Painting

This is a mixed media painting of Boromir from the Lord of the Rings series dying at the end of the first film/beginning of the second book. I assembled book pages from the relevant chapters of Tolkien’s series and glued them to stretched canvas. There are 9 pages outlined around the figure in this painting to symbolize the 9 members of the fellowship of the ring, with the chapter title “The departure of Boromir” arranged at the top. Above that, the title page “the breaking of the fellowship” is centered, with a rings of pages circling around the hero at the focal point. Trees that resemble the two towers encircle the painting, and also symbolize the ring and eye of Sauron from a distant view. There’s more to it but any way… 😂 this is my favorite painting I’ve ever made in homage to the GOAT film series and I hope you enjoy. Feedback welcome!”

About the Creator

Kael Hoflen is a dental student at the University of Iowa.

With the eye being the window to the soul, I hope to connect the realistic with the imaginative in this piece.” Shappi

About the Creator

Shappi is a D.O. Student at Des Moines University.

A Painting as an intuitive grounding exercise” – Lauren Manninen

About the Creator

Lauren Manninen is an artist and psychology student pursuing a master’s in art therapy. She believes that art has the ability to heal and ground people, contributing to their overall health.

Silhouette of three horses running across a sunset” – Holly Miller

About the Creator

Holly Miller is a 2021 PharmD Candidate at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

“A visual representation of the human connection to nature.”
— Valeria Cota

About the Creator

Valeria Cota is a Second year Human Toxicology graduate student at the University of Iowa.

This piece is beautiful in its simplicity and has served for many years as a bittersweet reminder of home.” – Samantha Parks

About the Artist

Samantha Parks is an M2 at Carver College of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree in Human Physiology at the University of Iowa. Her favorite mediums to work with include acrylic and pastel.

About the Creator

Claire Carmichael is a second year medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

“The journey of becoming the person most congruent with your values is a gorgeous, messy, crazy expedition of discovery, colored by all the varied experiences and perspectives you collect as you go. This painting is a visual representation of that ever-flowing, ever-blooming experience.”

— Kelsey Adler, M4

About the Creator:

Kelsey Adler is a current M4 at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

These days, I feel trapped. Trapped by COVID19, which has kept me from visiting my elderly parents in California. Trapped by uncertainty, which seems to be the theme of 2020. Trapped by the very particular strain of existential dread that hits people in their late 20s. Trapped by the seemingly endless project that has occupied me in lab for the past four years. Trapped by my restlessness – some part of me knows that I should appreciate the fact that I have this incubation period to explore my interests, but I’m too ungrateful not to take it for granted. I may be trapped in the physical sense – stuck in Iowa, stuck in lab, stuck in training for who knows how long – but art gives me an outlet. Through art, I can explore both the edge of the universe and the mysterious depths of the sea. Here, I used fountain pen ink on paper to create tangible evidence of these imagined expeditions. These pieces can be interpreted in multiple ways. Like a Rorschach test, they reveal something about the viewer’s psyche, and every interpretation is valid. For me, the restless one, I see a refuge from the restraints of my daily life through the exploration of parts unknown.” – Tina Arkee

“This piece came from the deepest parts of my soul and it represents our connection with what’s around us and how much it affects the way we perceive the world.

I am from Libya and in a country like mine it’s not easy sometimes to express the way you feel. Art was the only thing that made me get out of whatever cage I was in, it felt truly liberating. To create is to live.”

— Surayj Gargoum

About the Creator:

Surayj Gargoum is a 3rd year medical student in the university of Tripoli in Libya. He enjoys making art whenever he is confused, stressed, or simply bored.