Illustrating Life

My paintings contain both abstract and figurative elements that share an underlying theme: spiritual symbolism that conveys positive principles to live by. The symbolism that underscores my content carries over to my choice of palette; for example, red or yellow implies the vitality of life while purple stands for royalty.With my drawings, I concentrate on highly realistic graphite portraits of individuals I know. I present them in the environments in which they live to help highlight their unique personalities. With both painting and drawing, my goal is to illustrate spiritual philosophies on macro and micro levels respectively.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Interdisciplinary Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary Studies

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Dean, H.A. Mark

Contributors dc:contributor

• Joseph H. Seipel

• portraiture
• acrylic
• ink
• abstract
• painting
• symbolism
• pencil

Statement dc:rights

• © The Author

Identifier

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/821

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-1820