Senior Robin Nichols enters her Advisory class and sets down her things before grabbing the dry erase markers and starts to draw on the whiteboard. She delicately starts her drawing while looking at a picture for inspiration and continues to draw yet another masterpiece during her free time in class. 

Nichols has entertained the class by drawing something new everyday during Advisory. 

Her interest in art started in elementary school and has evolved from there. 

“When I was younger I was really into video games and wanted to draw cut scenes from them,” Nichols said. “So I would copy youtube tutorials on how to do that and it just expanded from there.” 

Her favorite form of art is people and realistic drawing because they’re very diverse and have different structures. 

She enjoys drawing the different types of expressive people and finds it the most enjoyable. 

“I like the random subjects she chooses to draw.” Senior Justice Whitlock said, “I think to me, it just represents some fun in an already boring place.” 

A big part of Nichols expanding her art was Art teacher Ms. Kim Meneses. Ms. Meneses got her into realism and it has been one of the main things she has used in her art form. 

“My favorite part about her drawings are that they’re always different and look really good,” Senior Kaitlyn Allen said. “I enjoy seeing the different pictures she makes and how realistic they look.” 

After high school Nichols plans on going to college and has already applied for Metropolitan Community College. 

She plans to go into the science division and keep her art for a side hobby as something for her to enjoy. 

“As much as I love art, and as much as it’s a big part of my life, I would rather it just be a hobby and not a career,” Nichols said. “A lot of times when artists do art as a career, they lose interest or passion in it so I personally think It’s just not for me as a career.” 

Nichols uses the last of the time for class to add her final details and touches to her drawing. She fixes the few things that she thinks could be better and stands back to look at it before adding her final detail to complete her art piece. She then packs up as the bell rings and heads to her next class.