Artwork of Santiago

Drawing

Charcoal, conté, and graphite. All work created from observation.
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Grayscale charcoal image of a female figure drawn from her right side. The figure is wearing a long white glove and has short neck length hair.

Self portrait made with conté crayon of the artist with eyes wide open, tongue sticking out, and sharp edge held against neck.

Charcoal self portrait of the artist from chin to near top of head. Drawing is created from a three quarter perspective.

Graphite drawing of a cheetah with her cub and a dead antelope like animal behind them.

Graphite drawing of a kite bird. The bird is perched on a portion of a branch with wings extended, the head is lowered and looking at the viewer. Drawing is made from a three quarter perspective.

Painting

Pastels and oils. All work created from observation.
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A pastel rendering of a female figure lying in a foreshortened pose. The figure is seen from top of the head nearest the viewer and feet farthest away with knees bent. Various colors are used to represent perceived color and temperature as light hits the surface of the body. The figure has curly hair.

Oil painting. A portrait of a male figure from upper chest to top of head, painted from a three quarter perspective using the Apelle's palette which is a limited color palette of about four paint colors.

Rendering of a female figure using pastels. The figure is wearing a black and white striped robe with a background fabric of the same color and pattern. The figure has long, light colored hair, wears a cap, and is rendered from a three-quarter perspective.

A pastel rendering of a female figure wearing a green band-like fabric on the head. The figure is rendered from mostly a front perspective with some of her right-side visible. She is in a sitting pose with her left hand resting on her right knee.

A pastel rendering of a male figure from mid-chest to top of head. The figure has dark hair, a light mustache, and accompanying facial hair. The figure is rendered from a mostly left-side perspective with his front side moderately visible.

Visual Communications

Project: brand identity

A re-imagined idea of the identity for a local pediatrician's practice.
I began with ideation sketches. Rounded shapes and soft colors guided my direction for a business whose core clientele is children and families.

Marketing work

For hire work.

Three pages of best selling beverages from different manufacturers. Products are mostly arranged in a grid like pattern. The third page displays four beverage flavors with a concentric circle background.

Project: Exact English Sign Language illustration

Rendering 26 illustrations for each letter of the alphabet, I created a visual representation of the the foundational EESL hand gestures.

A graphite drawing of a hand gesturing the letter F in EESL.

A graphite drawing of a hand gesturing the letter E in EESL.

A composition of 26 graphite drawings displaying the alphabet in EESL.

PowerPoint and Text Animations.

Self-directed projects to help me practice slideshow animations, narrative, and timing.
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About Me

Hello.
Drawing and making art makes me feel good. I grew up in Chicago and received my BFA from SAIC in 2021 with a focus on painting & drawing. I currently work in public education while I continue striving to be a full-time creative.
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