https://www.serenacole.com/home daily 1.0 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634311913410-FY1RNA9QINH4H5EVFLAK/Don%27t+Even+Fucking+Try+It++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++20%2522+x+16%2522++detail.jpeg SERENA COLE https://www.serenacole.com/paintings daily 0.75 2025-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1751149210578-S4TA4SXZD19092W2BBJB/SerenaCole_1.jpeg Paintings - Everyone's Clown, Nobody's Fool Everyone’s Clown, Nobody’s Fool Watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, gold leaf, and dye on paper 72” x 30” 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1751149271719-25NO34DLX8ZOD1I62FTQ/SerenaCole_2.jpeg Paintings - Everyone's Clown, Nobody's Fool (detail) Detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1751149320345-A73M4PX63OZ0D1PKZD8H/SerenaCole_3.jpeg Paintings - Like a Virgin Like a Virgin Watercolor, Flashe, colored pencil, silver leaf, glitter, pressed flowers, and pastel on paper 42” x 30” 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1751149366369-PYVU8UKPHVXLHOH36XWQ/SerenaCole_8.jpeg Paintings - Let Your Hair Hang Down Let Your Hair Hang Down Watercolor, colored pencil, gold leaf, acrylic, paper collage, and glitter on paper 48” x 40” 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1751149343435-JNCSI2GNNA7U0TD9KZE2/SerenaCole_7.jpeg Paintings - Protection Suit Protection Suit Watercolor, colored pencil, silver leaf, and paper collage on paper Approx. 36” x 30” 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1732826414286-MQ80YD7HCMAAHKCJQS2K/Cole_Artwork_03.jpeg Paintings - The Weight The Weight Watercolor and colored pencil on paper 26” x 22” 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1732826300251-UTQPWUNSAQTJV7IMCCBV/Cole_Artwork_16.jpeg.jpg Paintings - Explosive Explosive Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paper 17” x 16” 2002 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312486879-MAI74ESI9JTLPMTJ6I2L/Untitled++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper++Approx.+18%2522+x+14%2522+%28diptych%29++2021.jpeg Paintings - Dead Calm Dead Calm Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper Approx. 18" x 14" (diptych) 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312486964-M054FDJVOGLPFFGCA9PX/Untitled++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper++16%2522+x+12%2522++2021.jpeg Paintings - Haunted Haunted Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper 16" x 12" 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312488179-VT44RZ9XAOODO3IUSOBH/Untitled++Colored+pencil%2C+watercolor%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper++11%2522+x+9%2522++2020.jpeg Paintings - Desolate Desolate Colored pencil, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper 11" x 9" 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312489723-O8I7QE8ZDB4F76WKFXGC/Night+Walk++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++17%2522+x+14%2522++2018-2020.jpeg Paintings - Night Walk Night Walk Watercolor, colored pencil, and Flashe on paper 17" x 14" 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312491519-9V02TEJ67OTRHANBTPT0/Night+Walk++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++17%2522+x+14%2522++2018-2020+detail.jpeg Paintings - Night Walk Night Walk detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312490098-YAY0KE1RM3MG2QYCLUJH/Medusa+Eyes++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper++19.5%2522+x+15%2522++2019.jpeg Paintings - Medusa Eyes Watercolor, colored pencil, and gold leaf on paper 19.5" x 15" 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312491062-DA2NXDW1F6XZM6S1MJ16/Medusa+Eyes++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper++19.5%2522+x+15%2522++2019+detail.jpeg Paintings - Medusa Eyes Watercolor, colored pencil, and gold leaf on paper 19.5" x 15" 2019 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312492073-Q4J4OGIT6FNTQ1ZY0FT4/Carrie++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++17.5%2522+x+13.5%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - Carrie Watercolor, colored pencil, and Flashe on paper 17.5" x 13.5" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312492386-0TFWLRVN1WZ7FHC4TPVE/Suffragette+City++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper%2C+15%2522+x+12%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - Suffragette City Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper, 15" x 12" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312493353-CL314RTGY6XHKLQU292J/I+Am+the+Light+Itself++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gouache%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper++19%2522+x+13%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - I