“Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse”

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The Geek Out! Art Show opened last week at Dandelion Community Cafe in Orlando, FL and I am pleased to share that I have a few pieces in the show.  In an attempt to push myself creatively, I have been busy painting all new artwork for 2019’s art shows and events.  Of course, that means a ton of new pop culture references and I am thrilled that some of those references made it into the Geek Out! Art Show.

Here are two of those paintings…

The two paintings featured in the image attached to this post are inspired by the film, “Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse,” one of my favorite films of 2018.  In fact, it also won a slew of awards including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.  This fresh and inventive take on the Spider-man franchise sees the main character, Miles Morales, living in a world in which Peter Parker has died and the idea of Spider-man seems about to fade away forever.

I won’t share more than that because there are so many wonderful twists and turns in this extremely well-told story that I want you to enjoy all the surprises.  Obviously, I highly recommend the film!

Here’s more info on the paintings…

Left – “Miles Into the Spider-verse,” acrylic on canvas, 10″ x 10′

Right – “Gwen Into the Spider-verse,” acrylic on canvas, 10″ x 10″

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.