Jamie
This is my first piece for advanced art. We were supposed to be inspired by an artist from a magazine we were given. I responded to the artist Sean Cheetham. I reacted to the strong shadows he had in his portraits and the urban, rough backgrounds.
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| Oil on Board, 6"x8" |
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| Oil on Board, 6"x8" |
Plant and Pattern
Decay
This piece is foccusing on the beauty in Decay. I found this leaf that was just begining to change colors and the project stemmed from there.
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| Oil on board, 24"x24" |
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| Oil on Board, 24"x24" |
Artist Inspired Self Portrait
Self Portrait
This is a self portrait inspired by the work of Gregory Gillespie. I wanted to focus on grounding the figure in the background with this piece. Gillespie usually depicts himself working on his paintings and he pays great attention to the details of his background. I wanted to bring those aspects into this piece.
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| Oil on Canvas, 36"x24" |
Art and Text
Saevae Memorem Junonis Ob Iram
This painting is inspired by the opening of the Aeneid. Juno is enraged at Aeneas' escape from Troy, and, as a result, she stirs up the winds into a terrible storm against him. This painting is supposed to be reflective of Juno's anger. The words, saevae memorem iunonis ob iram, are translated, on account of the mindful anger of savage Juno. This is a quote taken directly from the first book of the Aeneid.
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| Oil on Board, 18"x18" |
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| Oil on Board, 18"x18" |
Selective Color
Artemis
This piece is a portrait of the goddess Artemis. She is poised, ready for the hunt. I was trying to focus on the warm/cool color relationships in this piece.
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| Oil on Canvas, 18"x24" |
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| Oil on Canvas, 18"x24" |
