[nathanielwuart]

Expectant Serenity

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: pastel

Size: 18W x 24L

Live model study. 

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Aloof Sir

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: Medium: mixed media ‐ watercolor and pastel

Size: 15W x 20L

Live model study. 

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Joanna

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: acrylic

Size: 18W x 24L

This is a painting done of my friend all dressed up for a fun 1920's party. 

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Toy Thoughts

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: mixed media ‐ acrylic and marker

Size: 22W x 15L

When people see this piece, they always ask me about the toys (yes, they're mine and yes I still have them). The still‐ life observation was surrounded by my various doodles ‐ whatever came into my mind at the time was drawn right then and there. 

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Hallucinations

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: mixed media ‐ watercolor, acrylic, and markers

Size: 15W x 20L

I loved Diego Rivera's 'The Canyon' but I was also inspired by Georgia O' Keeffe's work for this piece. The contrast between life and death captivated me. I made the dead elements of the painting more unconventional by adding fashion elements. To continue the contrast life and death, I used butterflies.

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A Tree's Story

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: mixed media ‐ acrylic and marker

Size: 15W x 22L

This started out as only an observation study but it became so much more in the span of a year. The tree naturally had a shape resembling a hand grasping at it, so I played up with the human grasp on nature. 

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Self Portrait 

Year: 2011‐2012

Medium: mixed media ‐ acrylic and marker

Size: 18W x 24L

This is a self portrait of myself. I drew inspiration from Gustav Klimt as seen in the pattern on my shirt; inspiration was also taken from Japanese culture as seen in the clouds and the waves. The split in the background serves as my own commentary on mankind's destructive habits towards nature.