Am the Light Itself Watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and gold leaf on paper 19" x 13" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312493796-J8IRA9G756PAABAV18D8/Leave+Me+Alone++Graphite+and+watercolor+on+paper++18%2522+x+14%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - Leave Me Alone Graphite and watercolor on paper 18" x 14" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312494453-MNR6Q0QIDZV1QLC7WJ7S/Woman++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper%2C+12%2522+x+15%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - Woman Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper, 12" x 15" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312498281-NKTDWJ12FZGFQIKM4MV7/The+Past+Is+Present++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+graphite+on+paper++16%2522+x+15%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - The Past Is Present Watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper 16" x 15" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312498631-FCWE5QMIZD6WY4KRNNX2/Heart+of+Stone+%28For+A.+G.%29++Watercolor+and+graphite+on+paper++20%2522+x+17%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - Heart of Stone (For A. 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Watercolor and graphite on paper 20" x 17" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312499810-WJCZDHM75D7NRSC9SK99/I+Walk+Alone++Watercolor+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++20%2522+x+17%2522++2018.jpeg Paintings - I Walk Alone Watercolor and colored pencil on paper 20" x 17" 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312500051-98HQCZXSLKUL6OKKCNQQ/Don%27t+Even+Fucking+Try+It++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++20%2522+x+16%2522+.jpeg Paintings - Don't Even Fucking Try It Watercolor, colored pencil, and Flashe on paper 20" x 16" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312500889-M0T9X2RAOZDJ31V1623K/Don%27t+Even+Fucking+Try+It++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++20%2522+x+16%2522++detail.jpeg Paintings - Don't Even Fucking Try It Watercolor, colored pencil, and Flashe on paper 20" x 16" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312503931-YD1KU49S8UFGKMDRK9ZL/All-Seeing+Odalisque++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2016.jpeg Paintings - All-Seeing Odalisque Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper 30" x 22" 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312505433-9NUEB8IYWFT9F2ROZIH0/All-Seeing+Odalisque++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2016+detail.jpeg Paintings - All-Seeing Odalisque Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper 30" x 22" 2016 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312505364-YHFWAY3YWQNVG5JCL5EW/Janus++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+Flashe%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper++49%2522+x+38%2522++2016.jpeg Paintings - Janus Watercolor, colored pencil, Flashe, and gold leaf on paper 49" x 38" 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312508127-BPIYFY1ZQ2WQ2ERPSWK8/Left+for+Dead+IV++Watercolor%2C+acrylic%2C+and+spray+paint+on+paper++20%2522+x+16%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - Left for Dead IV Watercolor, acrylic, and spray paint on paper 20" x 16" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312508428-24M74VOEB3XVZ0TI8P4Z/Left+For+Dead+I++Gouache%2C+acrylic%2C+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++18%2522+x+13%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - Left For Dead I Gouache, acrylic, and colored pencil on paper 18" x 13" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312511281-IB5PVCFWLMQMS8K5KU7L/Left+for+Dead+III++Watercolor%2C+acrylic%2C+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++18%2522+x+13%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - Left for Dead III Watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil on paper 18" x 13" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312511281-TK3QK1FRIXZ5UNAETL4G/Left+for+Dead+II++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++18%2522+x+13%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - Left for Dead II Watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paper 18" x 13" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312511993-TQXK983B63FILRGPGTRB/To+Have+and+to+Hold++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+acrylic%2C+spray+paint%2C+gold+leaf%2C+gouache%2C+and+glitter+on+paper++46%2522+x+36%2522++2016.jpeg Paintings - To Have and to Hold Watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, spray