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Sarah Brown

Sunny Side Up

Artist Bio: Sarah Brown is a Pre-K teacher at Chicot Early Childhood Center in the Little Rock School District. Sarah graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2008 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, painting, crafting, and reading. Sarah has created a few pieces for her home but mostly gives her art away as gifts.

Design Concept: My inspiration comes from several paintings that I have done over the years. I thought the sun would be a perfect fit for a drain mural. Also, I have always loved the quote by Anthony J. D’Angelo, “Wherever you go, no matter the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”

Audrey Davis

Portal of Progress

Artist Bio: I am 18 and a junior at Little Rock Christian Academy. I am attending the University of Arkansas next fall and will be majoring art and communications. I am deeply involved in the art programs at my school including being President of our art club. I am the Student Body Vice President for the Student Government and have designed the t-shirts, tickets, and posters for all of our events this past year. I have received multiple awards for my art and participated in the Arkansas young Artists Association. I have also worked on designing and painting murals at Full Potential, Our House, the Little Rock Zoo and the 2017 Drain Smart project.

Design Concept: I wanted to create a piece that is attention-catching, colorful and bright. It depicts one of the beautiful native fish affected by the water that flows down storm drains, using movement and contrast throughout the drain. Most people do not know where these drains flow to; I certainly did not before I found out about Drain Smart.

Artist Bio: Lindsey attained a B.A. in studio art with an emphasis in illustration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She currently works at the Arkansas Arts Center and does freelance illustration and other commissioned artwork on the side. She lives in Jacksonville with her husband Anthony, her daughter Celestial (age 11), and her son Gabriel (age 1), with whom she loves to share her love of art and nature.
 
Design Concept: My concept is designed to show the interconnectedness of the involved environments. My preferred style is sequential art such as comic-strips and illustrated books. I chose to omit the layout structure of putting my sections in panels, instead showing each environment as though it exists in the same place. Through figurative graphic story-telling, I am depicting the water flowing straight down from the storm drain directly into the creek. The presence of the white-tailed deer shows the impact on the animals. The Diana Fritillary butterfly is present throughout the piece to further connect the spaces. A pipe cartoonishly gulps in the filthy water into an over-sized glass that is garnished with lemon, and has ice cubes and condensation, yet is filled with a toxic mess of our own making. The glass is the largest element and draws greatest attention because the average consumer of the message will be the most emotionally moved by the part that affects themselves directly.

Lindsey Knight

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