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Experience: Nils Westergard Art Talk

1/25/2021

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Girl with phone,​ Richmond, VA, 2016
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^^Example of his detailed stencil work
Waterwings, 24x44”, aerosol on aluminum, 2020
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​Waynesboro, VA, 2019
Link to the Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC4u P5OZSpQ
Link to his website: www.nilswestergard.com/
Link to his Instagram: www.instagram.com/nil srva/

 I watched Marina's RVA Art Talk Video where she interviewed artist Nils Westergard.
Painting runs in his family, but he didn't really get into art until when he was in school and got into graffiti. But before that he started art in stage production, where he would paint these huge walls; however, he didn't associate it with art until much late.
  Now he is getting a lot more commissions, including in Europe, so he gets to travel around Europe painting. He is especially fond of Amsterdam and he even speaks Dutch and has a Belgian passport so he is able to travel around Europe easily. He considers Amsterdam his second home, however it is a hard city to paint in because the whole city is a monument. Although he likes living in richmond because it is affordable for an artist and is accessible to other areas to have shows and paint, the vibe of richmond is too conservative for him. When he approaches people to paint on their walls, they think allowing them to paint on wall is a gift from them, when really Westergard is giving them a free painting on the wall. It is a gift to them, but they are very snotty about it.
   Westergard loves working really big like in his Waynesboro painting(see bottom left), but it is also really expensive, as that much paint and a lift is costly, so doesn't get to do much. In fact, Westergard mostly does his walls murals for free, gets paid with flights to the places, food, materials (he usually works in black and white because it is much cheaper), and sometimes housing, etc. However, he still has commissions.
  Westergard doesn't feel as though he is a muralist. He identifies with his much less known studio work, his stenciling(second down on the left). It, even though much smaller, takes longer is more intricate than his wall paintings. Surprisingly he actually draws very little, even though his realism is so good, and sees himself as a human printer for the photos he takes.
    I really enjoyed this artist talk and i loved learning about a new artist that lives near me. I have seen some of his work before while driving around richmond and always marveled at how beautiful it was. I am glad to put a face to the artwork. 
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Antwerp, Belgium, 2017, w/ Joachim
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Random At Home: Process #1

1/24/2021

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This is a ridiculously fun painting that I started because I was bored on the weekend. I love all of the little details that i have put in and i am scared to do the background because I am worried i am going to mess it up. I love the flowers in the hair and the butterfly and I am excited to finish up the wine glass. Also it has been fun working from my easel again because I forgot that experience. I love the vibe I create with the piece. :))
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My Artist Talk Thing

1/24/2021

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LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYuZ8AHgv4s  

It is not very good so I would not recommend watching it.
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In Class #3: Process 3

1/20/2021

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I finished this piece, and i am very happy with how it turned out. I especially like the butterfly because it was fun making it so detailed in much a small space. The pictures still suck though lol.
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In Class #3: Process 2

1/17/2021

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So i started my actually project this week. It was really fun, although I took out some of the mushrooms in the painting because they were completely bathes in shadows and i wasn't sure how to make them show up enough. Next week i might try to add them back, and I will definitely paint the butterfly in. I am happy with how the trees and grass look in the background as I feel like i got the darkness pretty well. I am most happy with how the figure turned out, I struggled a little in its creation, specifically the feet and mixing some of the color. I ran out of the main skin tone base that i was using, and I didn't recreate it perfectly so the forearms are slightly a different more purple color, but it is barely noticeable so I think it is fine. I love the way that the figure turned out. Also the last picture is kind of shinny and it doesn't really look like that in real life. i am going to have to take a better picture once i finish it. I still probably need to work on my tree painting skills lol, but they are just so much more boring than the figure.
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In Class #3: Process 1

1/8/2021

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I started with a little sketch and then painting of a picture of a landscape that I took a while ago so that I could practice painting tress, specifically the trunks of trees. I choose this picture because it had a stump and a bunch of trees in the background and i have difficulties with stumps in the past and wanted to work on them. I am happy with how it turned out considering I don't do very many landscapes.
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