March 14

Artwork: Eat Cake by Isabella Villanueva

Eat Cake (pen, colored pencil, marker)

By Isabella Villanueva

Inspiration: I was inspired by other artists online to create a piece without using many designated “skin tone” markers.

Meaning: Don’t be afraid to add various colors into your work, these colors can make your art much more interesting.

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March 14

The Painter of Autumn by Gursimran Randhawa

The Painter of Autumn

Gursimran Randhawa

 

The autumn has greeted me like an impressionist painting,

Like a kiss of departure on a summer Riviera shore,

Lyrics like the trace of the wheels on the stone road:

With every step forward, a more permanent goodbye.

 

The red and orange that taints the tips of the tallest trees

Melts into the frosting sky,

Seeping downward like fresh raindrops

Painting a final warmth

Before it is then denied:

 

Strokes of colours dancing in the wind,

And with a pirouette, they fall into the eye.

Autumn sunshine clings to the skin

Like honey

As leaves fly by.

 

The procession of winter proceeds

With earth still left to grieve,

So the flowers still lay

In the dull eternity

Of fall disarray.

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March 14

Artwork: Discovery by Sydney Tamsett

Discovery (charcoal)

By Sydney Tamsett

Inspiration: I was inspired to create this piece because it helped me visualize my experience with art as finding the light at the end of the tunnel.

Meaning: I hope the viewer can relate to this piece as an expression of the discovery and appreciation of bright spots in life.

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March 14

Artwork: Creature Feature by Alex Grant

Creature Feature (digital art)

By Alex Grant

Inspiration: People see monsters as the classics (vampires, witches, ghouls, ghosts, etc.) But I wanted to express how I view monsters.

Meaning: The spirit of Halloween may be joyful but there is always something lurking in the dark.

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March 4

“An Ode to Coffee” by Jane Cassidy

With sugar or cream,

Neither,

Or both,

Its warm kiss is what I need most:

 

Early morning, afternoon,

Guaranteed to lift my mood.

 

Little hearts in creamy white

Wearing its plastic cap on nice and tight.

 

Scrumptious, silky sips

With a warm mug close to my lips.

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