Genevieve May Paintings
American
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.
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Artist: 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 Paintings
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Gold Leaf
"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 Paintings
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Gold Leaf
"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 Paintings
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Oil, Panel
"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 Paintings
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Panel, Oil
"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May
By Genevieve May
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ephemeral One" (FRAMED) Portrait Oil Painting 14" x 11" inch by Genevieve May
Ephemeral One
The symbolism of black butterflies appears in many cultures often carrying
themes of dea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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 Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Genevieve May Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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