ALISSA MURPHY

I am Alissa Murphy, an Austin-based artist working in hyperrealism, nature photography, and oil painting. I strive to capture the essence of my subjects, and to communicate my way of seeing and experiencing the world.


Commissioned work

I have been taking commissions since 2020, primarily working in charcoal, but have begun to branch out into other mediums such as water colors and oil paints. I find great satisfaction in trying to capture the personality and presence of an individual with as much detail as I can.


Collections of work

This variety of collections includes work I completed in high school, in college, and while studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France. 



Photography

How do I see a place? How can I capture my experience of a space and communicate that through photographs? Can a cohesive series of images express the way I see the world?  I've worked to capture the essence and character of a number of places I have returned to across seasons, making a cohesive series using primarily 35mm and 4x5 film.

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