by Alyssa Santana
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–Alyssa Santana
I started my college career at the University of North Georgia studying Psychology. However, at the end of my sophomore year I made the decision to transfer to Georgia Southern University and to switch my major to 2D Studio Art. This should have been my original path because art has been my passion for as long as I can remember. Having made it through three years here now, I’ve been able to experience a wide variety of different creative courses. At some point in these classes, I found what I like to think of as my “niche” with colored pencil realism. This very detail oriented medium allows me to thoroughly explore texture and color in an unexpected way and I plan to continue on this path for as far as it takes me.