Feature Artist: Maricarmen Garcia

Feature Artist: Maricarmen Garcia

Maricarmen is  a senior at Dehesa Charter School and has been a passionate visual artist for years.  I have had the pleasure of teaching MC ,as she likes to be called, for the last 7 years while working at Dehesa.  Like her contemporaries, she draws inspiration from street artists like Banksey, Shepherd Fairey, and the late Keith Haring to name a few.

Keith Haring illustration

Print -spraypaint-4 color Freida

Freida

Self-Portrait in Pencil

spraypaint stencil

ceramic vessel

Vans Shoe Contest-Chicano Park-Local Flavor

Most of her work is whimsical and illustrative but her sculptural pieces have grown increasingly striking over the last couple of years.  From Photography to watercolor to illustration and shoe design, she has tested her mediums to see what she likes. As a result, she has become jack of all trades who enjoys screenprinting and planning community installations for art functions and fundraisers like the WOW festival at the La Jolla Playhouse and the annual student talent show at the Queen Bee in North Park.

Mc is a talented musician and works hard to dedicate time for weekly vocal and instrumental practice.  Like her artwork she is humble and sincere with her approach to each new task.  I hope you enjoy viewing the works I have selected for her online exhibit.

Feature Artist: Tembie Sexton

Feature Artist: Tembie Sexton

Tembie is an 8th grader and takes studio art classes at Mission Valley Learning center in San Diego California.  Tembie is 13 years old and aspires to be a professional illustrator someday specializing in animation and illustration.  She is experimenting with digital shading and colorizing.

These characters are called Sparrow and Tiger

These are some of Tembies preliminary sketches to help show the process

Fluffy and Misty are modeled from Tembies real Cat Family at home.

Human and animal duality

Playing with Text

Missing her brother

Lynx mother with cubs

For a friend who is moving away

The ever popular minecraft motif

kitten playing with string

Artists of the month: Mission Valley Artists at a Glance

This month we will be learning how to write an artist's statement.  Students will feature their finished artwork with critical evaluation and comments posted for viewers as well as an artists biography to introduce themselves.