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Amity Givens | “Le Jo”

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Black and white painting of Josephine Baker smiling wearing white fur and a beaded dress, seen only by its strap. She has a 20s style finger wave with a single curl in the center of her forehead. Her eyes are dark with coal makeup and her lips are very dark as well in a theatrical style makeup for stage.

Amity Givens, "Le Jo," Winter 2022, oil on pressed canvas, 12 x 12"

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I used mainly greyscale in oil for this painting. I painted from an original black and white photo taken of Josephine Baker. I experimented with brush strokes and other instruments to paint the fur and the eyes.

A black and white cow laying sideways facing a tree in a pasture.

Amity Givens | “Recreation of Paul Gauguin’s Kneeling Cow”

A colorful painting of flowers.

Lily Tran | “Flower Riot”