2025 Drawing Gallery
BUENA PARK
GOLDEN INHERITANCE
Amelia Marie Camareno
Idea: What characteristics of our cultural heritage allow us to thrive? Ideas for inquiry: freedom, happiness, a life full of color, and celebrating life. Mexican culture, heritage through signature cheerful colors, symbols of my culture and remembrance.
Materials: Prisma and Copic markers, black ballpoint pen, rubber cement glue, colored papers & tassels.
Process: Lightly sketching, then coloring in decor, blanket & horse. Apply color boldened and shaded in detail in ballpoint pen. Cut out drawings and place on colored paper. Flowers shaded in ballpoint, some 3D to make the overall piece have dimension.
BURNING VISIONS
Yira Bernal Guanarita
Idea: How do traumas affect our perception of reality and how can conquer our fears? The cuts are those wounds and shocks from the past that cloud and can influence our emotions. A burning desire to overcome negative influences, feelings, and experiences.
Materials: Graphite, Soft Pastel, Paper, Prismacolors
Process: Photographed the model under a blue spotlight, illustrated sketched plans then created a surrealistic symbolism of fears & burning fire within. Layered Prismacolor, torn paper collage for a mixed media artwork, burned the paper edges, & flame drawing.
A MODERN TWIST
Giselle Costeno
Idea: How can we contribute and alter old ideas into new ones to help develop a stronger mindset? Incorporating classical, Zeus represents the old ideas and modern techniques into art for a fresh innovative take to help develop my style and mindset.
Materials: Graphite, Oil Pastels, Ballpoint Pen, Prismacolor
Process: A statue of Zeus was referenced to represent the old ideas drawn. I fragmented the subject into various techniques added a background and colored using a ballpoint pen colored pencil, and oil pastel for the background to represent the new ideas.
SERENE FORREST
Monica Valle
Idea: How does nature display the development of a culture? Nature is the primary foundation of human societies. Jaguar represents my culture, and the jaguar is emerging from the greenery surrounding it. Jaguars were worthy of worship in ancient Mexico.
Materials: Pen, Marker
Process: Selective marker segments then overlap ballpoint pen drawing, using delicate, fine pen strokes to illustrate the fragility of life, cool tones to depict solitude, calmness, and gradient effect emphasizing a value range for fluidity and contrast.
FULLERTON UNION
LOST MY MARBLES
Katelyn Rodriguez
Idea: I think this picture depicts how you are a reflection of those around you. The clear marble is not very interesting on its own, but when it is near other marbles, it becomes the main focus.
Materials: Prismacolor
Process: I carefully applied the colored pencil in thin layers, making sure to create smooth gradients between colors. I knew that if I wanted the marbles to appear blurry I would need perfectly smooth blending, so I used the clear and white pencils to smear the colors together.
DROOG OF JUSTICE
Ava Arce
Idea: That blending current pop culture and ancient culture is fun and entertaining!
Materials: Ink
Process: I used ink wash techniques and I made sure to use hatching and dark shading with the sharpie.
EAT ME
Isabella Savage
Idea: For this piece I wanted to create something that felt unsettling and abnormal as you continue to view it. However, not so much where you no longer want to look at it or are revolted by it more so you don’t want to look away because you want to put together why this elegant women looks so horrifying and abhorrent.
Materials: Colored pencil, alcohol markers, white acrylic paint.
Process: My first step was sketching out the drawing on a large piece of paper before beginning to go in with a light layer of colored pencil and building up the colors from there. For larger parts of the drawing I added a base of alcohol marker and then later went in with colored pencil for the detailing.
LA HABRA
HOMEWORK SPILLS
Tatiana Peterson
Idea: My concept was to show how homework stress changes over time. In kindergarten, homework involves crayons and juice boxes. In high school, homework is late nights on a dim laptop and coffee with espresso. I wanted to showcase how the same activity changes and increases over the course of time.
