A Garden Within No. 2 Lacey Bryant Pastel with Watercolor Wash on

Pastel with Watercolor Wash on Paper

these images explore the dissonance that arises when realism is paired with the abbreviation and exaggeration of form

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and their little brothers and sister witnessed as small children

despite all the playfulness of the thing itself and all the “POW BING BAM

A Garden Within No. 2 Lacey Bryant Pastel with Watercolor Wash onDetails About Oil and silver foil on wood panel 12 x 12 in. 2020 Helice Wen was born in Shenzhen, China where her interest in art began at the age of 5 when she first started copying childrens book illustrations. After graduating from the Academy of Art University San Francisco in 2009, she began working as a childrens book illustrator. After leaving her illustration job a few years ago, Wen is now focused on creating gallery works. She has exhibited