Alex D. Araiza

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Illustrations

Mixed media, digital and traditional. From darkness, rough and sketchy skeletons emerge within blue flames. — Men On Fire, Mixed media.

Digital painting. An inhuman figure is caught in a spotlight. It's mid crawling with two black circles staring out. It has no mouth. — Crawling, digital painting.

Digital painting. The word Gender Blender is at the center of this piece surrounded by calm happy people of all sorts swirling around the words. — Gender Blender, digital painting.

Digital painting. A young woman is sitting on a bed staring out at the viewer. She wears a fearful look. Behind her two windows are opened to the night. A small pale hand is holding on to the edge of the window. — Girl In Room, digital painting.

Digital painting. A woman stands at the bottom of stairs. She is turned with headphones lowered looking over to where two other people are hanging in the kitchen. Behind her, coming down the stairs, a black blobby mass is crawling down. — Home, digital painting.

Digital painting. A young latina women stares at the viewer with a smile. She is aglow with a welcoming look of cheer. — Sarah, digital painting.

An acrylic painting. A panel crowded with sickly yellow people smiling out at the viewer. — The Cheerful Crowd, acrylic on wood.

Pen and ink. Floating heads all laughing. — So Very Happy, pen and ink.

An acrylic painting. Sheet ghosts with black hole eyes crowd within the frame. It's both calm and yet, eerie. — The Quiet Assembly, acrylic on wood.

An adult trans man stares softly up at the viewer. He's in relaxed wear. The limited palette is pink, blue, and black. — Self Portrait 2020, digital painting.

In a simple bed room a person is on their back on a twin size bed beneath a window. A cat is standing on their chest. The sun is setting, though the only clues to this is the dark ness of the room and the pink glow of the setting light. — Sleepy Days, digital painting.

A portrait of an adult nonbinary friend. The colors are hyper complimentary and bright, pink and chartruese giving it an acid look. They have a neutral look as they stare at the viewer. — Xio, digital painting

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