Padnos leads first Young At Art project by a student
by Hibah Samad Mira Costa junior Anthony Padnos took center stage on Tuesday morning at American Martyrs O’Donnell Hall. Padno was the first student artist to be selected by Young at Art to lead a class. He was here to give a Doodle Magic docent training. The packed room was made up of parents from Manhattan Beach Unified and Hermosa Beach City School District ready to learn about his project, which was one of six chosen this year to be part of the volunteer-run Young at Art organization’s programming that brings the magic of art onto campuses across the South Bay. Padnos found his way into that magic during the depths of the pandemic. “I became immersed in the world of art and, most specifically, the world of doodle art…COVID was a hard time for a lot of people, and this kind of outlet let me get through it,” Padnos said. Doodle art sparked Anthony’s interest when he was in 7th grade after he was looking for hobbies to keep him busy during the pandemic. Inspired by artists such as Gawx and Vexx, who are among the most popular visual artists on social media, Anthony taught himself doodle art. Now Padnos’ own posts under the handle “AnthArt” on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram have…
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