Art

 

This oil painting was painted on a rainy day in my otherwise scalding hometown, Vellore. Almost all of my oil paints had dried up and the only colors that seemed to have not fully turned solid in the many months I had left them to collect dust were vermillion red, yellow ochre, sap green, cobalt blue and a little bit of brown.I was immensely bored  and fortunately in the mood to paint so I got creative with the last piece of chart paper left in my house. What started out as a few meaningless strokes finally ended up as a colorful painting of a tree suffused with ecological and philosophical meanings. I leave you to make the best sense of it. 

Betsy is a seventeen-year-old from south India. She is tall, lanky and obsessive. Her writing and art have been published or are forthcoming in magazines like Polyphony H.S, The Tishman Review, Inklette, Page & Spine, The missing slate and Moledro, among others.

 

I am a contemporary realist. I create artwork because I enjoy the fascinating and exhilarating process of translating what I see into something that provides a new way for the viewer to experience a subject; there is something especially satisfying about trying to interpret the artistic genius inherent in the existing world. I often experiment with seemingly ordinary subjects in order to surprise the viewer with a new perspective. I might focus on color, light, the curve of a form, the emotional power of an expression, or on capturing the essence of an object through line.

In my piece entitled Three Apples, I aim to emphasize the intensity of the apples’ brilliant crimson hues through a quasi-surreal approach to color; my hope is that the viewer will pause and experience color as an extended sensation. Personal experience as a cellist inspired my work entitled Cello. This painting celebrates the graceful material form of the instrument itself as well as the cello’s unique sound – its rich resonance and mellow tones. Cello was recently a Grades 10-12 winner in the national “Celebrating Art” Fall 2016 contest, and will be published in a national anthology for student work at the end of 2016.

I took these photos in the northwest part of China. I am a high school senior in China who was born in the United States, and current Director of my school’s Digital Video Club. Since picking up a camera at ten years old, I have become passionate about using photography to record memories for the future. Wherever I go, I have my camera on hand.

When I saw this crystal-blue sky, I was so impressed at first sight that I had to capture the amazing sight of the snowy mountains against the sky. At the time, I was traveling in Tibet. I felt the distinctive culture, full of factors extracted from Buddhism. People in Tibet wore traditional clothes and silver ornaments on their heads; their attitudes were open and full of willingness to help a tourist like myself. After viewing the lively street and appreciating the grandiose architecture, I felt I could understand the spirit of the land. Standing under the mountain, feeling the winds carrying the scent of soil, I felt calm and relieved.

 

 

Megan Guo is a senior at Hangzhou No.2 High School in China. She was born in the United States and moved to China with her family at a young age. As Director of the Digital Video Club and a class reporter for the student body, she is passionate about using photography and videography to record memories for the future. Whether at her school’s annual Sports Competition or traveling around China, it is rare to find her without a camera in hand.

I love expressing my passion for creativity. I’ve always had a wild imagination and a knack for doodling when I was young, but didn’t realize the full potential of talent until I was introduced to the world of digital art. You can draw anything, and there’s something fascinating about taking a figment of imagination, or a snapshot from an ordinary life, and turning that into a beautiful piece of art on a computer. Drawing makes me happy, and I want to share that same happiness in every piece of illustration I create.My inspiration for my art comes from everyday moments in the real world, because even the smallest things in life are magical. I like to keep my illustrations simple yet deep at the same time. Adobe Photoshop is my medium, as it helps me pick the right colors and lighting to make my art look its best.

 

Helen He is a doodlebug currently residing in Austin, TX. She began digital illustrations last year, and has no plans on stopping anytime soon. Her inspiration for art comes from all the little moments that make up daily life, whether it be grocery shopping or family vacations. When she’s not noodling away on her Wacom tablet, she can be found surfing the Internet or cram building robots for the high school robotics team.