During my pursuit of a visual art degree in 1995, our professors motivated us to fully engage in every aspect of creating original art, including crafting our own canvases by cutting wood, stretching canvas, and preparing painting surfaces with gesso.
Art school plays a vital role in the development of artists. Our small group worked closely together to overcome challenges and embark on our projects; Despite the daunting task of working on large canvases and finishing whiting the assigned week.
One of my initial mixed media artworks was titled "Angel de la Tierra" (angel of earth) was created using acrylic medium, oil pastel, and paper. The painting does not focus on a specific color palette, but blending the color wheel harmoniously. The piece was purely experimental from the process of creating the canvas that its measures were sixty inches by forty-eight inches and completing the painting in a few days.
” If you want to master painting, you have to experience the whole task from making the canvas to finishing you piece” -Eileen A Art
The theme of the painting emphasizes that while we may not possess supernatural abilities like angels are believed to have, we can still act as "angels" by helping those in need, regardless of any past "mistakes" society may judge us for. We all have the capacity to be compassionate individuals and take necessary action when the situation demands it. The artwork titled "Angel de la Tierra," created in 1995 using mixed media , has been sold.
One of the most cherished pleasures in an artist's life is the ability to express our thoughts through color. – Eileen A Art
Thanks for reading; Have fun and create!
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