Tina Ly
/Tina Ly
My artwork such as creating portraits, I love to create expressions, whether subtle or very exaggerated. Something about being able to recreate and paint how someone is feeling through just slight movement of the mouth or eyebrow fascinates me. It somehow gives me a better connection with the person I’m painting, even if I haven’t had a conversation with them. The mediums that I use are oil paints, acrylic, pastels, graphite, and watercolor. My work also consists of bright colors and fantasy-like illustrations. These bright colors help bring out the mood in what I’m trying to portray, but are also very eye-catching. I like my work to be not only realistic but also out of this reality. It shows both sides of me. I am grounded, but sometimes I would like to separate myself from the world and just be imaginative.
