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The subjects were the clients at the shelter established for homeless men battling addiction.
#Portrait painter scully series#
One notable project of hers includes a 2012 series of torn paper portraits she created at Project Renewal on the Bowery. There is a consistent thread throughout her work revealing a passion and curiosity with the human form, and the emotions and personalities that lie within. Manhattan, her primary home for over eighteen years, also serves as a rich site of creative influence, a sprawling and diverse mosaic of eclectic energy. France has been a favorite well of inspiration over the past two decades, as has the island of Nantucket, a place close to her heart, with deep familial roots and traditions. She has also spent many years drawing and painting landscapes.Ĭhildhood summers in Denmark, studying in Florence and living in London for seven years have all had a profound influence on Erika’s skill and style, as well as subject matter. She has completed over 130 portraits by commission for clients in London, New York, San Francisco, Boston and Connecticut. She has a BA in studio art from William Smith College and a Diploma in Portraiture from Heatherley's School of Fine Art in London. Erika Christensen Scully is a portrait and landscape artist living in Lower Manhattan.