{"title":"Emily Hirtle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Westerville, Ohio, Emily attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she received her BFA and Certificate in Painting in 2017. In May 2019, she earned her MFA in Drawing from the New York Academy of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work is featured in numerous collections, including the Linda Lee Alter Collection in Philadelphia, PA, as well as the private collections of actress and model Brooke Shields and actor Aidan Turner. Currently, she is a practicing artist and a drawing and painting instructor for several institutions in Philadelphia, PA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing and painting are ways for me to explore my \u003c\/span\u003efavorite subjects, the land, and people around me, both within my hometown of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chadds_Ford_Township,_Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWesterville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, OH and my home in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cushing,_Maine\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, PA\u003c\/span\u003e. It’s life that captures my eye and draws me to look deeper, beyond the obvious. I prefer to be out of my studio taking in my surroundings, watching, not really waiting on anything. Something will catch my eye, it can be just about anything or anyone. I begin to dream of how to capture what I feel, and to make it come alive. By fusing both landscape and portraiture I want to convey my thoughts and feelings at that particular moment in time. My greatest pleasure from people who view my work, is that it touches their feelings, perhaps a story from their own life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/laurenanrigaddis.com\/collections\/emily-hirtle.oembed","provider":"LAA Art Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}