Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry M 16″ x 20″, My painting, entitled “Pebbles on the Water”, is a composition of oil on canvas. I based this piece off of a picture my mother took of my brother when he was little; when we lived in Rhode Island, he would spend hours...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry L 11″ x 14″, acrylic on canvas My art piece “Poppy Anemone ” is a painting of a photo I took at the Getty Museum garden in Los Angeles. While there, I was overjoyed to have the privilege of seeing “The Irises” by Vincent Van Gogh. I...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry K 13.25″ x 20″, oil on panel “In painting this piece, I found my influence in both Sonia Hale, for her ability to capture the beauty and innocence of children, and Michael Peter Ancher, for telling captivating stories through his work....
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry J 20.5″ x 20″, watercolor The theme of my watercolor piece is motion. Watercolor reflects this theme because it is a dynamic medium. The bones in this piece are the hip bone. The hip bone is a ball and socket joint which is one of the most...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry I 16″ x 20″, acrylic on canvas Acrylic paint has grown to become one of my favorite mediums over the past couple of years. In this painting, I focused mainly on mood, composition, and realism. One artist that has always inspired me is Dutch...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry H 16″ x 20″, acrylic on canvas Something I love about art is how it captures moments of life and pours them out to viewers. John Singer Sargeant is someone I deeply admire for his intuition in this. Looking at one of his paintings is a...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry G 11″ x 14″, oil paint This painting was inspired by impressionist painter Claude Monet. His loose and colorful style is reflected through my vibrant strokes of color, and my lack of fine detail is representative of the traditional...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry F 11″ x 14″, acrylic on canvas board The Dutch Baroque painter, Pieter Claesz, inspired me with his portrayal of textures and use of color and light. I appreciate how he incorporated symbolism in his still lifes, such as mortality represented...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry E 17″ x 24″, watercolor on paper I was a freshman when the American artist, John James Audubon was introduced to me. I was already absolutely fascinated by the beauty of nature and Mr. Audubon’s depictions of life-size birds in their natural...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry D 10″ x 8″, acrylic on framed (gesso primed) canvas I began this piece after going to a Van Gogh Exhibit in Pittsburgh. I discovered how Van Gogh expressed himself in his art and was inspired to paint for something more than a commission. This...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry C 8″ x 10″, oil on canvas I think oil painting reminds me of Rembrandt, but I don’t think I followed his example very well because you can see my brush strokes. Brush strokes aren’t a bad thing; they add a dash of humanity and...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry B 24″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas ““War Within the Soul” is a portrait of myself that represents my personal feelings of walking through grief. When I was 16 years old, I lost my father. The feelings I experienced were shredding to my soul....
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Apr 13, 2022 | Painting Entry |
Entry A 11″ x 14″, oil on canvas “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” This quote reflects my thoughts while I was gazing at a painting by Rembrandt at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Rembrandt is...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry S 8.5″ x 11″, pencil on paper The artist who has inspired me the most in my portrait sketches is my grandpa. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting by him at the kitchen table and trying to copy his own portrait drawings. His sketches...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry R 18″ x 24″, Shiva oil paintstik After watching a Georgia O’Keeffe documentary, my heart was touched by her unique and soft art style. I wanted to emulate the same kind of powerful yet gentle strokes in my piece. I prioritized contrast:...
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