Entries by ArtAscent

Renee Lux

A Short Walk with a Small Child She holds out her collection for me to see, three snail shells, a white seashell, and a peach pit. Here is her world of small things. Nothing escapes her big brown eyes. As we walk a half-mile path through a field of tall grass, she stops a dozen […]

Christie Baker

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Brian McClear

Have you ever tried to think about skin as a canvas to paint on? The representational painter Brian McClear portrays people who are like works of art, focusing on the imaginative and symbolic realm of their tattoos. Brian’s paintings range among different subjects: still-life, small objects, and portraits, but they demonstrate stylistic coherence for balance […]

Karla Linn Merrifield

Self-Portrait Triptych 1. Gestalt shamanwoman poetturtle greenvagabond riverlakeoceanheart… The triptych formula is frequent in art history: churches are full of altarpieces divided into three intimately related panels. However, Karla Linn Merrifield realizes triptychs with words. Her poems are masterful self-portraits divided into three acts. Each of Karla’s poems unveils a section of her being, as […]

Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal

Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal’s paintings let us experience a distant connection to ourselves, allowing us to watch inside from an outside perspective. Her art inspires us to take a step back and wonder how others experience the world and how we can take wisdom from observing and accepting other points of view. In Olivia-Patricia’s portraits, eyes […]

Miren Etcheverry

Portraiture is typically considered an extraverted genre that aims to represent another person’s likeness. However, according to a famous quote from Oscar Wilde, “Every picture that is drawn with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” This genre is truly a unique tool for analyzing one’s surroundings and using optics to […]

Lynne Breitfeller

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Leroy Skalstad

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Stephan Crawford

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Aaron Krone

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Kalliope Kione Mediciano

Resurrection Day Round Trip Angels brought the news at the midnight hour “One release day reprive for humanity fire sale for those down below Grab your clean underwear Cause oh yes Ladies and Gents He is real and on the way!”… Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call for entry. To see the full body […]

Jana F. Jaros

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Dan Cook

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Jaclyn Cori

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Jane Holbrook

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Glenda F. Hydler

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Gabiko IoMo

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Irene Sirko

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Ilhana Kisija

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Renee Kuharchuk

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