Darkness and Dreams black illusory environments

illusory environments

~Charmaine Olivia

Using nature and the our society as a backdrop

She draws her inspiration from many things

The images are somewhat familiar but certain elements remains foreign

Darkness and Dreams black illusory environments30 x 26 inches 2013 Conte, Graphite, and Pastel on Gold Silk Paper Framed to 36. 5 x 33 inches Archer Dougherty grew up in Albuquerque, and studied every single medium but painting at the University of New Mexico. She took as much drawing as she could but her figurative tendencies were not popular with the generational abstract professors, and consequently she was never encouraged in her development as a draftsperson. Drawing was a means to an end,