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Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from a diverse creative background, including painters, authors, filmmakers, fashion designers, sculptors and musicians, she embraces different mediums to convey the human experience. Her work often integrates elements of fashion, music and calligraphic poetry to convey her narrative. Although painting is central to her work, May’s practice is multifaceted, fusing together visual art with music, calligraphy, symbolism, cinematography, and fashion elements. She feels that her artistic language cannot be confined to a single medium. Raised in a renovated tobacco barn in a rural town outside of Northampton, Massachusetts, Genevieve May was born the daughter of accomplished artists and authors, Dennis Nolan and Lauren Mills. Genevieve remembers many formative trips to museums, art classes, and gallery openings. As a child she studied classical drawing, calligraphy and painting with her parents and later studied figure drawing and sculpting at Lyme Academy, all before the age of fifteen. Upon entering high school she took credited college courses in egg tempera painting and in addition, studied watercolor and fresco painting with her parents in Europe. Later, Genevieve studied color theory and cadaver life drawing at Stamford University. Here she was able to practice the old renaissance tradition of dissecting human bodies in order to improve figurative drawing skills. She attributes her knowledge and deep understanding of the human form to this intensive. Once she felt that she had grasped the techniques her education provided, she summoned her art forms and created her own methods of self expression and story telling. ​ Genevieve May currently lives and creates alongside her partner, artist E.C. Baugh, in New York City.
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Artist: Genevieve May
"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May
"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May

"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Nature’s Way" Oil Painting 72" x 36" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil on canvas Nature’s Way: T h e S y m b o l i s m o f H u m a n i t y While lions embody individual power ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May
"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Severance" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil and gold leaf on panel Severance: It will always be hard to say goodbye, no matter how many times we endure it...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May
"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May

"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Killing Them Quietly" Oil Painting 24" x 24" inch by Genevieve May Medium: Oil and gold leaf on panel Killing Them Quietly: The serpent is an animal of instinct and calculation. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May
"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May

"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"The Uncanny" Oil Painting 12" x 9" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May
"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May

"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"To Lie, with Love" Oil Painting 12" x 12" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Comi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May
"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Birth Expectations" Oil Painting 36" x 60" inch by Genevieve May Signed by the artist. Birth Expectations Flamingos are wild creatures. I traveled to Aruba to visit the birds on ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May
"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May

"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Carry You" Oil Painting 20" x 20" inch by Genevieve May CARRY YOU You know as they scribble, temporarily juvenile marks on text book pages from afar, they are watching still. While...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May
"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May

"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May

By Genevieve May

Located in Culver City, CA

"Orbit" Portrait Oil Painting D 48" inch by Genevieve May About Genevieve May: Genevieve May is celebrated for her distinctive fusion of typography and symbolic realism. Coming from...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May
"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May

"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May

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