2D Design & Comics: Selections

Cannon Atkinson / Amber Duggan / Dinara Dursun / Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalez / Avigheia Greiter / Amelia Newberg / Cody Redinger / Emeline Wolff / Esmirna Zeledon

Cannon Atkinson

Artist Statement: My practice can be best summed up as "a whole lot of drawing". I love the feeling of ink on paper and translating energetic sketches into dynamic illustrations. Comics are my favorite medium to explore because they give my drawings a narrative and another way to communicate with people.

Bio: Cannon Atkinson originally hails from Salt Lake City, Utah, where they mostly got into trouble and picked up a degree in Sociology from Westminster College. They moved to Vancouver, Washington in 2021 where they live with their beautiful spouse and five cats. They started drawing in 2017 and haven't looked back.

Amber Duggan

Artist Statement: I am most inspired by high fantasy, escapism, and reflections of the human condition. I want always either to evoke empathy and emotion, or make the viewer sail away into something fantastical.

Bio: Amber is a student at Clark College pursuing an Associate of Arts degree with intent to transfer. When she isn't warring in life's uphill battles, she dreams of flying pirate ships and fire-breathing dragons.

Dinara Dursun

Artist Statement: In my art, I focus on creating work inspired by music, nature, my emotions and experiences. I am mostly drawn to cubism and abstract art—because it can induce the idea of creating multiple meanings to a single piece of work.  

Bio: Dinara is a Turkish artist born in Russia raised in New York, and currently resides in Vancouver, WA with her husband. She believes that everyone has creativity in them—it merely takes effort and practice to make something happen. She believes in the concept of everything you see and feel is a form of art. 

Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalez

Artist Statement: I try to create pieces visually interesting and pleasing to the eye of the viewer. My goal is the enjoyment of life, the celebration of being alive through art, sharing the beauty of color with all my peers and loved ones. Hoping that at least for one moment, the viewer travels a different world and forgets the nuisances of this world. 

Bio: He is not 50, he is 18 plus 32 years of experience. He is an artist born in Mexico who has worked and gained experience in various fields throughout his life that now complement the works he does. The exploration of techniques in acrylics, watercolors, pastels, oils, and any medium available to create art are always on his mind. He is a great admirer of the great masters of Renaissance art.

Avigheia “Avi” Greiter

Artist Statement: I am a person who enjoys different types of art. In photography, I truly enjoy making stop shots with food. For other forms like drawing and collating I just go with the stuff that I'm going through or something that I like.

Bio: Avi is a very enthusiastic person who wants to get as close to perfectionism as possible. When she is working on the project she likes to take progress pictures as she goes because there is always the fear of adding something and it ruining the piece.

Amelia “Mia” Newberg

Artist Statement: This art was in made Michelle Ramin's Art 101 online class. I used Bristol Board, pencils, Sharpies, Microns and Gouache paints. A narrative that drives my square art piece is that electronics can lead you to a dark place that seems like a haven.

Bio: Mia Newberg has been creating art for 3 years, and enjoys making ominous or fun pieces. She loves making art of the games she enjoys and of her own characters. Her favorite drawing utensil is a purple pen.

Cody Redinger

Artist Statement: Creating art for me is releasing thoughts and feelings in a way that words just don't do justice. Common themes in my work include the human figure, surrealism, spirituality, and mortality. Often enough though, I'm just having fun with it and making something interesting to look at. 

Bio: One of Cody's aspirations is to master as many art forms as he can. Most recently he has ventured into metal working in Clark's Metal Arts program.

Emeline Wolff

Artist Statement: I enjoy pushing myself to make detailed, intricate work. Most of my pieces include a central animal character that  helps to tell a story, which can be anywhere from realistic to dreamlike.

Bio: Emeline Wolff is a 19 year old artist whose work mostly focuses on animals. She uses a wide variety of media and is constantly exploring more.

Esmirna Zeledon

Artist Statement: I am a multi-media artist. I enjoy experimenting, but I also enjoy honing my ability to create in said material. I am currently getting to know my own art practice to understand the narratives that drive me as I only started drawing regularly recently. I do know that while I did not create art consistently for many years I went through dark periods in my life during those years. 

Bio: Esmirna Zeledon is a multi-media artist currently residing in Washington. She has been drawing since a young age, but only recently began allowing herself the opportunity to explore, understand and practice her art with sincerity and love. Her goal is to understand herself and the world around her by understanding the world visually and emotionally.