The Child Within - 16-18yrs. She has placed as a finalist in this year’s Young Archie Competition with portraits of family members.

SHE may be new to the world of oil painting but that didn’t stop Casey Sessions’ work being featured as a Young Archibald finalist.

The 16-year-old Norwest Christian College student’s first oil painting, which was inspired by her older sister Erin, was featured as part of the Art Gallery NSW competition for 2018.

“When I first started working on it I was just experimenting with oil paints, I decided that I wanted to paint my sister,” Casey said.

“In Year 7, I went to see the Young Archibald finalists and always thought that I wanted to one day be featured in the competition.”

Casey said her sister had moved out of home.

Casey Sessions with her latest peice at home in Acacia Gardens.

“I missed her after she moved out, so I wanted to capture a moment in time with her,” she said.

The Acacia Gardens artist juggled her art and Year 11 studies to complete the piece in a month.

“I would paint whenever I had a spare few seconds,” she said.

“I have transformed my sister’s old room and the loungeroom into a creative space for me to work.

“My nan was a painter so she inspired me. She … painted animals and wildlife.”