Author: Carolyn

I would really like to paint something like the reference photo above for my grayscale project! I like the idea of it still technically being a “still life,” but the objects themselves are also art. I also think this would be a good reference to work on harsher light/shadowing, as well as movement/expression. I also …

I chose to work from a Hilda Neily painting to create my pixel chart. I took an impressionism workshop with her over the summer during high school, and I really admire her use of vibrant color, so I thought she would be a cool reference for this project!

I really like @whereissofi (https://www.instagram.com/whereissofi/?hl=en) on Instagram’s watercolor paintings. I end up doing portraiture a lot, and I admire her ability to capture expression and movement. I also like how they look realistic/proportionally accurate, but are still stylized in her own mystical way.

My name is Carolyn Lyon and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I’m a junior studying Spanish with a double minor in Sociology/Anthropology and Psychology, and I plan on going to grad school for Linguistic Anthropology. I was born in Scranton, PA and lived there my whole life until I came to Bethlehem. At Lehigh, I am …