Mary Schwalbe – Artist Portfolio Magazine

Artist Portfolio Magazine – 2017 Q4 Art Competition

Mary Schwalbe – New York, NY
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My first introduction to drawing was in a first year seminar at Bates College. I really connected with drawing as a medium because of both the therapeutic ‘flow’ I find while drawing and how mark-making can capture an ephemeral moment unlike any other medium. At the encouragement of my professor, I declared an art major and eventually moved towards oil painting, focusing on portraiture. I use painting and drawing to explore historical contexts of beauty and womanhood, while also incorporating an awareness of the paranoia of living in the digital age. After a year-long painting thesis, I am attending Teachers College in the fall of 2018 as an Art and Art Education masters candidate.

Title Vitiligo Medium Oil and dichroic film on wood Size 30x24
Title
Vitiligo
Medium
Oil and dichroic film on wood
Size
30×24
Title Papulopustular Rosacea Medium Oil and dichroic film on wood Size 24 x 20
Title
Papulopustular Rosacea
Medium
Oil and dichroic film on wood
Size
24 x 20
Title Radiation Dermatitis Medium Oil on wood Size 30x24
Title
Radiation Dermatitis
Medium
Oil on wood
Size
30×24
Title Alopecia Areata Medium Oil and dichroic film on wood Size 32 x 32
Title
Alopecia Areata
Medium
Oil and dichroic film on wood
Size
32 x 32