If you walk into the Dreitzer Gallery in Spingold Theater, you will see walls covered with a variety of art, from self-portraits to landscapes to still-life paintings and everything in between. The gallery currently boasts a display of work from Fine Arts classes in drawing, painting and printmaking. The artwork of the exhibition, entitled “Dimensions 2,” will be on display until February 11.

The array of art is absolutely outstanding. There are many common themes among the drawings and paintings. For example, many students in one of the beginning painting classes had created landscapes inspired by various spots on campus. One painting, by Sarah Chung ’18, depicts a very recognizable view of the stairs leading up to Spingold. This piece exhibits impressive use of color and elements of nature. Chung uses very realistic interpretations of outdoor elements, such as shadows of the trees on the green grass and leaves blowing in the wind, amidst the familiar bold red theater.

Zoila Coc-Chang ’18, painted a beautiful landscape of the area behind the Goldman-Shwartz art studio. The most impressive part of this painting was the artist’s use of shadow. The dark shadows placed among the colorful grass and buildings give a very realistic feel of nature and the Brandeis campus, almost making one feel as if they are actually standing right there behind the studios.

A selection of works are self-portraits, made by artists from both Beginning Drawing and Beginning Painting. Those created by drawing students were made with charcoal, which allowed for an astonishing amount of detail, considering that the artists were just using black and white.

For the painting class, one of the most notable portraits is created by Tova Weinberger ’18, who represented herself within an art studio, made evident by the easels and paintings on the walls in the background. She included an interpretation of another one of her paintings within the portrait, positioning it behind herself. Her use of colors, details and shadows within her face and hair give the portrait a three-dimensionality.

One of the most outstanding portraits is by Allison Fritz ’19, due to the immense detail put into her long brown hair, the captivating interpretation of her twinkling eyes and the varying shades of color in her skin.

A notable collection of works from the Intermediate Painting classes are still lifes. A few of the artists created a group of three or four paintings that fit together in one theme. One of these collections is by Alison Simon ’17, who seems to be representing a theme of messes — all four of her paintings portray scenes in which there are an overflow of items in tight spaces. For example, one scene appears to take place in a basement while one is in a bedroom closet. The amount of detail and color that these paintings exhibit display extreme persistence in creating such complex scenes.

Another collection of paintings that really stand out is by Olivia Joy ’18 and focuses on manipulation of yellow paint. All three paintings include a different shade of yellow background. One of these is a self-portrait in which she is eating a pear — she used various shades of yellow to highlight her features and included other pears of different shades within the portrait. The pears also seem to be part of another theme, for another one of her pieces displays a still life of pears. Joy notably created intricate paintings with a limited use of color, especially with a striking color that is not always easy to incorporate into work.

The gallery showed many different styles and themes of studio art. The exhibit encompassed the notion that art is a great way to express oneself. Hopefully, the works of this gallery inspired many students to get more involved in the world of art and take some art classes.