Dear [HIRING MANAGER NAME PLACEHOLDER],
There is a quiet pleasure in watching a plan become a place, and that is what drew me to your firm. I am a junior at Flint Hill, where I hold a 3.89 grade point average with Honors, and I am writing to be considered for your creative and design summer internship. I come to you as a young artist with a serious portfolio and a real appetite to learn the craft of designing outdoor space.
My studio practice spans nine traditional mediums. I paint in watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, and oil pastel, and I draw in charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, chalk pastel, and alcohol marker. I work in one-point and two-point perspective, which lets me render a garden or a walkway so a viewer can stand inside the idea before it exists. On the digital side I use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, along with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
I want to learn how a designer reads a site, and I want to contribute clean, careful renderings while I do.
Beyond the studio I have led as Soccer Captain, served as a Junior Ambassador and on Student Council, and taken part in the Black Student Union. I was honored as a Freshman Class Citizenship Awardee. I give time to causes I care about, including Breast Cancer Awareness, DC Central Kitchen, and Nottoway Park Preservation in Vienna, Virginia, the last of which deepened my respect for thoughtful stewardship of land.
I would be grateful for the chance to share my portfolio with you and to learn what a summer in your studio might hold. Thank you for your time and your consideration.
Honest framing: I am a current high school student applying for a role that often attracts college interns. Every credential and every piece in my portfolio reflects genuine high school work, presented sincerely and never overstated.