By: Allison Ambuehl

A talented young artist who attends Sheyenne High School, Allison Ambuehl has stunned her fellow students once again with her newly released collection of drawings! She is so incredibly gifted that when a survey was passed around among students about who is the best artist, she won by a landslide.

I had the chance to interview this blossoming young artist, and here is some of what she had to say. “I have been creating art since childhood; I have been going to drawing & painting classes since I was six after my parent recognized my potential with art. Although I love all forms of art, I specialize in sketching and drawing. Sketches are my favorite things to create, and I believe I’ve really developed an art style that is unique to me and I am proud of.”

Outside of being a teenage prodigy, I asked Allison what she does besides working on her art, and she had a surprisingly humble response, “Hm… honestly, I’m just a normal person, I hangout with friends, go to school, and work.” She later expanded on that and explained that she also volunteers, bakes, and reads.

To conclude our interview, I asked her one final question, why art? What drives you to create? She said, “Art gives me freedom through expression, I can draw whatever I want, when I want. It’s completely up to me.”