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Writer: Keira Audrey SarimentoEditor: Nathan Turnbeaugh Natalie Su’s gorgeous and brightly-colored self-portrait represents going with your gut feeling and not being afraid to express yourself. Originally, Su painted her face in her actual skin tone but then decided to switch to an iconic bold green, her favorite color, that made her piece “POP.” To continueContinue reading “Me”

The End, an oil painting created by Julia Bissell, features a vibrant and small cluster of flowers amongst falling pink petals with The End painted at the base of the scene. This particular painting represents a new experience for Bissell, as she was able to create this work shortly after using oil paints for theContinue reading “The End”

Inspired by abstract and surreal photography from the likes of Instagram user @ican1ii, Kylan Wang, a sophomore at Carlmont High School, pieced together a vivid and aggressive visage in his piece, Test 1. Emphasizing non-conformity, Wang refused to describe the piece. He stated, “I’m not going to tell you how to interpret my art.”  UtilizingContinue reading “Test 1”

Bombyx Mori, meaning silk moth, is an abstract self-portrait born out of Sophia Shen-Yip’s polarizing perspective on her personality and identity. As for her background, despite her adoration of digital art mediums beginning in 2016, Shen-Yip was only able to begin her journey and develop her abilities in 2021 using Procreate on her iPad. ThisContinue reading “Bombyx Mori”

Rachel Hong, a freshman and passionate creative, makes art to express herself and share her skills with the Carlmont community. Her piece, Memories, depicts Hong and her sister, smiling, in front of Korean palaces and imagery. The piece took her 10-12 hours to create, with Hong utilizing charcoal for the main subjects, and an eraserContinue reading “A Memory”

Derek Chang, a 16-year-old sophomore at Carlmont, relies on his intuition when it comes to photography. For example, when he took this photo “A night in the past”, he had just been wandering the city with sophomore Alaina Yung, the image’s subject. He stopped, recognized the unique atmosphere, then snapped a picture. The editing followedContinue reading “A Night in the Past”

Alaina Yung, a sophomore, poured two and a half hours into creating a digital art piece as part of 7-part lighting study. She has been drawing for as long as she can remember and improving her skills over the years. In middle school, she started using digital art, now using it most commonly to createContinue reading “Andromeda”

Xandra, an original character designed by Alaina Yung, a sophomore at Carlmont, comes to life in this piece, a perspective study of hers. Inspired by the creations of other artists, Yung reimagined a character she had designed during quarantine for a novel project she had dedicated herself to. To create this piece, Yung utilized onlyContinue reading “Xandra”

Shiori Chen is a 15 year old girl who created this painting, “Remnants,” for her Art Studio Class. Although her artistic abilities are evident through the brilliant use of acrylic paints and the prominent shining of the orb, that reflects the “Remnants” of memories. The particular use of color in this painting defines the way thatContinue reading “Remnants”

Reflection of a Guinea Pig by Keira Sarmiento portrays her former pet guinea pig Oreo. This Painting displays Oreos in the famous “banana pose”, which is what Keira’s family likes to call it.  Oreo has a mirror behind her, her reflection had been replaced with that of a banana, properly exhibiting the joke of the bananaContinue reading “Reflection of a Guinea Pig”