Canvas
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Last published Thu, Mar 12, 2026
'They were my Canvas, painted with my last brightest colors mixed on my favorite palette in exchange for daunted and monochromatic figures.'
Olivia Mellan Cruz has been an aspiring artist ever since she was little. It's always been her dream to be more active in her creative part of herself, as she aims to be an inspiring Animator and Storyboard artist in an Animation Studio,
It's a rough path to take for her when the environment she grew up in sticks to an obsolete traditional standard of career. She's on the verge of questioning her wants and beliefs in herself on their disapproval, will she continue to pursue what she's passionate about?
Or pursue what her loved ones want and let them mold her into what they want her to be?
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UNDER REVISION
Book 1 of the Aspiring Minds Series
Book Sequel: Painted Me (Publishing Date TBA)
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Aspiring Minds
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