Ellie Bertling
My name is Ellie Bertling and I've been in Visual Fine Arts at ArtQuest for four years. I mostly work in paint, including acrylic, oil, gouache, and watercolor. I tend to mainly paint portraits, specifically self- portraits and for my AP portfolio I'm submitting a drawing portfolio .
My chosen sustained investigation for my portfolio is Identity. Through my work, I'm focusing on what makes up our identity and our control as well as our role within it. My pieces show what has determined my own identity as well as universal symbols that represent different elements of a person's identity.
Personal self- portraits showcasing aspects of my identity
Wildflower
15"x15"
Acrylic on Wood Board
Middle Child
11"x17"
Gouache, pen, watercolor
Portraits using symbols to represent what makes up identity
Valentina
12"x17"
Acrylic on wood
Adaptation
Acrylic on wood
The duality of an Identity
Luke's Downstairs
11"x17"
Gouache on paper
Green Ivy
2'x3'
Oil on Wood
Elements of identity
What to Wear
11"x 17"
Gouache, pen
Nightmares
12"x12"
Pen
Make Believe
4"x6"
Colored pencil