3 posts tagged “eliza doeschl”
Eliza Doeschl
Fil-Am Arts
Reflection on Studio Project 2
This is a painting of the San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. The San Francisco Bay leads out into the Pacific Ocean where on the other side of this ocean is the Philippines, where my mom’s entire side of the family lives. Despite the vast distance between the United States and the Philippines, we are still connected like a bridge, for example the Golden Gate Bridge, because the ocean touches both sides of these countries.
I painted this landscape because San Francisco has become my new second home because I live here during the school year in the dorms. I wanted to paint my Lola (grandmother), my mom, and I walking down the sand however, due to a lack of time I did not paint them. I plan to do so some time soon. I wanted to do this because my mom and I have always wanted to bring my Lola to the United States so she can see how we live and can vacation over here. However, now she is 93 years old and is very frail so it impossible for her to come here now. I love my Lola very much and I wish I knew her more because she is my last grandparent left alive. I only get to see her once a year and when I do see her, I cannot really talk to her because I do not really speak her dialect and she only speaks a little English. This painting, when finished, will be a tribute to my Lola.
Congrats to all the USF students who put on an amazing Barrio Fiesta!
Special shout-outs to Worlds In Collision students Charles Daulo, Eliza Doeschl, and Vince Esteves for their performances!
Eliza Doeschl
I drew a Filipina lady in the traditional Filipino costume, the
Maria Clara dress. I enjoy drawing, however for me, the hardest aspect
of it is drawing a person, especially the facial features and the
expression of the person. It was very challenging to draw this person
and the intricate details of the dress. I thought that these details
would be easy to draw since it was just a simple pattern of only a
couple colors. However as I started drawing the details of her dress,
the flowery designs, the feathery bottom of her dress, the highlights of
the light hitting her dress, and the folding of her dress really
challenged me.
This Filipina lady represents me, a mestiza, because I am one. My
mother is Filipina and my father is German. She is wearing a reddish,
orange, pink dress, a combination of my favorite colors. Her dress is
also styled after one Imelda Marcus’ many gowns. She stands alone
against a black background, standing out from the crowd, a strong
independent woman, yet still feminine. She is sophisticated in all her
beauty and poised, just like the independent woman to growing up to be a
strong independent woman.
