The New Era
Gabe Fernandez had flashbacks of his days as a student at Hawthorne Elementary as he walked toward the classroom full of students waiting to meet him Monday morning, Feb. 2.
Fernandez, who attended Hawthorne between 1977 and 1984, stopped by to chat with a group of fourth- and fifth-graders about his artwork and the perseverance it took to become a full-time artist.
The room full of students quietly sketched while they waited…