By: Miles Largoza
Art is a wide platform, boasting a large range of different mediums and categories, but one of the earliest recorded arts is simple paintings and drawings. Jasmine Mondragon-Rivas ’23, is one of these artists, expressing themselves through their ability to create meaningful and complex art pieces
Mondragon-Rivas began their art career in the 3rd grade. Their experience began with a simple art class at school, but they developed a passion for the work as they drew inspiration from their older sister as they found it “cool that she could draw anything”.
Mondragon-Rivas uses a variety of tools, including markers, ink, colored pencils, and paint to create their masterpieces.
Mondragon-Rivas says that art is a way for them to “relax and zone out the world”. Within their art, they focus on “color, medium, and how extra it is”, rather than attempting to create realisticity. They view the extra details and colors in their art, most of the time not even leaving a blank space on the paper.
Mondragon-Rivas is showing two art pieces in the Junior Division of the upcoming Tulare County Fair art show, and hopes to submit some of their works to the Adult Division in the future.
Mondragon-Rivas says that “When it comes to art I always go extra and do more.”
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