ABOUT THIS PROJECT 1 of 52 Size: 12 x 12″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas This is the first piece in the “52 Collection”. My first love was charcoal. Instinctually, the first piece of the “52 Collection” had to be black and white. Female form was depicted in a basic frontal view and inspired by my imagination. The “52 […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 2 of 52 Size: 12 x 24″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas In keeping with my love for charcoal, I created another black and white piece inspired by a photograph of my friend Michele Gonzalez. My first black and white painting did not create the same invigorating feeling I got from charcoal. I figured adding some […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 5 of 52 Size: 12 x 12″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas I was on a roll. When 4 of 52 was created, my friend Tiffany almost broke her like button on every social media platform. She worked together with me and one of the other young ladies depicted in 4 of 52 on a lifestyle […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 3 of 52 Size: 12 x 12″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Black and white was clearly not cutting it. Once I got a feel for color with 2 of 52, I become hooked. I decided this piece was going to be nothing but color. I grabbed some of the old acrylic from my tool box […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 4 of 52 Size: 12 x 12″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Color is officially in. I thought, what’s next for the “52 Collection”? When the idea for 4 of 52 was coming to fruition, I had two friends who both took credit for my new hair cut. We all had low cut hair with some radical […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 9 of 52 Size: 30 x 40″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 9 of 52 is inspired by my friend and colleague Aguy Smith. I continued to explore paint texture to create more interesting forms. The combination of a complementary + primary color palette, with the addition of white paint for the appearance of high contrast, this is one […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 6 of 52 Size: 12 x 36″ Medium: Acrylic & Metallic Spray Paint on Canvas Time to switch it up again. 1 of 52 – 5 of 52 were all created in my living room on 12 x 12″ canvas’s. I decided to add some more variation. I increased the canvas size and took my […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 7 of 52 Size: 24 x 48″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas The metallics from 6 of 52 inspired a new direction with combining metallic paint with my new found love for color. This was my first time using anything below my neck for inspiration of my artwork. There is a prevalent misconception that all the pieces […]
ABOUT THIS PROJECT 8 of 52 Size: 30 x 40″ Medium: Acrylic on Canvas I found out metallic acrylic paint isn’t my favorite but I still wanted to carrying on one of the experiences I had with the metallic and drip patterns. The “52 Collection” is a year long self exploratory project created by Yanique DaCosta. The “52 Collection” is focused on […]
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