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Self-Portrait
Taiss Ghuliani
Grade: 12
School: Fiorello H.
LaGuardia
High School of
Music & Art and
Performing Arts,
Manhattan
Art Teacher: David Driggers
Oil on canvas
STUDENT: Being an artist
has given me so much
room to grow as a person.
Over the past year, my
creative outlets have
led to self-discovery,
which could not have
been achieved in any
other way than through
art. Similar to the way
I apply color in my
paintings, the stages in
my life have developed and
changed numerous times, but
resulted in something unique
and harmonious. My art
teachers have been inspiring,
and make me to want to
better myself as a creative
individual. I am motivated
to continue exploring my
artistic potential through
unconventional techniques
and mediums. It was a
challenge to figure out a
background that would
subtly enhance the portrait. I
picked a few colors that were
similar in tone, but different
from what I used to depict
my face in the painting.
TEACHER: In our Advanced
Painting class students
demonstrate the skills
obtained in the preceding
Foundation classes. Students
are given a great deal of
freedom to explore subjects
and styles of their own
choosing with the goal of
developing a body of work
that is representative of their
unique artistic voices.
Taiss is a young artist who
is fearless and in command
of the oil paint medium. Her
confident brushwork and
keen eye for color are evident
in this work. It has been a
joy for me, as her teacher,
to witness her journey and
development as an painter.
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