Teen Paints Ukrainian Cities to Raise Funds

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To say 14-year-old Ella Bramlett is 1talented is an 2understatement.

¡°I¡¯ve been painting my whole life.¡±

She and her brothers also play the violin at places like the Ryman, the Schermerhorn, and the Grand Ole Opry.

¡°The arts is very much in my family.¡±

Two years ago she started leaning into her 3artistic talent selling her artwork.

¡°I¡¯ve tried a bunch of different mediums and everything and... I don¡¯t know, I feel like 4watercolor has just been the one that I¡¯ve connected with most.¡±

Up until a few weeks ago, her work had been a way to 5express herself. But then as the conflict in Ukraine started, her work quickly became about others.

¡°We were all watching the news together and I¡¯m always painting when I¡¯m watching TV so I¡¯ve... we were like witnessing Kiev being bombed and that¡¯s 6heartbreaking to think about. I looked up a few pictures of Kiev and just started painting it.¡±

Within a few days Ella painted two Ukrainian cities, Kiev and Kharkiv. While we were visiting with her, she painted another one -- Mariupol.

¡°Those are two others that have been really 7influenced by all the 8bombing and stuff and those are two of the other hardest hit cities.¡±

Ella started selling her prints of her Ukraine cityscapes on her social media pages -- 9donated 100 percent of the profits to Sea Star Kids and Eastern European Missions.

¡°It¡¯s something that concerns everyone because we¡¯re, we¡¯re all people and we¡¯re all God¡¯s children. And so we should all do what we can to help.¡±

Article: https://cnn.ybmnet.co.kr/cnn_class/2374