“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” - Pablo Picasso
PVI Fine Arts Scholarship Submission
This portfolio demonstrates 10 pieces of original artwork that I am submitting for consideration for the St. Paul VI Fine Arts Scholarship.
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"Self Portrait" - Age 14. Medium: vine and charcoal pencils. Time to complete: 15 hours. Drawing a portrait of anyone is difficult, but drawing a portrait of yourself is a complete mind game! I spent the most time working on getting my eyes as accurate as I could and worked a lot on making the texture of my hair.
"Mirrored Reflection" - Age 14. Medium: vine and charcoal pencils. Time to complete: 20 hours. This is my favorite piece that I have created so far! Who am I? How do I become myself? All hobbies of mine I do because my heart yearns to do them. I sometimes wonder where happiness comes from and this piece is center of what makes me happy. These activities are what make me smile and what make me whole. The breath of air that I get when painting in silence, the pride I feel when I complete a music piece, and the bliss that every inch of my body feels when I hit a tennis ball are exactly what make me, well, me. This is a reflection piece of what I would look like if my joy was splattered all over a piece of paper.
"Musical Flow" - Age 14. Medium: oil paint. Time to complete: 5 hours. This was a still life quick study that ended up turning into a piece that I really liked. I painted this in black-and-white at first to focus on defining the five form values, then I glazed over the black-and-white quick value study to learn glazing techniques in oil.
"Blossoming Smiles" - Age 14. Medium: watercolor. Time to complete: 3 hours. This painting was so much fun to create because I rarely ever use watercolors, and I was able to experiment with saturation and depth!
"Vibrant Memories" - Age 14. Medium: oil paints. Time to complete: 30 minutes. I painted this at my grandparents' farm outside, from life sitting on their front lawn. This method is called "plein air". The painting process was very quick and energetic because the sun was setting quickly, but painting this was also calming and a sentimental experience. I spent the day painting out all of my memories onto a canvas; catching depth, perfecting color, and exploring new textures. The "vibrant" orange from the illuminating sunset represents all of the fun times I've had at this land and the darker blues represent how much I miss my childhood getaway.
"The Land" - Age 14. Medium: oil paint. Time to complete: 7 hours. This was a studio piece that I did, using the colors from the plein air studies that I did at my grandparents' farm.
"Illusions" - Age 14. Medium: construction paper abstract. Time to complete: 3 hours. This piece was created during a very emotional time and is a simple, yet meaningful creation. It's an artwork of questions; What is this? What's happening? Loneliness and fear are the two biggest emotions in this piece. The more simple a shape or shade is, the less attention that it wishes to draw from the viewer. The more detailed and colorful pieces are the ones that wish to be seen but never will be, for the bigger yet more simplistic shapes will always take the floor first.
"Wild Majesty" - Age 12. Medium: oil pastels. Time to complete: 5 hours. I remember this piece being particularly fun because of the bright colors that the peacock had on its feathers!
"Peekaboo" - Age 11. Medium: vine and charcoal pencils. Time to complete: 10 hours. I made this piece as a Christmas present for my grandfather, who was very supportive of my love for art! I love this piece because it was my first charcoal "final" that I had ever completed.
"The Curious Crook" - Age 13. Medium: acrylic paint. Time to complete: 4 hours. This painting makes me smile because I remember the ups and downs of the process in making this piece. There were some funny stages that this piece went through before turning into what it is now!