The Final Grasp

Entry G 15.5″ x 21″, graphite pencil   “The Final Grasp”, a piece done completely in graphite pencil, depicts a section of the marble sculpture, Ugolino and His Sons”, seen on “The Gates of Hell”, a bronze sculptural...
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Gamin

Entry F 9″x7.5″, charcoal on multimedia paper   I chose to draw Augusta Savage’s sculpture, “Gamin,” which means “street urchin” in French. While many other sculptures depict gods or great generals, Augusta Savage...
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Wrath of a Goddess

Entry E 9″x12″, Prisma color pencils   For a long time I’ve loved the myths of Greek gods and goddesses. For this drawing, I was imagining what a modern day goddess invoking her wrath on a town would look like. I used my classmate, Ciana, as a...
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Granny

Entry D 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scratchboard   Albrect Durer influenced my piece. Using a scratchboard I created the reverse effect of Durer’s woodcut prints while incorporating his desire to show the beauty of God’s creation in mankind and the...
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Through the Mask

Entry C 10.5″ x 10″, colored pencil and gel pen   For my art project, I was inspired by Caravaggio’s depth and emphasis of light throughout his work. I based my drawing on a picture of my dear friend, Emma. Given that I had a mild case of Covid while...
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Glenway

Entry B 11″x14″, pastels and paper   “Generally I don’t think about art that I’ve seen in the past when I try to create something original, but there are a handful of artists that have undoubtedly influenced this piece (and others I have made)...
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Benvenuti in Italia

Entry A 11″x8.5″, wax-based colored pencil “First, I would like to give full image credit to Riccardo Brig Casarico*, who captured this wonderful scene. I chose this particular photograph for my composition because it was taken in Italy, specifically...
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