VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS WINTER 2021: Art 119 Special Topics in Drawing: Explorations in Drawing - Reflections and Practices
Instructor - Sarah Sanford
Anya Lehman (they/them)
Anya Lehman
“We melt”
Mixed media on paper
Commentary on the rapid climate change and our bodies unpreparedness for this change.
Anya Lehman
“You’ll Outgrow Old Favorites”
Graphite on paper
Self portrait that brings attention to uncertainty in knowing what I look like and the hope of
personal growth.
Anya Lehman
“Mush”
Mixed media on paper
This work is a jumble of “identity evidence” expressed through multiple mediums, untraditional
tools, and layering techniques.
Anya Lehman
“Dizzy”
Mixed media on paper
Experimentation with intentional and unintentional marks.
Chloe Calhoun
“Beat”
Charcoal and graphite on paper
This drawing was completed over the course of a week, documenting each day. This self-portrait captures the stillness I feel as my life has almost slowed to a halt, with the only thing seemingly changing day to day being my emotional state.
“Beat” detail
“Rhythms”
“Bound by symmetry”
Sumi ink on paper
Diego Reza
Diego Reza
“Pieces of Nature”
Collage of Composite drawings, micron pen, watercolor on paper. 14.5 x 15.5 ”
After creating observational composite drawings of a space, I painted with watercolor on top of my drawing. I experimented with collaging them together on a separate piece of paper to recreate the whole space. The use of greens and blues mix together to create the greenery and the sky. Ultimately, the process of creating this project was my favorite.
Diego Reza
“Made of Stardust”
Watercolor, white gel pen, and rubbing alcohol on paper, 18 x 24“
Using the process of mapping, I recreated the map of the constellations while adding my own twist to the background. Essentially, I see a direct connection between the stars, the universe and us. This is my interpretation of that.
Diego Reza
“Breathe Easy”
Micron pen and watercolor, 18 x 24 “
When imagining the future, this is what I think will occur. Our air quality will become so bad to the point where private companies will create Greenhouse Hotels or spaces where people can pay to breathe good quality air. I believe affordable housing will also become unattainable and will lead to many people to lose their homes. However, this is one of the many possibilities and not exactly what will happen. That's for us to decide.
Diego Reza
“Self Portrait”
Pencil, ink, watercolor, micron pen, 18 x 24“
When I think about myself, I feel my anxiety is always present and clicking like a clock. The pink triangle is significant to my identity (if you know, you know). And lastly, my Knotts Berry Farm jacket that I wear way too much.
Elena Ibbetson
Elena Ibbetson
7-Day Self Portrait
19”x26”
India ink and graphite on Stonehenge paper
Elena Ibbetson
Touch
14”x19”
Mixed media on Stonehenge paper
Elena Ibbetson
Emerging
17”x14”
Charcoal, India ink, and collage
Ella Apuntar
Ella Apuntar
“upstream storm system”
Watercolor, charcoal and graphite on Rives BFK paper
Inspired by satellite images of storm systems
“upstream storm system” detail
Ella Apuntar
“open heart surgery”
Watercolor and ink on Rives BFK paper
Exploring our reliance on technology for meaningful interactions
Ella Apuntar
“self portrait”
Watercolor, ink, charcoal, colored pencil and graphite on cold press watercolor paper
Self portrait completed over the course of a week
Kiala Lujan
Kiala Lujan
Identity
Mixed media and collage
Kiala Lujan
Celestial Body
Watercolor and Gel pen
Kiala Lujan
Connection
Watercolor and chalk pastel
Kiala Lujan
7 Day Self Portrait
Graphite Pencil
Mohini Batish
“Self Portrait”
Watercolor & India Ink
“Coral Reefs”
Watercolor & India Ink
“Lab”
Micron Pen & Inktense watercolor pencils
Nico Gu
Nico Gu
“扫墓 (Visiting the Grave)”
Mixed media on BFK
扫 (sǎo) v. to sweep; to scan. 墓 (mù) n. tomb, grave
Nico Gu
“Acnes”
Acrylic on BFK
Things that ruin your day.
Noah Fox
Noah Fox
“Out of Chaos, Man”
Watercolor, Charcoal, Pen, Ink on Paper
Through circular, repetitive motions, the form of a human body is fleshed out onto the page
Noah Fox
“Who am I?”
Acrylic, Charcoal, Coffee+Isopropyl, Crayon, Coconut Oil, Dirt on Paper
Each unconventional mark on the paper represents a facet of myself. Coffee for my personality, circles for anxiety, blue and orange balance masculine and feminine opposites, car tire represents freedom and dominance, while hand and face prints represent feeling trapped.
Noah Fox
“Seven Day Self Portrait”
Colored Pencil on Paper
Beginning with a blank page and a mirror, over a course of seven days I was able to captute my own face onto the page.
Odalys Juarez
Title: Let Loose
Medium: Ink, Watercolor, and Pencil on BFK Paper
Description: This was an assignment where I tried to let go of all my restricting thoughts. I allowed myself to simply go with whatever felt right in the moment. The watercolor are the blue and red color blocks, the ink are the blobs in the middle and the pencil/pen are the shapes and outside markings.
Title: Alien Camp
Medium: Watercolor and Charcoal on BFK Paper
Description: The assignment was to use observational and imaginative techniques into future predictions. I chose to display what I thought would happen if aliens arrived in the future, while also making a social commentary on the immigration camps that exist today.
Title: Seven Day Mirror
Medium: Watercolor on BFK Paper
Description: The assignment was to make a 7-day self portrait that shows change throughout the process.
Rebecca Northup
Rebecca Northup
“I Don’t Know What I Look Like”
Acrylic wash, charcoal, collage, burnt sienna
This is a 7-day self portrait. I have struggled with body dysmorphia for as long as I can remember, so self portraits have always been a struggle for me. I decided to run with that concept.
Rebecca Northup
“Topography”
Coffee, bleach, marker, micron
This is a piece that explores linework, intuitive markmaking, and experimental processes with bleach and staining. I wanted to dive into the idea of topography.
“Future Predictions for Virtual Meetups”
Rebecca Northup
Colored pencil, gel pen, charcoal
I wanted to experiment with the idea of the future and what virtual reality may look like in 20 years. It could feel lonely, like this image depicts, and may exist on some sort of virtual plane such as the grid depicted.