Boston-based artist Jessica Dunegan creates these mixed media paintings using a mixture of epoxy resin, acrylic paint, and archival prints.
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Dunegan establishing a base with a photograph printed on transparency. She then proceeds to coat it by pouring a layer of liquid resin and then squeezes acrylic paint into the resin layer and creates opaque, delineating strands of paint. Once that dries, she repeats this process continuously to produce a three-dimensional quality. The water becomes so hyper-realistic.
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Each of the artist's paintings can take her up to three weeks to complete.
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“My subjects are more than superficial objects. They may look realistic from afar, but upon further inspection, they are comprised of suspended, chaotic lines. I want to capture each animated form in time and celebrate its imperfections.”
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Check her website: http://jessicadunegan.com/
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Dunegan establishing a base with a photograph printed on transparency. She then proceeds to coat it by pouring a layer of liquid resin and then squeezes acrylic paint into the resin layer and creates opaque, delineating strands of paint. Once that dries, she repeats this process continuously to produce a three-dimensional quality. The water becomes so hyper-realistic.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDh1Oqm-yHNorWlLxo3kDonlLfepVLXS4HWH_R4mODTXB5t1e5coWN1y12fVZdjMFDaSogYSX3Q7wN9Xbi3UFXs47haQnY1bqvrUafm7kW-dZe-O0wmUiIoJRqxhX0tmsT6c3aviz6ZtT/s1600/04.jpg)
Each of the artist's paintings can take her up to three weeks to complete.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4_lsOFpprQO9qPTx2r19OyV3MERRUt05rVGeU_xp__KZuzw5kjNx8PMWLPIig1Pqkw7BCSENjD9ntI-twmRG49A1cr2jcKKR2OQ9NgForVKli2VsP_nfrrDISDOxTpXpq7FgWpLO72Ai/s1600/02.jpg)
“My subjects are more than superficial objects. They may look realistic from afar, but upon further inspection, they are comprised of suspended, chaotic lines. I want to capture each animated form in time and celebrate its imperfections.”
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNF1QNHEX_vuFCTE43soA56Y3h81IakYp2NGOV-M564R4jpVMPXkC223dVCwlzTCW42-O5BX_OKVBafZhgyE6NeCTbVQeWpfwzst6_2MilI6HgeCTnbVRsiugFTHpVesbSkYW7hKn9seg/s1600/01.jpg)
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Check her website: http://jessicadunegan.com/
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