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Meiya Sparks Lin:

BE/LONGING
 
Meiya Sparks Lin
English major, Asian American Studies minor
 

I used oil paint for the first time this semester in my Intro to Painting class, and I have found it to be a lovely respite from the chaos of senior year. I particularly like painting little things that bring me joy.

 
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My Dear Friend Olive
oil on canvas
2022
Jewett Hallway Galleries
 
realistic painting of a fluffy brownish cat with green eyes. The cat is dramatically rim lit on a sienna-colored background
 
A portrait of Claflin resident Olive in the afternoon sun.
 
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Gossip
oil on wood
2022

Jewett Hallway Galleries

 
painting of a green plastic turtle at left and a gold metal deer at right, standing on top of an open book
 
Two friends meet to gossip on the pages of an old book.
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two small paintings on a grayish fabric wall with a label for each; the painting at left shows a toy turtle and gold deer standing on the pages of a book; the painting at right shows a fluffy tabby cat lit dramatically from behind
 
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