Painting 1

Artist statement: Ethan McAleer "Galloway Trucking" 12x18, 2019What is the style of your painting? Realism because it is a symbol of my grandfather and his trucking legacyWhat symbolism can you identify? These used to be my grandpas trucks back in the dayWhat would you change if you restarted? I would change how the trucks are set What do you love about it? It makes me smile thinking about my grandpa when I look at it

Artist Name “Title” Ethan McAleer, Grim Reaper

9x12, 2019

What is the style of your painting (Abstract, realism, surreal)? Surreal

What symbolism or iconography can you identify? The grim reaper and the skull with a hat

What would you change if you started over? If I would restart, I would combine the reaper with the skull and add different figures.

What do you love about it? This painting has my favorite colors along with the skull turned out good.

Artist Name Ethan McAleer “RHEC”12x18, Media, 2019What is the style of your painting (I think my work of art is realism because it is eye catching What symbolism or iconography can you identify? My childhood on the farmWhat would you change if you started over? Make my hands a different colorWhat do you love about it? The Iowa that I made looked good