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- Subject: acrylic paintings (visual works)
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A ghost paints his ancestor
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AHISTORIC WALK
On a light tan paper background, painted footprints of all different sizes cover the piece in a darker tan-gray color. The footprints do not overlap and are turned to the left and right, following no specific path.View item -
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Angel of the Pandemic: Dear Lord, I am Tired
Ink and acrylic on canvas. The piece depicts a gray colored angel, turned to the right side and holding their chest, their wings angled downwards. The angel looks upwards with their eyes closed. Surrounding them are blots of blue paint and ink in different shades.View item -
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Behind the Velvet Curtain
Barbara KruppAn abstract acrylic painting on stretched canvas. The background has muted tones of purple, tan, red, blue, and pink. At the top of the piece small dots of different colored paint are layered on top of eachother. Strokes of color to the right crack downwards. To the left side are rounder strokes of different colors.View item -
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Breaking Free
A framed ink and acrylic piece. Blue, green, and purple ink fill the center of the piece, encompassing a section of white. In the white section there are two butterflies, one teal and the other purple, their shadows reflecting onto the white background. Above the center, another smaller teal butterfly rests with its shadow reflecting onto the white surface. The piece is in a black frame.View item -
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Butterflies
María Ximena Hernández RayasA photograph of a marker drawing on paper. Over the white background is an image of a woman with pale-pink skin, freckles over her cheeks, dark blue eyebrows and shoulder length dark blue hair. She is wearing black earrings and a purple crystal necklace. Her mouth is open and there are blue butterflies climbing out of it, while others fly around her head. She has elf-like pointy ears with small black earrings in them. She also has an open third eye on her forehead with a light pink iris, and her eyes are dripping with tears.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 10
A painted lightswitch cover. Filling the bottom and right side are different wildflowers in oranges and yellows. At the top left corner is a blue and purple hummingbird, drinking nectar from a flower.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 5
A wooden lawn chair, painted a light blue. The chair has white, puffy clouds painted on the back and armrests.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 6
A painted pair of tennis shoes. A hand holds up one of the shoes while the other lays on a black leather surface. The shoes show the left and right side, which are painted to depict a waterfront scene. Towards the left is tall grass and a sandy beach. Blue and white water laps on the shore. The rest of the water is a deep blue. At the top of the shoe, seagulls fly through a cloudy sky. This painting is repeated on the second shoe but reversed.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 7
Painted oyster shells resting on a white surface, a hand holds one of them up for a better view. Inside each shell is a painted beach scene. In the paintings, a seagull stands next to tall, green grass on a sandy beach. Water laps up onto the shore, and the rest of the water is a dark blue. At the top of the shells, seagulls fly through a cloudy sky.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 8
White slip on shoes painted with black, stylized cartoon-like figures. The patterns are repeated continuously, outlining each other in different human and animal shapes as well as dotted lines filling in the gaps.View item -
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Calm in the Storm 9
An acrylic painting of mushrooms against a night sky. The mushrooms have either a tan or red cap and are of varying sizes. Dark grass surrounds the mushrooms. The background is black with firefly-like dots of gold surrounding them and filling the sky.View item -
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Campfire 10
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting of two women sitting by a campfire, drinking wine, overlooking a lake framed by trees. The campfire is large, the fire tall. The sky is a cloudy dusk.View item -
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Campfire 11
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting of a girl crouching in the grass next to a campfire, roasting a marshmallow at night. She has fair skin and is wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts, and has shoulder length brown hair. The fire is medium sized, illuminating the scenery around them.View item -
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Campfire 12
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting of three fair-skinned girls playing with sparklers in front of a campfire during the night, their arms outstretched in different poses. The fire is illuminating the grass around them, and a lake is in the background.View item -
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Campfire 13
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting on canvas depicting a scenic view of a man sitting, tending to a campfire on a patch of land overlooking a lake. The firepit is large with a tall, crackling fire. The man is poking at it with a long stick. The moon shines over the lake, the deep blue of the sky reflected in it. A forested green brush of trees surrounds the lake and is also reflected on the water.View item -
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Campfire 14
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting of a man and woman sitting around a campfire, during dusk. The man is holding a guitar, the woman watching the fire. The fire is wide but low, illuminating the grass and trees.View item -
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Campfire 2
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting on canvas. The painting depicts a campfire in the darkness, the sky is not visible. The homemade fire pit is made out of a circular arrangement of narrow bricks that surround a pile of sticks and logs blazing with the orange, yellow, and white heat of fire, illuminating the ground around it.View item -
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Campfire 3
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting on canvas depicting a campfire at what appears to be shortly before nightfall, the sky is not visible. The firepit is made out of stone and brick arranged in a circular pattern, surrounding a pile of logs and sticks that are blazing orange, yellow, and white with the heat of fire, illuminating the grass around it.View item -
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Campfire 9
Cynthia CooleyA photograph of an acrylic painting of a girl sitting in the grass next to a large, smoky campfire, roasting a marshmallow at night. The girl has fair skin and is wearing a yellow shirt and has shoulder length blonde hair. She is illuminated by the yellow, orange, and white glow of the fire.View item -
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EMPRESS CATHERINE THE GREAT’s CORONA
An acrylic on paper and found objects piece. A painting of Catherine the Great, a white woman with gray and brown hair, is in the center. She wears red, white, and yellow robes decorated with different flower motifs, and a green, leaf-like hair piece. On top of her head is a white and red COVID cell. The background of the piece is blue. The painting is in a golden frame, decorated with different colored gems.View item -
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EMPRESS WU ZETIAN’S CORONA
An acrylic on board and found objects piece. The painting depicts Empress Wu Zetian, a chinese woman with her hair pulled back and features decorated with white makeup. She wears colorful robes, red earrings, and a large golden headpiece with a white and red COVID cell on top. The painting is in an oval shaped frame and decorated with different flower-shaped and small brown objects.View item -
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For Casey and Niah
Simone RobinsonA mixed-media painting with collage accents. In the center of the painting are the faces of a man and a woman very close to each other, painted in stylized shades of blue and green. The woman, on the right, is resting her cheek on the man’s forehead. Hands, painted in shades of blue, yellow, and red, reach up from the bottom of the frame; one hand rests on the man’s head, and the other hand is caressing the woman’s chin. Collaged around them are small photographs of the couple in real life, in various romantic poses.View item -
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Hanging on or Letting Go
An acrylic on canvas painting depicting someone doing laundry outside. The person has tan skin, short brown hair, and is wearing a yellow dress; their arms are outstretched as they hold onto a white and blue sheet that is blowing into the air. A clothesline with other blue and pink sheets is behind them. In front of them is a white picket fence made out of small pieces of fabric. Behind them, green grass continues and trees line the horizon before opening into a deep blue sky.View item -
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Make a Wish
An acrylic painting on a light colored wooden panel. The painting depicts a wishbone; a forked bone with two curved sides, in a light yellow color. At the bottom of the bone is a series of three green chains, slipped over the two sides.View item
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