The senior exhibit of Robert Hopgood and Blake Page is now showing in the Fine Arts Gallery.

The exhibit is titled “They made me do it and they caught me off guard.”

Both students show a lot of talent in their creations and the exhibit shows a lot of different mediums and techniques.

“It’s always exciting to see the final selections senior art and design students choose to put into their senior thesis exhibitions,” said Lane Last, an assistant professor of Graphic Design. “I can see the care and hard work they put into the presentation and also a glimpse of a personal style and aesthetic they are proud of.”

Hopgood is a Graphic Design major. His exhibit features brochures, ads, newsletters and posters that he has designed both in and out of his graphic design classes.

“What I look forward to most about being a graphic designer is that my design work may actually play a part in getting someone to buy a certain product or take a specific action,” Hopgood said. “That’s a pretty exciting thought.”

The “Obion County Fall Fest Headline Attraction Poster” is a black-and-white poster that features a picture of Marty Stewart and is well-balanced with its pictures, ads and text.

Page is an Art Education major. His exhibit features paintings, drawings and handmade books. In the middle of the gallery, he also has ceramic pots and sculptures on display.

“I was excited and relieved to finally exhibit my work in my senior show, “ Page said in regard to the exhibit. “It was worth it to see my hard work cumulate into what I thought was a very successful opening event.”

Page’s picture “Anthropol-ogy” looks like a painting from a distance, but is actually created with Prisma color pencils on watercolor paper. It features a man and woman at the bottom of the picture and their hair turns into the roots of a tree that features cave style drawings etched into it. There’s incredible detail on the faces of the man and woman.

The exhibit “They made me do it and they caught me off guard” will be up until Sept. 25 in the Fine Arts Gallery.