Elisabeth Wallace

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Elisabeth Wallace

• Art Portfolio

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Table of Continents

• Artist Statement
• Highlights (Shoe Advertisement), Pencil (18
  27)
• Witchful Thinking (Elongated Self Portrait),
  Pastels (18 42)
• June (Calendar Art), Ink Wash (13 9)
• Urban Renaissance (Chalking Project), Colored
  Pencils and Chalk, (8 16) (4 8 )
• Fashion Themed Projects - Beaute, Acrylic
  Painting, (18 24)
• - Captivated, Ink Wash Painting, (8 11)
• - (Duel Paintings) A La Mode Shaded
  Secret, Ink Wash _Paintings, (7.5
  10) (16.5 9)
• Contact Information

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Artist Statement

• If someone was to view the work Ive
  created over the years they may not consider it
  much of
• anything. That is, nothing more than a few pretty
  pictures and attractive paintings. However,
• if that person was to look harder they might see
  what I see, think how I think, live how I live,
  and
• discover the true meanings of my work. Each
  picture tells a story, my story. It is said that
  a
• picture can say a thousand words, well mine can
  tell a whole story.
• In my work I love to design and to use
  classic pieces, they may not make you think, but
  they
• are beautiful and can bring a person to a
  setting. I do not dont have a lot of experience,
  so I go by
• how I feel when it comes to art. My designs often
  reflect my mood at the time, if I am excited or
• feeling alive I use a lot of bright colors and
  vivid styles. If my mood is more pensive I
  typically use
• more grays, blacks, and blues. In all of my work
  I am never just thinking about what looks right,
• but what feels right. When I create there is
  never just a picture in my mind, but a whole
• adventure. The smells, the music, the colors- all
  of the elements that arent even shown are all in
• my mind as I form the piece. My method of
  selecting materials and different mediums lies
  simply
• in how I feel it will fit my purpose.
  Unfortunately, my art lies so heavily upon
  emotions that at
• times I cannot even sketch because I dont feel
  like it. However, I am becoming better at
• controlling my emotions and how they affect my
  work.
• I never took an art class until my
  sophomore year, ever since then I have been
  experimenting
• and growing in my art abilities. I am always a
  little uneasy trying a new medium, but I whenever
• I have finished I find that I had a lot of fun
  with experimenting and that with each new medium
  I

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Shoe Advertisement

• I used a pencil and
• strictly black and white
• shading. As of now it has
• no title other than The
• Highlights Shoe Advertise-
• ment I used one of my
• favorite pairs of shoes as a
• model to reveal more of my
• personality to the viewer
• other than just an ad.

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Elongated Self Portrait

• Titled Witchful Thinking
• I used pastels when I
• created this self-portrait.
• I came up with my design
• after selecting a color
• scheme. I do not necess-
• arily view myself as a
• witch, but this reflects
• a more colorful and fun
• side of me.

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Calendar Art

• This was my first piece I had ever used ink wash
• Not officially titled temporarily called June
• Entered and accepted into MCHS Art Calendar

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Chalking Project

• I designed and chalked a designated square in
  downtown Raleigh for the chalking festival
• The theme for the 2006 Festival was Celebrate
  Raleigh Urban Renaissance
• A very time consuming project
• I used color to portray a sense of movement and
  energy at night
• My favorite part of the whole design is the
  lighting against the night