Work samples

  • Silver Buttons
    Silver Buttons

    This piece was an exploration of realism and abstraction while also facing one self as an artist. Like many artists, I also struggle with the intentions of a piece and contemplate the purpose of it. Sometimes the purpose can be very complex and introspective, or as simple as just wanting to paint two silver buttons.

    8"x5", Oil on Panel

About Marisa

Marisa Sheena Evangelista (b. 1998) was born in Thailand, but for most of her life, she grew up in Maryland, USA. Since she was young, she’d been interested in the nuances of human emotion. Marisa is on a long-term journey of exploring and translating human expressions that can push the narrative of bigger pictures existing beyond her paintings. While she uses herself as a reference for most of her painting, instead of viewing her work as self-portraits, she views herself as a character… more