​​A Habit that Refuses to Die, 2016 by Amanda Greive (b. 1978) | Serious Art

​​A Habit that Refuses to Die, 2016 by Amanda Greive (b. 1978)

Oil on wood panel
30 × 30 × 1.5 in; 76.2 × 76.2 × 3.8 cm

"Though I come from a family that is very musically and artistically inclined, I originally went to school to become an epidemiologist. After graduating from school, I took a job but still felt unfulfilled. A little over 10 years ago, I decided to take a drawing class at my local community college and instantly felt that making art was what I was meant to do and I've been doing it ever since.

In my art-making process, the portrayal of relationships symbolically through the interplay of objects and the female figure has been a priority. I have found that traditional representation has, thus far, best suited me in my exploration of this topic, and my imagery references both classical and contemporary symbolism and iconography. While my paintings are singular to my own experiences, it is my hope that they also have a universality to them, wherein the viewer is able to relate his or her own relationships to the portrayals, making the act of viewing the painting an experience in its own right."
― A G