Julia Ainsley Abel
Acrylic/Oil/Charcoal/Photography
Memphis, TN
Some people use art as a stress-relief or a creative outlet. They use it as a way to capture the beauty of the world that God placed around them. I, however, do not resonate with any of these. I make art because I am enthralled by the math and science behind it. I enjoy the angles of foreshadowing and the way weight can be displayed with a single stroke of umber. It is not the feeling that one gets when they perfect an eye on canvas. I find fascination with the way the art is made and not the way people make art. That doesn't really make sense. It isn't supposed to.
"The world is but a canvas to our imagination"
-Henry David Thoreau
Recognitions:
- Scholastic National Art & Writing Awards - Honorable Mention for "This is Not My Hand" (pictured to the right)
- Briarcrest Regional Art Competition and Exhibition - 3rd Place of Ninth Grade for "Far From the Tree"
- Great Works of The Heart - Best Series in Art Four; Best Painting for "This is Not My Hand"
- Briarcrest Regional Art Competition and Exhibition- Honorable Mention of Ninth Grade for "Loud Series of Groans"
- WTRSAE- 2nd place of painting for "Layers"