Leah Marie Snyder

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Art Portfilio

• Leah Marie Snyder
• Honors Art III
• 2007-2008

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Table of Contents

• Artist Statement
• Elongated Portrait
• Pastel 15 x 35
• Agriculture Scene
• Clay/Ceramics 6 x 6
• Butterfly
• Monotype 8 x 4

• Penguin
• Stipple 14 x 12
• Colorful Wonders
• Acrylic Paint 12 x 16
• Pottery Collection
• Clay/Glaze btw 2x 4x 1 and 4 x 6 x 2

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Artist Statement

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• Since my early childhood I have used art as an
  escape from the media, I have seem my artwork
  grow dramatically from stick figures to
  expressive detail and feeling on canvas. My art
  teachers have acted as mentors and fellow art
  students as an inspiration to new ideas and
  success, In the past year a local art exhibit
  called Art Space, changed my thoughts and
  attitude towards different types of artwork. This
  experience makes me want to create greater things
  with more complexity and design.
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• The majority of my artwork reflects what is
  important in my life, whether this be a
  particular jewelry box from my childhood, or a
  park that stays vivid in my mind. The experiences
  of my life are a treasure to me, and I find it
  easiest to express them through the paintbrush.
  Usually at the end of this brush you will find
  acrylic paint, my favorite medium to use. The
  ease of mixing different shades and tints helps
  me create intensity and passion throughput my
  artwork. Yet sometimes I find myself painting the
  emotions of others, their hardships, or
  happiness.
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• Overall, my experience with art throughout
  school has led me to a path where I can pursue a
  career in the arts. My experience with different
  media which range from clay and molds, to acrylic
  and oils, has assured me of a lifelong dream.
  With the growth of my knowledge, I plan to paint
  more original artwork instead of basing my ideas
  off of others. I find that my artwork because
  more personal and vivid whenever I take my own
  paintbrush, instead of one of another painter.
  stress of everyday life. From the time I began
  working with different

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Elognated Self Portriat

• This elongated self portrait was created with
  pastels whenever I was in Art II. In the artwork
  I am blowing a bubble from a piece of double
  bubble while crossing my eyes.

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Agriculture Scene

• This farm scene was created with clay and painted
  with glazes. Included in the scene is a fence,
  driveway, pond, mud hole, tree, pigs and an
  overview of yellow flowers growing in a field.

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Butterfly

• This piece of artwork is a monotype of a monarch
  butterfly. Painted with primarly greens whites,
  reds and blacks.. Its the only one printed of
  its kind.

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Penguin

• These penguins were stippled whenever I was in
  middle school. I used more dots in one area to
  create a deeper concentration and less dots in
  one surrounding area to create areas where light
  was reflected.

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Colorful Wonders

• This is one of my most recent pieces of artwork
  created in Art III. It is a young girl which has
  been twisted into a wonder of colors from her
  face to her hair. It is painted with acrylic
  paint.

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Pottery Collection

• This pottery collection shows two of my pieces in
  ceramics so far. Both are made out of clay and
  are dipped with different glazes.

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Contact Information

• Leah Snyder
• LMarie0731_at_aol.com