“Bekfist Club,” 2021

Throughout high school I was very involved in the art program. During my final two years, I was a part of the independent study program which allowed me to focus on one subject, style, or medium for an entire semester.

In 2021, on of the focuses I chose was the 80s, which lead me to do a collaged portrait of The Breakfast Club’s main characters. I’d used strictly acrylic paint for this project and only took it to one competition; we weren’t allowed to take a piece more than once in a year if it won an award. This painting challenged all of my abilities in blending, creating depth, and focusing on shadows, but I am proud to say that it won the award of artistic merit at the 2021 Pioneer League Art Contest.