While creating this piece with charcoal pencils and sticks, I considered issues in the world today that reflect itself in our future collectively.

My word is ”conformity” and the duality of conformity is ”deviance/difference.”

I used a green and blue color scheme, employing dot painting techniques, and selected fragments of the face and neck area to convey the title of the work - Satisfied.

This mixed media piece I created. represents all the people who are.

This artwork I made was to capture the feelings that I feel when I’m grateful .

I am creating a series of paintings about my college journey as a mexican first generation student.

Usually when I make art, I draw vehicles that I see in my everyday life, most of which are cars.

Painting was done using a split complementary color scheme.

This piece encompasses my love for the ocean, translating the feeling of getting lost in thought while watching a beautiful sunset over glistening waters.

You must have courage to see clearly, hiding will prevent you from living your life to the fullest.

This piece is part of a series about one of the scariest experiences I have had in my life.

This piece of mixed media I made using cutouts of words from the dictionary with a ballet slipper on top to portray the societal expectations put on dancers to perform and succeed.

Bright paint on a daunting blank background draws attention to two central figures: a child and a Neanderthal.

“Pressing the Button”: The monkey is launching a rocket into the sky.

I wanted to explore fantasy and fairytales. I started out by drawing the skeleton and the hose, then adding bright colors to emphasize the fairytale theme.

I created this artwork using acrylic paint and the “en plein air” technique inspired by Monet’s famous Waterlilies series.

After being diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel, I found myself heart broken.

For a long time, I’d been stuck with the feeling that my art doesn’t have as much worth as it could have if I really focused because it doesn’t have a story or a message or a purpose behind it.

I did this on my tablet using ibis paint x. It took 9 hours to complete between days.

This is a drawing of two bounty hunters in a middle of a fight, helping each other out.