Materials: Colored pencil, watercolor, paper, CapriSun and coffee cup
Process: First, I inked the drawing. Then, I used watercolor to mimic the look of liquid spills. From there, I shaded and highlighted with colored pencils to add depth. I also made a handwriting/college-ruled paper background. Finally, I measured and glued the drinks in the appropriate places.
FACE VASE
Bryanna Garcia
Idea: This is my culture and my passion. There is a flower in the top portion of the vase, my house is always filled with flowers and folklórico skirts. For my 15 I danced 3 songs with the skirt. The Virgin Mary represents my religion and the sun represents my Aztec roots.
Materials: Pencil
Process: Using my side profile, I created a vase and filled it with patterns and textures that represent myself and my culture.
STILL LIFE
Delilah Baltazar
Idea: We had to bring an object that had meaning to us. My mom had given me the Hello Kitty stuffed animal, which is why it is important to me.
Materials: Pencil
Process: I learned to draw the objects individually before putting them together to create a Still Life. I drew my shapes and slowly added values and textures until it turned into a realistic Still Life drawing.
ETERNAL ELEGANCE
Kashmir Madrigal
Idea: We all brought an object that had symbolic value to us and drew them altogether in one composition.
Materials: Pencil
Process: I practiced each object individually to get to know them. After studying the objects we set them all up together to find the perfect angle. To start the drawing I drew out the foundation in a 2H pencil and then added the values with a 4B pencils.
SONORA
BLACK PARADE
Hannah Macapagal
Idea: I wanted to capture parts of my persona and development of interests over my life. At a young age, I was introduced to My Chemical Romance by my older brothers. This music video was a gateway to my music taste and its iconic aesthetics still stand.
Materials: Charcoal
Process: This was my first time using charcoal for illustration, I began to sketch out the rough shapes of the piece and block in basic shadows, eventually delving into the details using different blending tools to achieve minuscule details and tones.
SALVATION
Charlotte Anderson
Idea: To create a realistic charcoal drawing of dirty hands put together in a pleading or prayer way
Materials: White color pencil, 2B, 4B, and 6B charcoal pencils, artists charcoal sorta me medium sticks, a old makeup brush, and a blending stump
Process: Draw the outline of the hands first, then placed the darkest spots based on the lighting reference, lightly carried the charcoal over and blended together. Used white color pencil for details and blending
VOIDST★R
Jacob Shaffer-Stoy
Idea: This piece is inspired by a 4-year album project by my favorite duo band "Grim Salvo". The message focused on conveying anger, betrayal, and disgust through surrealistic elements. Overall, this piece is meant to give the viewer a feel of intimidation.
Materials: Charcoal Pencils, Graphite Pencils, Mixed Media Paper
Process: The background values are what took the most time and effort, it was difficult to create a balancing and yet chaotic background around the main subject. I focused on carefully choosing a range of values to attain this goal.
THE SATELLITE DISH
Isabella Gonzalez
Idea: I had a dream that a spaceship full of people crash landed on an alien planet and had to construct a gigantic satellite dish using debris from the wreckage in order to send a signal out for help.
Materials: Colored Pencil
Process: The final piece is dominantly blue, but I had to lay down several layers of warm colors interspersed with the occasional cool tone in order to achieve value and depth. Afterwards, I pressed hard with the pencil for smooth, evenly blended colors.
SUNNY HILLS
SHATTERED IMPERFECTIONS
Kayleen Park
Idea: The idea for this piece arose, reflecting on societal beauty standards. The girl’s cracked features symbolize flaws and insecurities, highlighting the contrast between her beauty and imperfections, which speaks to society's unattainable ideals.
Materials: Charcoal
Process: Browsing through images online, I found a photo from aryaflare– a girl with cracked porcelain features. Using her flaws as a canvas for societal expectations of beauty, each drawn crack symbolizes vulnerability, while her expression shows strength.
