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Oil on Canvas, 12"x 12"

This piece from my sustained investigation focused on the extravagance of the Baroque period. The Baroque period is known for its elegant patterns, bright colors, and over the top clothing and style. I included many bright colors in this piece in order to allude to the over the top and bright fashion of the time period.
I decided to focus on a staple of the Baroque period: the very intricate patterned fans. Fans were carried by every woman in this time period and the wealthier the person the more detailed and extravagant of a fan.

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Oil on Canvas, 12"x 11"

This is another piece from my sustained investigation. This painting focuses on the Victorian era and its jewelry. The jewelry during this time period included a lot of gems, romantic shapes, and depictions of animals.
The hand reaching for the jewelry represents the common class reaching for the luxury of royals. The purple background alludes to the royalty and their wealth.

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Emma Ross - Victorian Jewelry - York Community High School

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

Purple, a color I believe to be underrated, holds much meaning, and has been used throughout history. Purple is the color of royalty, wealth, power, and ambition which I demonstrate through the position and emotion of the woman, and the multitude of jewelry. The woman holds a great air of confidence, and power, and is painted in only shades of purple and no other color. This piece does not only to represent the meaning behind the color purple, but also the elegance of it.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

Sneakers can have very detailed and intricate designs. They often have many curves, textures, and shapes, giving each shoe a unique look. I wished the capture this particular sneaker from multiple perspectives in order to display its particular design. I stitched together the multiple viewpoints to create motion and give life to the piece. This piece is meant to be lively, simple, and fun while exploring a detailed object.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

With this piece I strayed from my comfort zone and created a more organic, less detailed, and more textured painting. I made great use of my pallet knife and my large brushes, being less precise and more free with my brush strokes. Clocks shaped as cats are quite silly and fun objects, so I wished to reflect this and create a bright, lively piece using color and texture.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

Acid rain created by pollution is a large problem in China and Russia, creating landslides and dying forests. This problem was the focus of my piece. The dull and dismal background demonstrates the outcome of the acid rain, while the bright, smiling girl in the forefront represents the ignorance towards the issue. The girl is meant to contrast the background and demonstrate that despite this issue many are continuing the live their lives in ignorance of it.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

In this piece I compare myself to the spiritual and figurative meanings of scorpions. In some cultures scorpions are believed the represent transformation and are seen as guardians of change. I wished to allude to my own transformation in this piece. I painted the scorpion in blue to contrast the warm colors of my skin. I added a black background to contrast my colorful skin as well. I wished to bring full attention to myself and the scorpion, connecting the two.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

This piece is the first of my sustained investigation in which I concentrate on the question of how has fashion and appearance evolved throughout history along with context and setting?

The 1950s was the focus of this piece, particularly the high fashion of the era. The fashion was very elegant, simple, and beautiful, corresponding with the mood often associated with the time period. I demonstrated the elegance of this fashion era by painting the clothes black and giving the woman a classic red lip. The simple background alludes to the simplicity in the fashion.

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Oil on Canvas, 11"x 9"

This is the second piece of my sustained investigation focused on fashion. This painting focuses on the early 1800's. I took inspiration from multiple films set in this time period and chose the English countryside as the background. The dress during that era was flowy and comfortable, often made out of soft colored fabric. I painted many wrinkles and folds in the dress to give life to the fabric and demonstrate the looseness of the dresses of a time period that was rather strict and constricting for women.