Alyssa Wentworth

Home town: Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Major: Art and Psychology

Senior thesis: Using the traditional methods in oil painting, drawing in graphite, and water based monoprints, Alyssa is exploring painting on unprimed canvas to reveal a seeped through floral image. She is purposely painting to view what is not normally seen. Her inspirational artists include Claude Monet, Helen Frankenthaler, Elaine de Kooning, and Lee Krasner.