This is the Senior Art Portfolio of Emily Gonnering created in Spring 2023. The portfolio showcases a project that includes 5 large scale acrylic paintings.https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/artportfolios/1083/thumbnail.jp

Gonnering, Emily

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St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Digital Commons @ St. Norbert College Senior Art Portfolios Spring 2023 Emily Gonnering Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio Emily Gonnering emily.gonnering@snc.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/artportfolios  Part of the Art and Design Commons Recommended Citation Gonnering, Emily, "Emily Gonnering Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio" (2023). Senior Art Portfolios. 83. https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/artportfolios/83 This Portfolio is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ St. Norbert College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Art Portfolios by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ St. Norbert College. For more information, please contact sarah.titus@snc.edu. Emily Gonnering2023 Senior Art Exhibition PortfolioArtist StatementI am an avid journal keeper. I write down everything in my life that I know I’ll want to remember down the road: hopes, dreams, loves, losses. I write them and reread them so I can learn more about who I am and reflect on my character.  I am now giving you a look inside my head. These paintings are quotes from my journals titled with the exact words I’ve written at those times. This is what has happened to me, what has inspired me, what has hurt me, and how I feel. To make these paintings, I thought about what each quote would look like in visual form. The paintings needed to be loose and dream-like symbolizing the idea of memory. Most of the paintings have figures in them because people have the most impact on my life. They give me experiences and show me new ways to think. Each painting is my point of view in a pastime haze. In order to achieve this, I used a lot of water. There are many layers in my painting process. The feeling the memory evokes influences the choices I make while painting. Some colors have been applied with my hand and some with the smallest paintbrush in my collection. I’m not only building momentum on a project with these layers, but I’m hinting at all the conversations, emotions, and written words that go into each situation. Emily Gonnering Tuesday April 20th, 2010 “We went to gym and played scooterville. It was fun.”Acrylic on canvas24”x36”Emily Gonnering Tuesday August 4th, 2015 “And of course I was wearing my sunglasses cuz you know that’s my thing.”Acrylic on canvas30”x40”Emily GonneringMonday May 17th, 2021 “I was going to do homework. And I did for awhile until I decided to give up and drink with Easten and Maya.”Acrylic on canvas48”x60”Emily GonneringMonday May 17th, 2021 “I was going to do homework. And I did for awhile until I decided to give up and drink with Easten and Maya.” (Detail shots)Acrylic on canvasEmily Gonnering Sunday February 20th, 2022 “I’m hoping he suddenly reveals the brains to make him the complete package.”Acrylic on canvas48”x36”Emily Gonnering Sunday February 20th, 2022 “I’m hoping he suddenly reveals the brains to make him the complete package.” (Detail shots)Acrylic on canvasEmily Gonnering Saturday January 14th, 2023 “I realized that when I said I needed to go home, I really just needed to see Ben. He feels like home.”Acrylic on canvas48”x48”Emily Gonnering Saturday January 14th, 2023 “I realized that when I said I needed to go home, I really just needed to see Ben. He feels like home.” (Detail shot)Acrylic on canvasEmily GonneringJournals March 2010-Present

Emily Gonnering Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio

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Emily Gonnering Senior Art Exhibition Portfolio

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