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Art teacher RK Rajeshre Shrees (right) works with Jhovan Stevenson on his paintings so that he’d have a medium of self-expression. Photos: The Star/Raymond Ooi

Seated in front of an easel, student Jhovan Stevenson, 17, holds a colour palette in his left hand and brushes strokes of pastel hues with oil paint colours on a canvas. He peers intently at the painting, and continues to paint the petals of pink flowers.

His mother, homemaker Shamini Stevenson, 56, praises him for his cheery colour choices.

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