paint, gold leaf, gouache, and glitter on paper 46" x 36" 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312514970-UEEFZFXW92VGV410MFR0/Protect+Me+From+Myself++2013-2015++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+acrylic%2C+and+glitter+on+paper+++54%2522+x+42%2522+.jpeg Paintings - Protect Me From Myself 2013-2015 Watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, gold leaf, acrylic, and glitter on paper 54" x 42" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312513736-3LGI7AQ4Y4QJ7N5TLNND/Protect+Me+From+Myself++2013-2015++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+acrylic%2C+and+glitter+on+paper+++54%2522+x+42%2522++details.jpeg Paintings - Protect Me From Myself 2013-2015 Watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, gold leaf, acrylic, and glitter on paper 54" x 42" details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312515173-WSW97UGFMXGYCKQGEYSG/Protect+Me+From+Myself++2013-2015++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+acrylic%2C+and+glitter+on+paper+++54%2522+x+42%2522+detail+2.jpeg Paintings - Protect Me From Myself 2013-2015 Watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, gold leaf, acrylic, and glitter on paper 54" x 42" detail 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312515559-NKYF4ZPBLZQAJ2L70N6S/Off+My+Chest++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+flashe+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - Off My Chest Watercolor, colored pencil, and flashe on paper 30" x 22" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312515694-5UYRKTQCOX191IWR6URR/Off+My+Chest++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+flashe+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2015+detail.jpeg Paintings - Off My Chest Watercolor, colored pencil, and flashe on paper 30" x 22" 2015 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312516115-NSG5RN5HZJSVWUMYBAJI/Off+My+Chest++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+flashe+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2015+detail+2.jpeg Paintings - Off My Chest Watercolor, colored pencil, and flashe on paper 30" x 22" 2015 detail 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312519159-8CA0OGPYRMZZ9PCPA3MU/I+See+You++Watercolor+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522++2015.jpeg Paintings - I See You Watercolor and colored pencil on paper 30" x 22" 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312517430-YQHJLIUDYJP2WJ62OZWT/Gimme++2014++Watercolor%2C+ink%2C+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522.jpeg Paintings - Gimme 2014 Watercolor, ink, and colored pencil on paper 30" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312520081-1KLSWA3OEQFHMHHWMBH6/Gimme++2014++Watercolor%2C+ink%2C+and+colored+pencil+on+paper++30%2522+x+22%2522detail.jpeg Paintings - Gimme 2014 Watercolor, ink, and colored pencil on paper 30" x 22"detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312521113-DNW9VN99VPOBJA568CLI/Black+Mirror+I+2012+Colored+pencil+and+gouache+on+paper+35%2522+x+28%2522.jpeg Paintings - Black Mirror I 2012 Colored pencil and gouache on paper 35" x 28" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312521413-XHUYEEA73N3RTMTFSABW/lack+Mirror+II+2012+Colored+pencil+and+gouache+on+paper+24%2522+x+36%2522.jpeg Paintings - Black Mirror II 2012 Colored pencil and gouache on paper 24" x 36" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312521875-E90C1O56BFV9YAPV0ET4/Black+Mirror+III+2012+Colored+pencil+and+gouache+on+paper+40%2522+x+30%2522.jpeg Paintings - Black Mirror III 2012 Colored pencil and gouache on paper 40" x 30" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312522801-35VUXXFWD2JQK7MAN17R/lack+Mirror+IV+2012+Colored+pencil+and+gouache+on+paper+30%2522+x+24%2522.jpeg Paintings - Black Mirror IV 2012 Colored pencil and gouache on paper 30" x 24" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312524687-N9SR2I8FB5XEA7L4YFFO/Search+and+Destroy++2011++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+ink%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+and+photo+transfer+on+paper++48%2522+x+36%2522.jpeg Paintings - Search and Destroy 2011 Watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencil, gold leaf, and photo transfer on paper 48" x 36" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312525054-OZ3DOCBNU03S1F6I9EKE/Search+and+Destroy++2011++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+ink%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+and+photo+transfer+on+paper++48%2522+x+36%2522+detail.jpeg Paintings - Search and Destroy 2011 Watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencil, gold leaf, and photo