THIS article is showing how portraiture is able to evoke many emotions. These may be drawn from memories, love, inspirational ideas or merely a simple way of having fun.

Now it's over to the featured young people to explain the thoughts behind their portraits:

Above is The Everlasting Memory by Lydia Wilby, 18.

This oil painting was a very emotional art piece for Lydia. She explained: “This is a painting of grandparents, which I gifted to my Mum. This photo was supposed to be used for the gravestone which lays in Ukraine. We were supposed to visit Mariupol this year, but due to the Russian invasion, we cannot go anymore.”

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Interconnected by Eddie Rawnsley, 15Interconnected by Eddie Rawnsley, 15 (Image: Submitted)

* Interconnected by Eddie Rawnsley, 15.

Eddie was inspired by his trip to the Canadian Rockies where he was at his happiest. Are you able to spot Eddie in this landscape? This is a self-portrait he embedded into a landscape.

Eddie explains the thought behind his painting: “One thing being a fact is that we are all interconnected into the planet in ways people don’t usually recognise. This is our home and no matter what happens, no-one can undo the history and the memories that we have all imprinted here. At some point in time we leave our physical form behind and it returns back into the natural world, flowing together in one big ecosystem. “Therefore, we may only have a glimpse of being alive in the grand scheme, but the moments in time where we loved, laughed, fought and cried will be ours forever and what makes life so special. The fact that one day you`ll see your last sunset, or hug a friend one more time, or spend one last Christmas with your family. Finite objects always have the most value, and that`s why life is the most valuable thing we could ever ask for. Because in that sunset, at that time, in that place where I had an incredible sense of feeling alive. That moment will never be taken from my existence.”

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Nonna by Matilda Rose Dean, five Nonna by Matilda Rose Dean, five (Image: Submitted)

* Nona by Matilda Rose Dean, five.

Christa kept this lovely portrait that her granddaughter Matilda painted, of her Nonna (Grandma), when only four-years-old. Nonna especially liked the way Matilda included her glamorous earrings and will treasure this painting forever.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Prince Vince by Amanda Bradley, 14Prince Vince by Amanda Bradley, 14 (Image: Submitted)

* Prince Vince by Amanda Bradley ,14.

Whilst on holiday in the UK, from Chile, Amanda came to me for art tuition and wanted to paint a portrait of her little brother, Vincent, to give to her grandma, who lives in the North of England. She portrayed him as a prince in all his finery of velvet and lace. This is because her parents, affectionately, call him Prince Vince.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Judith by Angel Dunn, 15Judith by Angel Dunn, 15 (Image: Submitted)

* Judith, inspired by Caravaggio, by Angel Nunn, 15.

Angel took inspiration for this painting from one by her favourite artist, Caravaggio, called Judith’s Beheading.

Angel explains: “The meaning behind the original painting is to show women triumphing over tyrannical men, which I found empowering. For me the painting symbolises how barbaric, ruthless and cruel women can also be.”

* Lynne Dobson is a Bradford artist and art teacher.