Bryant
Laura Hansen Pipevine Swallowtail |
Artist Bio: Lauren Kelsey Hansen was born and raised in Little Rock. She started to draw in pencil when she was four, creating the things from her mind on paper. Stories and worlds grew around these places and creatures, with some created solely for the purpose of expressing an emotional state. Hansen began to use a variety of media in high school to better understand them and figure out what would express her ideas the best. She graduated with a BA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her main focus was on illustration, because of her strong interest in storytelling through artwork.
Design Concept: A Pipevine Swallowtail rests atop a flower in an Impressionism art style, with bright colors that blend nicely. This helps catch the attention of the viewer so they see the message “Drains to Creek.”
Design Concept: A Pipevine Swallowtail rests atop a flower in an Impressionism art style, with bright colors that blend nicely. This helps catch the attention of the viewer so they see the message “Drains to Creek.”
Francisco Reyes Universal Nature Artist Bio: I'm an artist/muralist from Bryant. I'm a self-published comic book artist and writer. I do murals and graphic design as well. My motto is #draweveryday. Design Concept: With this piece I wanted to show how nature, animals, and the universe are all one. Everything is in sync and flows like a river when you let nature take its course. |
Keela Cleghorn Shades of Green |
Artist Bio: I am a self-taught artist, learning this thing called art for the last 30 years or so, and I plan to keep on learning. I like to focus most of my creative energy on whimsical characters in paintings and illustrations. I also enjoy graphic design, decorative painting, and crafting upcycled art. You can find me on social media: Instagram @keelaz_kreationz; Facebook: facebook.com/keelazkreationz; Pinterest: pinterst.com/keela_cleghorn.
Design Concept: This piece features an Arkansas native, the American Alligator, which is an animal I've always enjoyed depicting in my artwork. This grinning greenie is a friendly reminder that his habitat is directly affected by any debris that washes down storm drains.
Design Concept: This piece features an Arkansas native, the American Alligator, which is an animal I've always enjoyed depicting in my artwork. This grinning greenie is a friendly reminder that his habitat is directly affected by any debris that washes down storm drains.
Teddi Flowers Floating in the Water |
Artist Bio: I am a senior at Bryant High School who loves animals. I have always loved art but I was not always a good artist; for me it is definitely an acquired skill. I have taken every art class offered to me since middle school, and I have drastically improved my drawing and painting skills. My love for art has gotten me where I am, and it continues to keep me going.
Design Concept: I wanted to portray a casual situation of trash just floating with turtles. More often than not when I go swimming in our beautiful Arkansas rivers and lakes, I see these cute little turtles bobbing their heads in and out of the water or lounging on logs, rocks, or the bank. Along with these turtles I usually see trash, and that is the problem.
Design Concept: I wanted to portray a casual situation of trash just floating with turtles. More often than not when I go swimming in our beautiful Arkansas rivers and lakes, I see these cute little turtles bobbing their heads in and out of the water or lounging on logs, rocks, or the bank. Along with these turtles I usually see trash, and that is the problem.
Denise Luft Lily Pads |
Artist Bio: Denise Luft is a local artist that focuses her work on landscapes and people, using mostly oils. She is has been married to her husband Tim for 27 years. They have two daughters, two sons, a son-in-law, two golden retrievers and a cockatiel names Cy.
Design Concept: I grew up on a creek that ran from Tampa Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, in Clearwater, Florida. I didn’t play with Barbies, or other dolls. I played in that creek. We caught snakes, fish, crawdads and turtles all day long. Playing in a creek is still one of my favorite things to do. We have a beautiful creek in our neighborhood in Little Rock and my dogs love to splash around in it. I want everyone to know how important our creeks are, even if it’s just so little kids get a chance to play there, like I did.
Design Concept: I grew up on a creek that ran from Tampa Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, in Clearwater, Florida. I didn’t play with Barbies, or other dolls. I played in that creek. We caught snakes, fish, crawdads and turtles all day long. Playing in a creek is still one of my favorite things to do. We have a beautiful creek in our neighborhood in Little Rock and my dogs love to splash around in it. I want everyone to know how important our creeks are, even if it’s just so little kids get a chance to play there, like I did.
