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Artist: Pablo Picasso School: School of Fine Arts, Barcelona, Spain Age: 17

About me and my Influences I have been drawing and painting from an early age. Although I was born in Malaga, southern Spain, I have lived in La Coruna and now in Barcelona. I feel that by living in many places, I have more of a perspective in terms of subject matter. I love to work with all sorts of mediums, graphite, oils, sculpture, and various forms of print making. In terms of influences, there are a few artist that truly fascinate me. One is the local Catalan painter, Santiago Rusiñol. I feel he is very innovative. I particularly like how he blends detail with abstraction. Santiago Rusiñol El patio azul (1892) media type="youtube" key="2c58_0FlUIY" height="385" width="480" I am also very keen on the work of Edward Degas Woman Combing Her Hair c. 1886 Pastel on cardboard Degas is from France. I admire his line and masterful use of light. media type="youtube" key="d8pysVA6Y80" height="385" width="480" Audio file from the Liverpool Museum of Fine Art discussing the work above- "Les repasseuses" (Woman Ironing) 1884 media type="custom" key="4969295"

**My Work** This is a self portrait I did last year. Autoretrato 1887 Oil on Canvass

I also like to hone my fundamentals by painting scenery. Here is a piece I did of the beach here in Barcelona. Playa de Barceloneta, 1896 Oil on Canvass

This is another self-portrait, yet done with charcoal. My Future When I finish here at the School of Fine Arts I would like to move to Paris. I am thinking about