2024 Drawing GalleryBUENA PARK PROUD NATIVEJennyfer LopezIdea: The bird represents my cultural background. Pride and confidence of who I am and where I come from.Materials: Ink, paperProcess: Experimented w/ various color inks and added construction paper to the background for complementary contrast to set a mood. LUMINOUSMelody MekdadIdea: Connection to nature, growing with whats around you. Taking care of beauty of the planet, admiring nature. Inner healing.Materials: PrismacolorsProcess: Photographed model, illustrated using contrast, saturation, and color. Experimented on black paper. INEXCUSABLEMelody MekdadIdea: Palestine’s hardship in war. Crow representing power of change, community connection, death and misfortune.Materials: Ink, color pencilProcess: Layered color pencil then red, blue and black pens with different line weights. SERENITYKaylaa HuynhIdea: Multiple personalities that work or clash with each other and form the essence of one's personality.Materials: Markers, Graphite, Prismacolor, Thread, Glue, WatercolorProcess: Freeform marker line art and reforming into artistic elements relating to SI; experimental elements FULLERTON UNION HEART OVER HEADEmily KugelmannIdea: A spin on the concept of heart vs. head. I focused on the idea of listening to the heart's wants and desires and the idea it should overpower any anxious doubt.Materials: CharcoalProcess: I drew an anatomical heart and brain on 2 separate brown paper bags. Then I crumpled the brain bag and kept the heart bag pristine. We took reference photos in a mini light studio. Then I sketched the peice onto a large brown charcoal paper. I filled in the shadows and highlights of the subject. Finishing it off by darkening the background and adding wood grain to the table. NATURAL STATENoah ErvinIdea: In free body diagrams in physics you can't tell whether or not the mass is moving with constant velocity or is stationary. I connected this with a real problem in life, that sometimes you can’t tell if you’re stuck in the same place or continuing to move.Materials: Ink. chalk pastel, oil pastelProcess: Create neoclassical sketch and label them with a free body diagram showing constant velocity or stationary with the force vectors applied to the mass LA HABRA STILL LIFEOlivia Jauregui GUITAR PLAYERSandy Arrieta Montoya UP A TREEJeanie Rhodes PAPER DOLLNoah Esquivias Collado FACE VASEDiego Magana OBSERVATIONAL SKULL DRAWINGMelanie Contreras SONORA A KNIGHT'S TRUE WEAPONOrion Gordillo Pen & Ink WIZARD'S CALLIsabela JuarezColored Pencil on Bristol Board TWOJenice AlcalaPastel on paper SUNNY HILLS MID-LIFE CRISISMichelle LeeIdea: Depicts lacking identity through tiny little cells that look like DNA b/c it is in DNA to search for meaning in your lifeMaterials: I used watercolor paper, ink, and a sharpie pen. Process: Added ink with big brushes, after multiple rounds, went in with Sharpie pen and added little details TO LIVE INSIDE A MICROWAVELaurel HendersonIdea: I wanted to explore living inside a microwave and being watched by the all seeing eye of the giant outside evoking anxiety. Materials: GraphiteProcess: -1-point perspective using a variety of values INNOCENCERaelyn CoronaIdea: I wanted to show the childlike aspect to life and how fun and colorful it was.Materials: I used ripped paper to collage the background. And I used colored pencils and crayons for the drawing.Process: I first drew the main drawing and then collaged the canvas and pasted the drawing onto the canvas. ITALIAN FROM ALBANIAMikaela KimIdea: I wanted to illustrate the beauty of mixing cultures together, specifically through immigration. Materials: CharcoalProcess: Using detailed shading and a wide range of values, I tried to convey my subject’s emotions. ALL NATURALMarisa ThienprasiddhiIdea: I wanted to bring awareness to harmful beauty standards promoted by the internet & social media.Materials: CharcoalProcess: With a wide range of values & intense imagery, I aim to expose the painful side of beauty standards. NIGHTMARE OF LIFE AND DEATHSydney ZarateIdea: I decided to express my pain and fears through art, searching for hope and healing.Materials: Ink and PenProcess: Explore techniques, contrast, and rearrange for emotional impact. TROY BLOOMING IN SODAErica TsaiColor Pencil AN UNTOUCHABLE DREAMKatie YangGraphite ADMIRATIONXuanyu ChenGraphite DONIMANTKatie YangGraphite IN-PROGRESSYohana Kim White Charcoal SELF-PORTRAITLaurencia ChmielarskiAcrylic Paint, Colored Pencil