Kristen Macchi Preservation |
Artist Bio: I am a senior at Bryant High School who has taken all kinds of art classes from advanced placement art to pottery to drawing III; the latter is a collaborative and community-project focused art class. I thoroughly enjoyed arts and crafts as a child but didn’t really start trying to sketch and draw seriously until the end of middle school. My sophomore drawing class really made me enjoy creating finished and colored works of art and introduced me to new mediums that I got to practice. I also started to grow into my artistic style, usually focusing on a strong sense of design, good composition, and delving into metaphysical concepts while portraying subjects realistically.
Design Concept: For my design I wanted to use an image of an endangered species native to Arkansas, the Yellowcheek Darter, because I wanted to draw attention to preserving wildlife, especially those that are rare and local because they need the most protecting. I used the tagline “Only rain in this drain” because I want people to be conscientious that they shouldn’t put anything, trash or otherwise, on the street or down the storm drains. To further emphasize the theme of keeping trash out of the storm drains and subsequently the creeks, I added a trash bin to fill the lower left corner to encourage people to put their litter in the trash.
Design Concept: For my design I wanted to use an image of an endangered species native to Arkansas, the Yellowcheek Darter, because I wanted to draw attention to preserving wildlife, especially those that are rare and local because they need the most protecting. I used the tagline “Only rain in this drain” because I want people to be conscientious that they shouldn’t put anything, trash or otherwise, on the street or down the storm drains. To further emphasize the theme of keeping trash out of the storm drains and subsequently the creeks, I added a trash bin to fill the lower left corner to encourage people to put their litter in the trash.
Emily Roberts Everybody Pitch In |
Artist Bio: Emily Roberts lives in Little Rock and works in the field of natural resource management. In her free time, she enjoys sketching and painting with watercolor and acrylic. She learned much of her technique from her grandmother, Marilyn Bayer, who is a professional artist. Emily is passionate about being a voice for the plants and animals that can’t speak up for themselves; she finds that creating art can embody her passions and sometimes be more influential than writing or speaking.
Design Concept: The main purpose of this project is to remind people that litter is not something that we can run away from; we will eventually have to clean our trash out of our water bodies and landscapes. Humans are included in the list of plants and animals that suffer because of improper waste disposal—we are not separate from all other living things. This artwork is also meant to appreciate Arkansas scuba divers that dedicate their time and gear to clean up water bodies across the state.
Design Concept: The main purpose of this project is to remind people that litter is not something that we can run away from; we will eventually have to clean our trash out of our water bodies and landscapes. Humans are included in the list of plants and animals that suffer because of improper waste disposal—we are not separate from all other living things. This artwork is also meant to appreciate Arkansas scuba divers that dedicate their time and gear to clean up water bodies across the state.
Sarah Setvin Through Arkansas Lens |
Artist Bio: Sarah Setvin is a 24-year-old Arkansas native. She comes from a family of green thumbs and creative minds. Sarah has always loved art of all kinds and would paint business windows in her hometown. She finds great joy in getting lost in her artwork. She is a mother of two children, Slayton and Sophia. Whenever possible she enjoys exploring Arkansas's natural beauty!
Design Concept: The idea of my piece came while trying to decide the best way to portray Arkansas's natural beauty. The idea of stained glass instantly popped into my head. It is colorful and beautiful on its own already. If you factor in the sunshine, it makes it that much more stunning! I wanted to capture a variety of colors to catch attention and bring awareness to the “From Street To Creek” message.
Design Concept: The idea of my piece came while trying to decide the best way to portray Arkansas's natural beauty. The idea of stained glass instantly popped into my head. It is colorful and beautiful on its own already. If you factor in the sunshine, it makes it that much more stunning! I wanted to capture a variety of colors to catch attention and bring awareness to the “From Street To Creek” message.