Senior exhibit touches on personal, practical
Lisa Norris
Issue date: 5/7/09 Section: Campus Life
The culmination of four years of study for six female artists is on display in Porter Hall for the senior art exhibit, titled "So on and So Forth..." The exhibit features the students' selection of works from their portfolios and personal creations.
A variety of media are on display, from photography and painting to calendars and stationery. All of the works reveal the artist's personal style and preference on choice of color and subject matter.
Tera Reed's paintings are gorgeous studies of flora and the human form. The rich color palette Reed has employed is vibrant and catching, keeping the mind and the eye moving through the images from one detail to another. Reed's portraits are beautiful and accurate representations of the lively individuals they depict.
More paintings are on display from Deann Norris, who has captured the skyline and riverfront of a city, the open spaces of rural life, and the changing of the seasons. Her representations of these scenes are accurate and beautiful compositions.
Her brush strokes and the movement captured in her images keep the eye roving through her pieces. Norris' flamingos are lively and vibrant on their textured foreground. They look so realistic and gorgeous. The same realism is found in her oil painting "Light," where her use of layered paint and heavy strokes on the bricks implies their natural texture and qualities.
Simplistic but beautiful jewelry is featured from artist Shaina Stroud. My favorite piece is her self-portrait brooch, featuring a geometric visage. It is an intriguing and eye-catching piece, crafted from brass. Stroud has also dabbled in sculpture in her time in the Art Department, an effort that has yielded the creation of an oversized nail polish bottle, made from wood.
A lighted pinhole portrait illuminates Alysha Dockhum's display of handcrafted stationery, wooden boxes and a 2010 calendar book featuring Dockhum's drawings and composite images. Dockhum uses vintage fabric and lace ribbon in much of her work, creating delicate designs that give her work a feminine quality. All of Dockhum's pieces are painstakingly detailed and intricate.
A variety of media are on display, from photography and painting to calendars and stationery. All of the works reveal the artist's personal style and preference on choice of color and subject matter.
Tera Reed's paintings are gorgeous studies of flora and the human form. The rich color palette Reed has employed is vibrant and catching, keeping the mind and the eye moving through the images from one detail to another. Reed's portraits are beautiful and accurate representations of the lively individuals they depict.
More paintings are on display from Deann Norris, who has captured the skyline and riverfront of a city, the open spaces of rural life, and the changing of the seasons. Her representations of these scenes are accurate and beautiful compositions.
Her brush strokes and the movement captured in her images keep the eye roving through her pieces. Norris' flamingos are lively and vibrant on their textured foreground. They look so realistic and gorgeous. The same realism is found in her oil painting "Light," where her use of layered paint and heavy strokes on the bricks implies their natural texture and qualities.
Simplistic but beautiful jewelry is featured from artist Shaina Stroud. My favorite piece is her self-portrait brooch, featuring a geometric visage. It is an intriguing and eye-catching piece, crafted from brass. Stroud has also dabbled in sculpture in her time in the Art Department, an effort that has yielded the creation of an oversized nail polish bottle, made from wood.
A lighted pinhole portrait illuminates Alysha Dockhum's display of handcrafted stationery, wooden boxes and a 2010 calendar book featuring Dockhum's drawings and composite images. Dockhum uses vintage fabric and lace ribbon in much of her work, creating delicate designs that give her work a feminine quality. All of Dockhum's pieces are painstakingly detailed and intricate.
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