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Art Maker—Food Enjoyer—Book Reader—Board Gamer
Backgrounds, Illustration, and Plein Airs

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✨ 3 MORE WEEKS (NOV. 8)✨

Fresh from our artist garden, here are some of the sweet artists joining us at Sunny Side!

🍊 Alperen Ayan (@alperenarts), an artist with a love for vibrant colors, cute critters, and plein air painting!

🍊 Ty Goodwin (@tyagoodwin), a professional designer who creates memorable and iconic characters through shows, comics, games, and more!

🍊 And last but not least is J.U. Studio (@ju_uuuuuuuuuuuuu), an independent, student-run business creating original illustrated postcards, prints, and posters, primarily inspired by the UC San Diego campus and its surroundings.

We love to see animation and adjacent artists come together, especially in San Diego! Come check out local talent in person and show them some love at Sunny Side! See ya there ☀️

Sunday, Nov. 8, 11AM - 4PM
Studio K in Convoy District
9340 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, 92123

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StreetsOfZine will be at LBX 2026!

Creator & Director @birdeatfish and Admin @jellie.beam will be roaming around, so come say hi if you spot us! Some of our past artists will also be tabling at the exhibition, so be sure to check them out: @paluumin @alperenarts @hazeldang @dewpearl_art @solarsoph @solo.linnea 💕

See you there :)

#lbx #lightboxexpo

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SUNNY SIDE IS BACK! ☀️ We’re so excited to welcome an amazing lineup of new artists from all over San Diego and, for the first time, from our sister cities in Irvine, LA, and TJ! This is our first upgrade into a bigger space (from 12 to 22 artists and more activities!) and we hope to have your support as we continue to grow!

Save the date for Sunday, November 8th, 11AM - 4PM, and come celebrate SoCal illustrators and makers with us 🍊

Want a quick preview of some of the featured artists?

@alperenarts
@sividraws
@sinai_art
@patrickballesteros
@holleysketch
@daikondandy
@ginsays
@kaijuqid

The amount of talent at this event is insane!! STAY TUNED as we show off all our featured artists all month! Thank you for helping us chase our dreams + we hope to see you in November 🥰

☀️ / Karen, Jules, and Jon

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Spring 2026 at UCSD. Documented before class, after class, on my way to lecture, and at the computer labs.

Courses:
CSE 150B (AI Reasoning) pic.1&2
CSE 125 (Video Game Design) pic.5

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Congrats to all the winners!! 🌸
400 entries, 5 prompts, and so much incredible art. Thank you to everyone who participated this year. Picking winners was not easy.

Swipe to see the winning pieces 🏆

Huge thank you to @huiontablet for the grand prizes, and to @skyloftwing @iamregressing, @antofant, @pluviumgrandis and @thomaschamberlainkeen for the amazing prompt artwork. See you next challenge! 🐞

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Here's another round of our vendors for Art Bazaar this Friday! Head onto Library Walk to support your local artists 🐠🎵‼️🫧
Artists Featured:
@shepwithoutsheep
@jellybagsncharmz
@aches_artshop
@glub.cat
@alperenarts
@ju_uuuuuuuuuuuuu
@yuli_zon
@lillazybeans
@condylicious
@loverzhalo
@_zerotype
@rrocktype
@lackingsoy

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Artwork by @alperenarts for #PleinAirpril 🩵

#NoPleinNoGain #warriorpainters #cityscapepainting #traditionalpainting

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1st Place - Golden ROI Contest 4th Edition.

From USA, Alperen Ayan @alperenarts with the work entitled “Tiny Garden”

He is awarded:

- 1 PRO Pass
- 50% discount on ROI 5 Pass
- Backstage access for portfolio reviews and lunch (3 days)
- The artwork displayed in Gallery '900 during the ROI Event
- 1 Golden ROI Trophy

Congratulations to Alperen and endless thanks to all participants.

Thanks also to the Golden ROI jury: @gabrielgomez_art @djahal @giorgiobaroni

See you at the ROI Event 🥳

#roievent #goldenroi2026 #geniusacademy

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Artist Spotlight: Alperen Ayan✨ #LBXPaintathon Winner ✨ @alperenarts
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Hello! I’m Alperen, an illustrator and aspiring visdev artist. I love observing the minutiae of color and capturing the mood and feeling of scenes, people, and things around me. I hope to create inspiring paintings and find a place in the animation industry!

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Artwork by @alperenarts for #PleinAirpril ❤️💛

#NoPleinNoGain #warriorpainters #environmentpainting #illustration #digitalpainting

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1st Place - Golden ROI Contest 3rd Edition.

From California, USA, Alperen Ayan @alperenarts with the work entitled “Mirage”

He is awarded:

- 1 PRO Pass
- 50% discount on ROI 4 Pass
- Backstage access for portfolio reviews and lunch (3 days)
- The artwork displayed in Gallery '900 during the ROI Event
- 1 statuette from the Golden ROI

Congratulations to Alperen and endless thanks to all participants.

Thanks also to the Golden ROI jury:
@moulinbleu @servane_altermatt @leonardosala.draws

See you at the ROI Event 🥳

#roievent #goldenroi2025 #geniusacademy #conceptart #digitaillistration

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