Abby Montalvo
"To me, art is like meditation."
2020 Scholastic Art and Writing National Finalist for Senior Portfolio
Comfort My Soul
2019
Drawing - Colored Pencil
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2019
State Gold Medal - VASE 2019
"In this piece I put together my grandfather and in the background his truck. He left his truck in Mexico and was unable to bring it to the US. I decided to incorporate his truck in the background because it is a part of him. This piece was also made with the purpose of gifting it to my dad"
2019
Drawing - Colored Pencil
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2019
State Gold Medal - VASE 2019
"In this piece I put together my grandfather and in the background his truck. He left his truck in Mexico and was unable to bring it to the US. I decided to incorporate his truck in the background because it is a part of him. This piece was also made with the purpose of gifting it to my dad"
Blush Violet
2021
Drawing - Mixed Media
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2021
State Finalist - VASE 2021
"This piece was important to me because I got to express my interest in mix media. As my canvas I used wood and drew with color pencils on it. In this piece I focused on detail and the texture of my canvas helped with detail. I used watercolor, collage and ink pens. For the jewelry in this piece I made actual jewelry and collaged it on"
2021
Drawing - Mixed Media
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2021
State Finalist - VASE 2021
"This piece was important to me because I got to express my interest in mix media. As my canvas I used wood and drew with color pencils on it. In this piece I focused on detail and the texture of my canvas helped with detail. I used watercolor, collage and ink pens. For the jewelry in this piece I made actual jewelry and collaged it on"
Red Cow
2020
Drawing - Mixed Media
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2020
"This piece I important to me because I really got to experiment with media I was not familiar with. For the cow and the background I used color pencil. For the ground I used pastel colors, watercolor and color pencils. In my opinion the angle in which the picture was taken makes this piece interesting."
2020
Drawing - Mixed Media
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2020
"This piece I important to me because I really got to experiment with media I was not familiar with. For the cow and the background I used color pencil. For the ground I used pastel colors, watercolor and color pencils. In my opinion the angle in which the picture was taken makes this piece interesting."
Balloon Vision
2020
Drawing - Colored Pencil
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2020
Silver Key Recipient - Scholastic Art and Writing 2020
"This artwork represents hard work and dedication. I decided to use this picture because it was a great example of hard work. I had seen this man selling balloons all morning, but no one would buy from him. Still he was there walking around offering people balloons"
2020
Drawing - Colored Pencil
Regional Gold Medal - VASE 2020
Silver Key Recipient - Scholastic Art and Writing 2020
"This artwork represents hard work and dedication. I decided to use this picture because it was a great example of hard work. I had seen this man selling balloons all morning, but no one would buy from him. Still he was there walking around offering people balloons"
Mandil Morado y Pelo Blanco
2019
Drawing - Mixed Media
Hispanic Heritage Exhibit 2019
Honorable Mention - Scholastic Art and Writing 2021
"This piece is special to me because it is of someone I love. I really enjoy drawing portraits of people who are special to me. In this piece my Grandma is making tortillas which is something special to me, because she always makes us tortillas when we go over to her house"
2019
Drawing - Mixed Media
Hispanic Heritage Exhibit 2019
Honorable Mention - Scholastic Art and Writing 2021
"This piece is special to me because it is of someone I love. I really enjoy drawing portraits of people who are special to me. In this piece my Grandma is making tortillas which is something special to me, because she always makes us tortillas when we go over to her house"
Welding Man
2020
Photography
"This photograph I took while my dad was making a fence. It is special to me because it is just a small piece that shows all the hard work he has put in. I am grateful for all he does because I know he does it for my family."
2020
Photography
"This photograph I took while my dad was making a fence. It is special to me because it is just a small piece that shows all the hard work he has put in. I am grateful for all he does because I know he does it for my family."