transfer on paper 48" x 36" detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312527776-WW7IPZI2TGRENWEWMLDI/Search+and+Destroy++2011++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+ink%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+and+photo+transfer+on+paper++48%2522+x+36%2522+detail+2.jpeg Paintings - Search and Destroy 2011 Watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencil, gold leaf, and photo transfer on paper 48" x 36" detail 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312527198-NEJBKZYQZSG951OZTCOQ/cstasy+Face+II+2010+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper+%28diptych%29+24%2522+x+36%2522.jpeg Paintings - Ecstasy Face II 2010 Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper (diptych) 24" x 36" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312529417-TSLRWJ545ET8QFK0FGIB/Ecstasy+Face+IV+2010+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper+24%2522+x+18.jpeg Paintings - Ecstasy Face IV 2010 Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper 24" x 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312529965-OI4BHXMNRQFY3PROUKU8/Ecstasy+Face+V+2010+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper+24%2522+x+20%2522.jpeg Paintings - Ecstasy Face V 2010 Watercolor, colored pencil, and gouache on paper 24" x 20" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312530782-1YL3H44U0W7J78J8Q4HQ/Burning+Down+the+World+I+2011+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+ink+on+paper+22%2522+x+28%2522.jpeg Paintings - Burning Down the World I 2011 Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink on paper 22" x 28" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312561861-L99GUV5T20P0IHXD357Q/All+We+Ever+Wanted+Was+Everything+2009+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper+mounted+on+triptych+panels+78%2522+x+120%2522.jpeg Paintings - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything 2009 Watercolor, colored pencil, and gold leaf on paper mounted on triptych panels 78" x 120" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634312563024-7WUZEIYROR8YLY9FTM24/All+We+Ever+Wanted+Was+Everything+2009+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gold+leaf+on+paper+mounted+on+triptych+panels+78%2522+x+120%2522+detail.jpeg Paintings - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything 2009 Watercolor, colored pencil, and gold leaf on paper mounted on triptych panels 78" x 120" detail https://www.serenacole.com/press daily 0.75 2025-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/03a24613-4afd-44f0-af7b-50fd997a5030/InTheMake_SerenaCole014_300x449.jpg Press - Make it stand out "In being so tightly tethered to the aesthetics of the fashion world, Serena’s work runs the risk of coming off as analogous instead of questioning. Serena is aware of this risk— in creating art within a framework already heavily loaded with well-established associations, value, and perimeters, she knows the trick is to get the viewer to recognize that there is actually a lot at stake amidst the glitz and glamour" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1594fe41-4330-40ab-92da-5578986e61d7/Don%27t+Even+Fucking+Try+It++Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+Flashe+on+paper++20%2522+x+16%2522+.jpeg Press - Make it stand out “As a girl or woman, it feels like a time to be angry, to be sad, to be unsatisfied and to be loudly opposed to people in power who seek to further diminish the rights of women,” says Cole, who teaches art at Maybeck High School in Berkeley. Being talked over or patronized or stared at are issues most women knew all too well before Donald Trump was elected president, and they’ll exist after him, she says. “But, Trump’s actions and words antagonize society’s lack of respect for women and has fueled a fire of indignant women that is taking over the world,” she says. “That is how it feels — anger, indignation, anxiety, frustration, flames.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/2d14a52f-5470-4559-a14b-4d0d45a4bd23/6a00d834cad15053ef014e8b0ba2d9970d.jpg Press - Make it stand out "A few months ago I met up with Serena Cole on the last night of CCA's MFA show to see the culmination Serena's work for the year. We also stopped byt her studio before she moved out. I've always been drawn to Serena's combination of fashion, style and her own personal twist within her paintings. There always seems to be a somewhat darker vibe below the surface of her work -- calling out the darker side of fashion. Along with images from the show and studio -- Serena and I chat about her take on fashion and her interpretation of it through her own work." