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Tran Nguyen’s Ethereal Portraits Portray Melancholy Moments

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13 Sep, 2024

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In Tran Nguyen’s portraits, spirited subjects coexist with ethereal environments. “I’ve always enjoyed themes revolving around melancholy, the female figure, and species found in nature,” she says.

Whimsically walking alongside praying mantises, embracing a tiger in a suit, or encircled by swans, each character is presented with delicate detail, down to their flowing tendrils of hair and gossamer garments. This daintiness lends itself to the compelling air of fantasy that characterizes Nguyen’s style.

a woman with flowers in her hair is embraced by a tiger wearing a suit

After working on large-scale murals for some time, the Georgia-based artist mainly uses acrylic paint and colored pencils. On heavyweight watercolor paper, light washes of acrylic block in initial fields of color and precede layers of paint to create value. Colored pencils execute final details, like refining darker values.

Though she loves working with traditional materials, Nguyen is also creating a new apparel line. Check out her website and Instagram for updates.

a woman wearing a Weimao-style hat with a green veil stands in the forest next to two large pink praying mantises attached with a blue ribbon
a woman poses with a pair of scissors and a bolt of fabric dynamically unraveling behind her. a gray eagle flies at her side.
a side profile of a woman screaming as several birds swarm around her face.
atop a misty river, two girls ride a wooden boat reminiscent of a Sampan. one wears a Weimao-style hat with a white veil while holding a caged bird, while the other sits, rowing the boat as a crane sits on the oar.
a giant woman sits and hovers over a house in the woods with a pond that has swimming ducks.
a flower with a human face is surrounded by bees
a crow with a human face falls upside down

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