DRUNK DRIVING
Laurel Henderson
Idea: In my piece I wanted to convey the danger and guilt that crashes due by drunk driving cause. Here I show the encasing and stifling guilt of the survivor and how it overpowers and traps them. The belief that it is “all their fault’ has completely consumed them.
Materials: Pen and ink.
Process: First I drew my artwork with a ink pen adding details and shadows. Next, I painted on the lighter shades of ink then slowly added the darker shades. Last, I added on some extra details with my pen again and cleaned up any messy areas.
TRASHED BEAUTY
Julia Winters
Idea: I drew sea turtles swimming in a coral reef with trash. I also made one of the plastic bags have jellyfish tentacles to show how turtles may perceive the waste as food. I wanted to showcase the beauty of our ocean while showcasing tragedies of pollution.
Materials: blue ballpoint pen, blue watercolor, watercolor brush, watercolor paper
Process: I researched different types of coral and how they grow. Then, I decided on an L-shape composition to bring emphasis to the sea turtle. I also researched the green sea turtle anatomy before inking it. Lastly, I used watercolor.
IN TOO DEEP
Abigail Lee
Idea: I was going for an ominous and unsettling mood.
Materials: pen and ink
Process: I first sketched out the design with pencil, revised the sketch a couple times, then outlined everything with pen. I used ink on some parts then went over the ink with pen to create intricate designs.
UNRAVELED SELF
Juni Lee
Idea: This drawing powerfully represents the profound emotions of struggling between external oppression and the pursuit of liberation, alongside the contrast between reality's constraints and fantasy's possibilities. It captures inner confusion, the transformative journey through turmoil, and the unyielding desire for freedom.
Materials: Pen and Ink
Process: To express my inner self, I sketched myself in a chaotic background and in conflict and tumult. I used crosshatching at the dark side, and I used stippling at the light side with a pen and drew the parts I wanted to emphasize with liquid ink.
TROY
TALLIED
Serie Lee
Idea: Owl butterflies imitate the eyes of owls as a form on mimicry, protecting the insects from predators
Materials: Prisma Colors Pencils and Pigma Micron Pen
Process: I selected off the butterflies, then used stippling for the shades of the owl. After blocking out the shadows, I blended the autumn colors for the butterflies.
WHISPERS OF RESILLIENCE
Katie Yang
Idea: In the interplay of silence and darkness, I capture the strength of the women as whispers, resilient but unassuming. I depict the intersection of struggle and stillness, portraying a stoic strength as if the light within us is always on guard
Materials: Graphite
Process: The girl in the middle was drawn first with a meaning of war and I depicted it and illustrated the rest with my imagination
MIDNIGHT SNACK
Joshua Ta
Idea: In this piece, I emphasize the contrast between my father and myself. Although the cup noodles is a quick and easy snack to me, it reminds my father of how he used to live in poverty. It is a symbol of me to recognize my privilege and not take it for granted.
Materials: Colored Pencil and Acrylic Paint
Process: I laid out crumpled dollar bills around a cup noodles cup and took a photo. Using colored pencil, I colored in the noodles and dollar bills, emphasizing each crinkle and fold. I finished the drawing with acrylic paint for a simple black background
LEVIATHAN’S BINDING
Serie Lee
Idea: Leviathan the mythical beast of the seas, even as powerful as he was, could not escape the invisible bondage and was full of a sense. Today People who have big ambitions but are imprisoned by circumstances are the same way
Materials: Graphite
Process: I watched some video's of animals on line and I took a picture when the whale jumped out of the water, and combined it with some abstract art
SKIN
Naomi Smith
Idea: Many girls across the world feel uncomfortable in their skin. In this particular piece, I wanted to portray how woman can feel with a "chubby" face. Everyone sees their faces differently including shapes and feelings. As a girl ir is so easy to misinterpret your own features
Materials: Colored Pencils
Process: My process was to take a picture of a friend for a reference, sketch it out and then color it with prismas. Went back and added highlights when done.