About me
Maria alejandra Conrado
Hi! My name is Maria Alejandra Conrado and I am a young artist from Nicaragua. I am a college student at Harvard University pursuing a degree in History of Art. I am passionate about art and social justice.
Pictures of the Afterlife
THE MIND AS A BODY OF WATER
These pieces represent the fluidity of our minds and how they are like a body of water.
DEEP THOUGHTS
11X15" - Watercolors, acrylics, and watercolor paper. Process: Encouraged a serious expression to reflect loneliness and suppressed feelings, then painted it.
INSECURITIES
11X15" Watercolor, colored
pencil, and watercolor paper.
Process: Photographer my friend
for reference, painted harmful
marine organisms to express
internal conflict.
pencil, and watercolor paper.
Process: Photographer my friend
for reference, painted harmful
marine organisms to express
internal conflict.
SIMPLICITY
15X11"
Watercolor, colored
pencils, and watercolor paper.
Process: Sketched the baby,
painted it with light colors to show
clearness and detailed with colored
Watercolor, colored
pencils, and watercolor paper.
Process: Sketched the baby,
painted it with light colors to show
clearness and detailed with colored
DUALITY
15X11" Pencil, Watercolors, and Acrylics.
Process: Used graphite for bad decisions making it dark and rough, watercolors in the good side show clarity.
Process: Used graphite for bad decisions making it dark and rough, watercolors in the good side show clarity.
DROWNING
12X16" Acrylic paint and color pencils.
Process: I took a picture, used acrylics so the colors wouldn’t mix, then detailed it with color pencils
Process: I took a picture, used acrylics so the colors wouldn’t mix, then detailed it with color pencils
ENDLESS LOVE
16X12" Watercolor, white acrylic
paint, colored pencils, and
watercolor paper.
Process: Painted my aunt
protecting her baby, by using an
emphasis on flowing movement.
paint, colored pencils, and
watercolor paper.
Process: Painted my aunt
protecting her baby, by using an
emphasis on flowing movement.
PERSONALITIES
15X11" Watercolor, colored
pencils, and watercolor paper.
Process: Took a picture,
sketched them, painted it, and
matched them with an animal that
fitted the emotion.
pencils, and watercolor paper.
Process: Took a picture,
sketched them, painted it, and
matched them with an animal that
fitted the emotion.
GROWING CURSES
12X16"
Acrylic paint and
watercolor paper.
Process: I used acrylics so the
fish look less muted and bigger
because as we grow our problems
do too.
Acrylic paint and
watercolor paper.
Process: I used acrylics so the
fish look less muted and bigger
because as we grow our problems
do too.
JELLYFISH
12X16"
Watercolor, acrylics,
colored pencils, procreate, and
watercolor paper.
Process: Took a picture and
painted it. Jellyfish represent how
inner problems can cause physical
damage.
CONNECTION
10x10" Watercolors, procreate, color pencils, and acrylics.
SOLITUDE
12X16"
Graphite, watercolors,
acrylic, and watercolor paper.
Process: Painted two chairs, one
full of water embodying life and the
other spilling, depicting death.
Graphite, watercolors,
acrylic, and watercolor paper.
Process: Painted two chairs, one
full of water embodying life and the
other spilling, depicting death.
IMPOTENCE
12X16 inches
Colored Pencils,
watercolors, acrylics, graphite, and
watercolor paper.
Process: Painted it to show how
as we get old our physical strength
decreases which takes a toll on our
minds.
Colored Pencils,
watercolors, acrylics, graphite, and
watercolor paper.
Process: Painted it to show how
as we get old our physical strength
decreases which takes a toll on our
minds.
DEPICTIONS OF THE AFTERLIFE
Many cultures have different believes about afterlife. These are some of my representations.
NOTHINGNESS
16X12" - Diluted acrylic paint in watercolor paper
Process: Painted and abstract work that shows the idea of Nothingness and the emptiness that occurs when we die.
TIME
CREATIVE
SUNSET
NATURE
CO-WORKING
SKY DREAM
BUSINESS
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