Verisimilitude
By Annamarie Evans
This collection depicts my growth in artistic expression and skill
as I navigate through various mediums. These pieces are an assembly of works
from projects created for art classes I took at SUNY Oneonta, where I recently
graduated after studying Psychology and Studio Art.
During my schooling, I realized that I gravitate towards
compositions that consist of ordinary or mundane items. I appreciate that there
is both simplicity and complexity in everyday objects, and capturing their
essence is a quality that I like to express in my work. In connection to
simplicity, my ideal artistic style is realistic and has photographic accuracy.
Using charcoal on brown paper has been my favorite method for developing
realism as it creates dramatic and lifelike recreations of shadows and
highlights. Watercolor has challenged me to achieve that same ideal, but in a
completely different way, which has been both frustrating and rewarding. It is
much more difficult to create details and be precise with watercolor, but the
vibrancy and texture brings a different element of realism that charcoal
cannot.
Thank you for taking the time to view my art.