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634615100523-I6OSZHOD8VYKQ89VPLIB/0320_blog_artexposed_lead.jpeg Press "Light shines through the irises of Serena Cole’s portraits. The clarity clashes with the raw, reddish cast under the women’s eyes and their attenuated faces — strikingly beautiful but simultaneously unwell". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/dde17078-cd4d-4c88-9839-061bc044b2a3/Burning+Down+the+World+I+2011+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+ink+on+paper+22%2522+x+28%2522.jpg Press - Make it stand out OPP: "Why do all these women seem so sad? Do you consciously avoid the fashion campaigns that employ images of joie de vivre?" SC: "I have no interest in happy paintings in the same way I can't listen to the Cure past 1989 because they suddenly cheered up. I am interested in telling a subtle story with the expressions in my work, and there is no story in happy. It's boring to me because I am still an angsty teenager stuck in my room." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/a2937404-6a7f-42f4-af2c-4fe3135847eb/Search+and+Destroy++2011++Watercolor%2C+gouache%2C+ink%2C+colored+pencil%2C+gold+leaf%2C+and+photo+transfer+on+paper++48%2522+x+36%2522.jpg Press - Make it stand out "It's a deeply unnerving set of work. Cole has a talent for blending an uncanny realism with a simmering anger that forces you to interact with the work". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/cc53a57a-6c32-4b76-8f9b-783d5767582f/Interview%3A+How+We+Create+Podcast Press - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634615596238-6A4S9TIPVICA6XPR9MUX/Screen_Shot_2018_12_14_at_5.27.16_PM.png Press "Serena Cole blends watercolors, colored pencil, and other materials in her stirring portraits, deftly adding provocative elements in the contours of her subjects. In recent works, the artist “considers each piece an avatar of herself,” a recent statement says, with self-portraits that reflect on different experiences of being a woman today." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/af602e90-62cb-4b7b-97f3-e8a3e7ad5656/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+12.24.17+PM.jpg Press - Make it stand out "The walls of Serena Cole's CCA studio are populated by faces from fashion magazines. The models' ferocious beauty is re-imagined with watercolor, and a certain murky darkness in their expressions and angular poses is revealed. We recently stopped by Cole's studio and got to chatting about the evolution of beauty, her historical inspirations, and her almost Pretty Women-esque high-end shopping spree." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1634615644376-NABUH9CWG2G5MW06SEP3/colecarousel.jpeg Press "GS: What about live models or people within your circle? SC: I guess I’m just not interested in ‘real’ stuff. I like the power of finding something that already exists; the photo exists but the person in the picture doesn’t really exist in the context in which they are presented. It’s an image that has gone through photoshop, make-up and direction to create a fictional identity, which I often juxtapose with other images to create new narratives. The only time I’ve ever wanted to take my own photos was of some of the high school students I teach. There’s something about being a teenager - I really identify with the angst and the horrible, awkward beauty of being a teenager. I want to go there, I just haven’t made any of those drawings yet." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/1a39de9f-25a9-43f6-b09c-0e4b03a5cca8/Screen+Shot+2021-11-06+at+11.57.42+AM.jpg Press - Make it stand out "I recently caught up with artist Serena Cole at her light-filled, image-plastered studio in West Oakland. A lengthy and generous conversation, we discussed everything from her recent solo exhibition of dazzlingly complex figurative works on paper, to the shifts in her pictorial content following that showing, as well as her evolving relationship with the magazine format – and much more." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61699b95a30fb65489e578ac/11398c67-87cb-41f1-9eee-bb4e330d8199/cstasy+Face+II+2010+Watercolor%2C+colored+pencil%2C+and+gouache+on+paper+%28diptych%29+24%2522+x+36%2522.jpg Press - Make it stand out "Serena Cole‘s work bridges fashion and traditional portraiture. Showing a mastery of her medium, Serena transforms watercolor and gouache into pieces that feel effortless. Some of her earlier works incorporate gold leaf as well, which feel reminiscent of medieval altar paintings where the face and gesture are key. Her take on fashion portraiture is full of emotion, often unseen in the stoic nature of fashion photography. 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