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Download Thumbnail Sheet (9.9 MB)
Download Pumpkin Bouquet, acrylic paint on canvas, 14” x 11”, 2023 (3.1 MB)
Download Graveyard Friend, acrylic paint on cut out wood, 14¼” x 10¾” x ½”, 2023 (1.6 MB)
Download Untitled, stoneware ceramics and glaze, 9½” x 7” x 6½”, 2024 (1.3 MB)
Download Untitled, Charcoal on gray newsprint paper, 18” x 24”, 2024 (1.6 MB)
Download SlipknotMarc, acrylic paint, alcohol markers, and fine liner pen on watercolor paper, 16½” x 16”, 2023 (260 KB)
Download Canned Bird, aluminum foil and cut out Pepsi cans glued together, 10½”x 6”x 4”, 2023 (1.2 MB)
Download Color Collage, acrylic paint on canvas paper, 18” x 24”, 2023 (1.5 MB)
Download Skeletal Anatomy, pencil on paper, 18” x 24”, 2024 (1.8 MB)
Download Muscle Anatomy, pencil on paper, 18” x 24”, 2024 (1.9 MB)
Download Teddy Bear, pencil on paper, 18” x 24”, 2023 (1.7 MB)
Download Self Reflection Project, charcoal on newsprint paper, 18” x 24”, 2023 (2.5 MB)
Download Herons, stoneware ceramics with glaze, 6” x 6”x 1½”, 2024Herons, stoneware ceramics with glaze, 6” x 6”x 1½”, 2024 (1.6 MB)
Download Ice Cream Bowl, stoneware ceramic and glaze, 5”x 5½”x 3½”, 2024 (1.5 MB)
Download Decrepit Palms Bowl, stoneware ceramic and glaze, 6½”x 2¼”x 7”, 2024 (1.2 MB)
Download Nacho Bowl, stoneware ceramics and glaze, 7½”x 2¾”x 8¼”, 2024 (1.4 MB)
Download Star Skateboarder, alcohol markers, glow-in-the-dark paint, and fine liner pens, 24” x 18”, 2023 (1.3 MB)
Download Ponder, acrylic paint on canvas, 20”x 16”, 2023 (2.6 MB)
Download Untitled, ceramic earthenware and glaze, 8½”x 4½”x 8¼”, 2024 (1.3 MB)
Download Untitled, ceramic earthenware and glaze, 8”x 3”x 8½”, 2024 (1018 KB)
Download Arboretum, oil paint on canvas, 18”x 24”, 2024 (310 KB)
Download Untitled, oil paint on canvas, 18”x 20”, 2024 (1018 KB)
Academic Level at Time of Creation
Sophomore
Date of Creation
Fall 11-27-2024
Artist Statement
I mainly work with paint, using it to captivate texture and feeling on a much deeper level than just its color and flow. Paint is the perfect form of expression I find easiest to express. Themes such as emotion, vulnerability, and personal reflection are topics I like to touch on using human anatomy or skeletal systems.
When it comes to general imagery, the use of dark/light and body language, my work is inspired by Caravaggio and his use of intense lighting to showcase darker feelings that include a narrative. In connection to Caravaggio, Van Goh as a person also inspires me to think deeper about the parts of myself that I can harness in order to convey emotion and texture. Both of the artists dive deeper into the sense of feeling on a deeper level.
Advisor/Mentor
Mike Martin
Description
My artwork typically follows a similar theme and expression. Generally showcasing grotesque, dark, or even sometimes softer themes all of which follow a narrative of sorts. Pieces such as the Untitled charcoal drawing has a hidden narrative with much darker tones in comparison to my two earthenware cake stands that feel homey and soft. The work submitted in this portfolio follows many forms of medium like acrylic paint on oval canvas (14” x 11”), oil paint on square canvas (18”x 20”), laser cut wood glued together and painted (14¼” x 10¾” x ½”), black and white charcoal drawing on grey newsprint (18” x 24”), and two ceramic earthenware cake stands (both about 8"x 4"x 8").
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ray, Emily, "Art399 Portfolio" (2024). Professional Practices (ART 399). 162.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/art399/162