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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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry Q 11″ x 14″, white charcoal on black charcoal paper My charcoal drawing, entitled “Alas, Poor Yorrick”, is an illustration of Act V scene I of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. I chose white charcoal on a black paper background because it...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry P 13 3/4″ x 12″, pencil, ink, and water soluble colored pencil The artist who influenced my work is God, the ultimate artist of all creation. The flowers represent the emergence of spring, which is a reflection of the renewal God gave humanity...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry O 9″ x 12″, graphite on Bristol paper Drawing has been one of my passions for as long as I can remember. I love picking up a pencil and drawing someone’s face, trying to get the right shape of an eye or the right shading around the nose. This...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry N 26″ x 32″, ink and colored pencil on marker paper, mounted on poster board painted with acrylic The pop art movement has always intrigued me and the composition of my piece reflects that; however, the artists I used as inspiration were Pablo...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry M 19″ x 16″, graphite “One of my favorite things to experiment with when I get to work with graphite is its ability to show realism in texture and contrast in light. The photograph that the drawing is based on was taken in my house with...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry L 9″ x 12″, colored pencils While there isn’t a specific artist that truly influenced the artwork I produced, I have looked at multiple pieces of hyperrealism art that place much emphasis on details. Those artists seek to achieve almost...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry J 20″ x 19″, white charcoal on black paper I have always been amazed by the human hand. They not only preform ordinary tasks, but also create beautiful things, like glass. Both hands and glass are often overlooked because of their familiarity....
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry I 12″ x 18″, ink Wassily Kandinsky, an early twentieth century painter, influenced my ink project. The idea of intentional doodling can be directed back to him. Kandinsky’s art was conscious of the ordering of his geometric shapes in an...
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Apr 13, 2022 | Drawing Entry |
Entry H 20″ x 16″, Sgrafitto drawing on scratchboard Henriette Ronner Knip was a Dutch artist in the Romantic style who captured her love for cats through her paintings. I was inspired by the intricate detail in her portraits: from the rendering of...
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