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Matilda Frantz
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Dec 21, 20242 min read
Awareness Post - Amy Ross
Amy Ross is a painter and illustrater based in Boston, Massachusetts. I first saw her name on the New American Paintings website, and was...
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matildafrantz25
Dec 21, 20241 min read
In-class Project Progress Post
I recently finished working on my third in-class project for this year, in which I painted a childhood photo of my brother's best friend...
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matildafrantz25
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Art V Home Project 1 Update
For my first semester home project, I decided that I wanted to paint an image of someone (who probably looks a little like me) sleeping...
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matildafrantz25
Sep 29, 20241 min read
Art V In-class Project 1 Update
This week I made good progress on my first in-class painting of the year. My goals are to add lots of framing to my piece and continue...
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matildafrantz25
Sep 21, 20241 min read
Figure Drawing with Tommy - Art V
Above are some of the figure drawings I did during the two weeks we spent learning from Tommy Van Auken and drawing from live models. I...
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May 9, 20241 min read
Last in-class project update #2!
This week I made some more progress on my breakfast still life. I've been doing a lot of glazing, so the colors have gotten richer and...
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May 3, 20241 min read
Last Art 4 in-class project! update
This week, I started painting a new watercolor piece. To address my goals of adding light source and taking my own pictures, I decided to...
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matildafrantz25
May 3, 20241 min read
Career Post - Art Therapist
When looking for another art-related career to research, I decided that I wanted to look into a job I didn't know much about, so I chose...
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matildafrantz25
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Experience Post - Art Works
Earlier this week, we took a mini field trip to see the current exhibition of art pieces from Henrico High School's CFA, and walk around...
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matildafrantz25
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Awareness Post - Annie Lapin
When looking for another artist to research, I decided to look on the New American Paintings site again to look into one of their...
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matildafrantz25
Apr 11, 20241 min read
In-class Project #7 - Update
In class, I'm currently working on another large watercolor painting based on the succulents in my grandparents' garden. This time...
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matildafrantz25
Mar 7, 20242 min read
Awareness Post - John Dilg
While browsing through the New American Painters website, I came across the featured artist John Dilg, a painter from the Midwest. I love...
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matildafrantz25
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Home Project #2 Update
I decided to make a painting to add to my body of work for this project. I'm planning to make a series of paintings of my childhood home...
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matildafrantz25
Feb 15, 20241 min read
Scholastic Art Awards Visit
On Monday, we went to see the Scholastic Art Awards show at the Visual Arts Center. I was able to find inspiration in many of the pieces...
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matildafrantz25
Feb 1, 20241 min read
In-class Project #4 Update
Right now, we're wrapping up our 4th in-class project of the year. I still have a lot to finish over the weekend, but so far I'm really...
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Dec 14, 20232 min read
Awareness Post- Cecily Brown
Cecily Brown is a British artist who specializes in abstract painting. She left regular school to attend Epson Art School at 16 years...
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matildafrantz25
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Lunchtime Lecture: Dan Kanach
I thought it was interesting how Kanach compared and contrasted art and design to one another. He said that design is used when things...
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matildafrantz25
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Career Post - Art History Professor
For this career post, I wanted to look into more Art History related professions. I chose to research Art History professors. Art History...
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matildafrantz25
Dec 7, 20231 min read
In-class Project #3 Update
This week we continued working on our third in-class projects. I'm painting another watercolor piece, this time of an old photo of me as...
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matildafrantz25
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Noelani Jones Lecture Reflection
Listening to Noelani Jones' lecture, the topic that stood out the most to me was the influence and utilization of nature in her work. I...
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