Illustration
Space Dome
From Cassie Sim's Senior Thesis Series, "Ecstatic Environment."
Concept art/ illustrations in black and white, narrative and fantasy-based.
Bloom to Self-Love
The final piece of Julia Madden's Senior Thesis Series, "Otherness."
Great Exhibition
From Maddie Sweet's Senior Thesis
Thesis piece No. 2 is about the Great Exhibition, the original idea for the World’s Fair.
An Interstellar Journey
Part of Matt Jenkins' Senior Thesis, "The Cosmic Curiosity."
Lazy Leopard
17" x 22"
Graphite on paper
Artist Statement
Within my work I like to include a lot of texture and do what I can to capture emotion. I feel like that helps connect a viewer to the piece better.
Visit mikayladowsart.com to view more of Mikayla's work.
Self
From Olivia Seller's Senior Thesis, "Components to Happiness," which considers the "ingredients" one needs to have in life to work towards happiness.
"Self" is the second image in the series, where the artist's objective was to look internally and gain peace with oneself.
Red Tide
Red tide is an algae bloom caused by industrial agriculture practices in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. The algae choke everything to death, and in fall 2018, hundreds of dolphins and sea turtles (among many species effected) washed up on Florida shores.
Existence
From Theresa Woo's Senior Thesis
Thesis Piece No. 1
"Being in a state of depression varies from person to person. In a moment, there’s a desire to fade into obscurity, but also there is this want to be seen and heard."
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