Art is Everywhere
Alana Halliday
About Alana
My name is Alana Halliday. I am a twenty-seven year old artist currently based in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2020, I graduated from MacEwan University with a Bachelor of Arts. Currently, I work as a full-time legal assistant and a part-time artist. I specialize in the creation of detailed portraits through black ink in a pointillistic style, and use other assorted mediums to add coloured accents to my pieces. Nail polish and water-colour are two of my favourite accent materials. Stylistically, I like to utilize simplistic, muted neutrals and subtle shading techniques. The primary aim of my work is to successfully use intricate, small details to create much bigger pictures. I have been working at mastering painting and drawing for over ten years, but have only recently started to show my work on a public scale.
I grew up with very conservative surroundings, while also maintaining close, personal ties to the LGBTQ+ community. These two experiences have closely intertwined to give me an immensely sensitive view of the human body and experience. This serves as one of the primary motivations for my works. I want the humans I draw to be portrayed and understood as large wholes that are made up of countless intricate pieces.
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