Artist Statement: This piece is a depiction of the feeling of being embraced by the sun. I brought this piece to life by using split compliments to reflect the warming sensation.

Artist Statement: This piece represents the shifts, connections and challenges between the mind and the body when acting. The emotion of the actor is extremely vulnerable, yet the audience can never tell the true feelings of the performer behind what they’re seeing. The composed face shows what the audience sees, while the blue face portrays the almost, but not quite covered emotion that’s filled within the actor’s mind. 

Artist Statement: This was made as an experimental piece for me to learn more about watercolor. Since then, I have fallen in love with using watercolor whenever I can. The crane is a beautiful creature and I believe the watercolor medium fits perfectly with this majestic bird. Find more of my art on Instagram @crane_.rain 

Artist Statement: The Beggars was painted in 1568 by P. Brueghel the Elder. The 6 disabled figures are affected by ergotism, a devastating illness that occurs as a result of consuming the fungus ergot in contaminated food after it infects wheat, barley or rye crops (De-Wei Le 2016)

Artist Statement: Watercolor painting is a passion of mine that I have been teaching myself. My love for sunflowers combined with a charming bird showcases my style of art. I worked hard on this piece and am pretty happy with the outcome.

Artist Statement: After looking at the work of contemporary portrait artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, students considered the question “Who (or what) represents America?” The style of these paintings is inspired by street artist Shepard Fairey.

Artist Statement: Students studied images from the traditional Mexican board game lotería for inspiration before painting a card featuring an object that represents a person for whom they are grateful. Like the lotería game, the word of the object is displayed below the image (in a language chosen by the artist).

Artist Statement: This piece is inspired by dragons. Through this piece, I learned to trust the process. At first, I thought it was going to turn out ugly but then I trusted the process and it turned out good.
It’s a five-star piece. Who wouldn’t like it?

Artist Statement: This piece was created using acrylic paints on canvas board. This piece explores the impact of human development on natural land and how we take from the Earth.

Artist Statement: I chose to make this art piece inspired by Fernand Leger because his art fascinates me and I wanted to make my own like his.  I really enjoyed making this piece and I am proud of it.

Artist Statement: “Sara”, my painting honors my mother’s colorful outlook.  It captures her vibrant view on life, symbolized by the vivid colors.  Through this piece, I honor her unique perspective, urging other to embrace resilience and positivity.  

Artist Statement: My whole family does some form of art so it runs in the family.  Even so it’s still hard to explain for me at times.  All I can really say is that all great things take time and my art is no different.  

Artist Statement: This piece is based on a place along the Oregon coast that I visited.  The magnitude of the rocks in the distance and the expanse of the water felt powerful to me.  So, I wanted to capture the striking scene while adding my own colors and movement to amplify its impact.