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Happy Sunday, Santa Cruz! Check out this gorgeous sunrise from earlier this week at the Main Beach–wow! Make sure to tag all of your gorgeous local photos with #localsc on instagram, and we might just feature one of your images on the site for all to admire. Now get out there in the Santa Cruz sunshine and […]
Happy Saturday, Santa Cruz! Here’s the finished product of that illustration I was working on earlier this week. Remind you of anywhere? Artist- Julianna Chavez
I’m working on a few different projects right now, most of which are going relatively well, but I’m especially excited about my newest series of detailed line illustrations. I haven’t decided on a name quite yet, but the series is inspired directly by Santa Cruz homes, gardens, people, and memories in general. I will be […]
I drew pictures at the beach for a few hours today in my own secret cave on the coast, til the water caught up with me, that is! Unfortunately, the sea smudged this drawing, but it’s a small price to pay to be making art in a low-key paradise. Luckily, I have plenty of ink […]
Good morning, Santa Cruz! Wake up and see the drawings. Today’s “Saturday Morning Cartoon” was going to be the premiere of a special project that I’m working on, but I still need to tweak a few things to perfection. Instead, I’d like to share the views that I had the pleasure of experiencing in real […]
Sometimes my doodles feel a lot like dreams to me. Both dreams and doodles both take inspiration from daily life, usually at moments that we aren’t even aware are inspiring. They can be random—I can’t tell you how many milk cartons and other random objects I draw all the time for no reason. Often, both […]
Nora Sarkissian is a local artist working and living in Aptos. Sarkissian is a painter and sculptor who has been teaching art in various locations (including assisting at UCSC) for 30 years. Although she has years of artistic experience, and has had formal exhibitions and showings, Nora presumes proudly that she is “still learning.” “The sculptures […]
Gecko Henry is a musical project that formed and recorded in Santa Cruz, and continues to creatively grow throughout the San Jose region. Whilst the sound is reminiscent of Nirvana-inspired garage jam sessions, the songs themselves are quite calculated, mathematically chopped up into higher and lower portions to form the perfect song salad. “I recorded […]
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I pulled out the charcoals and did a sketch, sort of in the same way someone might do a rain dance. Artist- Julianna Chavez
X marks the spot! Summer approaches and I’m eager to start the follow-up to my Disposables photography series. Until then, enjoy this throwback. (What streets am I on?) Artist- Julianna Chavez
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