Artist Statement: What inspired me to create my art piece is the love for my brother. He is one of the most important people in my life and I love him so much. My brother and I are very close to each other. We share important facts and enjoy each other’s company. Sometimes we fight but we always reconcile because at the end of the day we’re still siblings. That will always stay the same no matter what.

Artist Statement: Amazed by the different shades of pink, purple, and orange, I imagine myself in a world full of these peachy colors. With the facial expression that I have, I believe that when drawing a self-portrait, our faces should be relaxed in order to see the real you. My passion for floral and tribal patterns is ineffable and so I have combined these images with my art to show a part of my personality. The different varieties of colors and shapes that I have included all tie into who I really am inside.

Artist Statement: The art piece has to do with shedding light on who I think I am. I left the body of myself black and white, and placed the color, as a sort of reflection on the person that I think I am.

Artist Statement: I drew this picture because I needed to find a face for a portrait assignment and this was the only good one that came to mind. It’s the face of the protagonist of a video game that makes interesting commentaries on human nature via the change of an average twenty-something into a jungle warrior. The character goes from SoCal party boy to John Rambo over the course of the story, and I wanted to put into black and white an issue that, in reality, has countless shades and factors to it. The ebony pencil medium was supposed to exemplify this—the character is trying to cope with two different worlds (the one he comes from and the one he’s in) and struggles to find a medium between the two because he can’t see either side clearly anymore. In short, I wanted to use black and white as a medium to represent the oversimplification of human nature.