Elli VIII Meghan Howland and after a few years

and after a few years of self-taught drawing

he was awarded the Evans painting prize in 2016 and was part of the Zurich Portrait prize in 2018

Throughout all of it

mixed media sculpture: epoxy clay

Elli VIII Meghan Howland and after a few yearsOil on wood 16 x 20 in. 2022 "My work is a celebration of the unique identities that pepper our contemporary society. I was trained to paint portraits with a very classic approach, the emphasis being on composition, technical skills, and achieving a strong likeness. However, through the development of my own voice as an artist, I've come to use portraits as a means of forming relationships with and connecting to the individuals that I paint. My