Band 6: Describe a drawing/painting that you like You should say: - When you first saw this painting What the painting is about Who drew/painted it And explain why you like this drawing/painting. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So I could kick off by stating when I first saw this painting. Well, I must say that I first saw this painting while I was visiting a museum in Paris. This painting is called The Starry Night, which is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Moving on to the next point of what the painting is about. Well, you really have to know that it's about the sky at night in a town in Italy. The artist saw its beauty, so he decided to paint it. It expresses the feelings of the artist at that moment, his thoughts, inspirations, and what he wanted to convey about the beauty of nature. Moving forward to who painted it. The artist was Vincent van Gogh, who is one of the most renowned artists in the world. He was born in the Netherlands; however, he struggled with mental health, so his painting wasn't as popular during his lifetime. As a final point, if time permits, I would like to explain why I like this painting. The painting is very pretty. It is a mix of different colors, from dark to vivid hues. Yes, it's beautiful.

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So I could kick off by stating when I first saw this painting. Well, I must say that I first saw this painting while I was visiting a museum in Paris. And this painting is called The Story Night, which is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Containing then with the next point of what the painting is about. Well, you really have to know that it’s about the sky at night in a town in Italy. And the artist just sees it’s beautiful, so he decided to draw it. And it’s expressed the feeling of the artist at that moment. And what he was thinking about or his inspirations and what he wanted to tell us about the beauty of nature. Moving forward onto the area of who painted. Well, the artist was Vincent da Vinci, who is one of the most renowned artists all around the world. He was born in Italy, however, he has some mental health. So his painting wasn’t as popular as it was when he was still alive. And as a final point, if time permits, I would like to explain why I like this painting. Well, the painting is very pretty. It is mixed of different colors from the dark to vivid colors. Yeah, hot. Yeah, hot.

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