As my inspiration for my final project, I chose to research European artist Stephanie Ledoux. Stephanie mainly focuses her art around portraits, painting beautiful pieces of the people she meets during her travels. She divides her time between traveling and creating images in her sketch book and then using those sketches to paint more detailed pieces during her studio time. These paintings are often representations of her experiences with the people and places she visits. Often when she is sketching, throngs of people gather to watch, only energizing and encouraging her more. While drawing, she interviews her models t learn about their lives, traditions, and aspirations and then enjoying their reactions when she shows them the drawing. She has enjoyed her status as a woman, allowing her to gain access into homes and talk with women, allowing her to build relationships with the people she meets. To her, drawing is a universal mode of expression, transcending the language barriers she often faces. I chose to research Stephanie because her work celebrates the beauty of diversity, keeping alive their culture and traditions. Each portrait tells a story, both about that person and about Stephanie's experience. I am also very drawn to Stephanie's technique of using watercolor over paper and maps, incorporating collage into her paintings. I also love how in some of her pieces she uses graphite and acrylic to paint the colorful portraits. I think her style correlates well with the direction I want my artwork to go, and I could honestly spend hours looking at her work!
For my project, I am hoping to use either watercolor with watered down acrylic on top of paper mounted on canvas, or I could use spray paint an acrylic on canvas. However, I would like to incorporate layered paper or collage in my own piece. As for sizing- I would am planning on working on a 24x30 canvas. As they say, GO BIG OR GO HOME! (:
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7/8/2021 04:20:19 am
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