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Artist's Statement
"Art is for me, a way of exploring life with its kaleidoscopic realities: the colors of nature such as a still life of flowers or land/sea/cityscape, the sensual form and lines of the human body, the expression of the soul and emotions of an individual in a portrait, the mood of a subject captured through composition and the right mixture of the above elements. Last, but not least, the combination of passion, instinct, sensitivity, eye for detail, forethought, patience, and discipline, and the pairing of heart and mind is what I strive for when I paint."
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About
the Artist While in Rome, Mona
Lisa was introduced to art and studied basic elements such as color
theory, perspective, line, form and design while also exploring etching
and silkscreening under the guidance of her high school art teacher,
Mr. Dennis Cigler, an American painter. She then furthered her studies
by taking a certificate course in Figure Studies at the Accademia
di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) di Roma under the tutelage
of Professors Avanessian, Ballestrelli, and Berdini. Later in Virginia,
she took several art classes such as Visual Arts Foundation, Drawing
I and II, Watercolor I and II, Three-Dimensional Design, and Computer Graphics at
Tidewater Community College and Virginia Wesleyan College.
In Rome, Mona Lisa
has exhibited with her mother at the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See
(Vatican), and the Spanish Cultural Center. In Virginia (Norfolk
and Virginia Beach), she has exhibited in occasion of events such as
the Philippine Centennial and Philippine Independence Day at the Chrysler
Museum of Art, Harrison Opera House, MacArthur Museum,
Filipino-American Student Cultural Center of Old Dominion University, and the Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Lawyers Building. Mona Lisa was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Art Association, Tidewater Artist Alliance, and Chesapeake Bay Watercolorist Society. In the spring of 2004, she has participated in the juried exhibition "Spring Fling" at Studio 107 in Norfolk, VA, the Spring Members' Show at TCC's Roper Fine Arts Center also in Norfolk, and the TAA Members' Show at the Barry Robinson Fine Arts Center at Virginia Beach. She paints in acrylic,
tempera, watercolor, pastels, and would like to experiment more with
oils when time permits. "Market Flowers"
Mona Lisa Aspiras was born and raised in Rome, Italy, and is of Filipino origin. She is the daughter of a retired economist of the FAO/UN and an artist-painter. Mona Lisa holds a B.A. in Interdivisional Studies/Psychology
from Virginia Wesleyan College, a diploma in Computer Programming from ECPI,
and an Associate degree in IT/Internet Specialist from Tidewater Community College.
watercolor, 1995