Linfield senior Julian Adoff is preparing to show us his heart and mind at the senior showcase coming up in May.

Adoff started to take the prospect of creating art professionally around the end of his sophomore year. Transitioning from a mass communication major to a fine arts major turned out to be a marvelous decision.

Adoff’s art is an experiment, crossing between different mediums, whether that be paint, ceramics, or graphic design. “The distinction between the mediums isn’t black and white,” Adoff said.

Adoff has much experience in all mediums, but he prefers acrylic paint.

Besides being a versatile artist when it comes to the mediums he uses, Adoff practices expressionism in his pieces. He is constantly attempting to make his audience feel emotion through his art.

“I suffer from anxiety so it’s a kind of release for me,” said Adoff when explaining why emotion is a central part of his artistry.

Linfield’s fine arts program has given Adoff the tools and creative space that he needs to explore and express himself through art. Although that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had his challenges.

Two pieces that Julian considers special, yet challenging, are the two seven foot canvas paintings he produced last year.

“ There was so much white space … I realized I had to be true to it,” he said.

Having a passion for a subject such as art takes heart and ambition. That same heart and ambition will transfer nicely as Adoff pursues a career in teaching.

Adoff plans to go to graduate school to earn a doctorate in art history and then become a professor.

From diving head first into the art world during his sophomore to getting ready for his senior exhibition in May, we wish him luck in the future.