Self-Portrait
The self-portraits are made with oil pastels using a limited color palette of a small group of analogous, or related, colors and the opposite of those colors - their complements. No white or black was used, only color. The formal vibrancy of these pieces comes from the color, but the emotional impact comes from each artist - their personalities impact every choice they make about how to create a representation of themselves.

It is a hard concept to think about creating a piece of work where your picture is the basis. It is actually very revealing to study the forms of one's face. A nose, an ear, all the forms of the face do not have a true shape. We cannot say a nose is perfectly round. It was really interesting to see each student create a work of that is based on their self and also reflects their inner personalities. I think that each artist was not aware while they were making their portrait, but afterwards it became noticeable how each artist was reflected through their work. I enjoyed working with pastels and using a limited color scheme. Each portrait was really interesting to look at because it was so similar to the artist who created it.

SLIDE SHOW—Self-Portraits

Collage and Oil Painting
This project used six short stories from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities as a launching point for creative visual response. These collages will next be translated into oil paintings on canvas.

SLIDE SHOW—Collage and Oil Painting

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