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Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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The Cyber Art Show
"Bringing the Museum to You"
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“I am inspired by my own travels. Places and people offer me new scenarios and feelings to pour into my painting. Europe, USA, Asia, all cultures suggest diversity, to which I want to be the eye witness. On the other hand, art is a lens that translates the outside world for me to understand it and connect to humanity.
My way to achieve this is either paint on location, or take notes and draw sketches when I travel. I strive to work by memory, which requires a deeper observation; I select only what really reso-nates within. If I use my own photos I draw an edited version of the subject. Then I decide my own color arrangement, according to my mood and pre-mix a limited number of colors on my palette. At this point the brushwork should be (or at least appear) the easiest and most effortless. In other words, the painting should paint itself!
Ultimately I want the viewer to get lost in a timeless story. It's my highest reward. And a bet every single time.”
- Image of the Day -
"Foam Light"
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Gallery #675
June 4, 2018
Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Isabelle Lahouratate (Born 1966)
Feature Artist Bio
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by French painter
Isabelle Lahouratate (born 1966 in Gironde, France).
Isabelle Lahouratate was born in the Southwest of France, where she lives today.
After raising her children, she decided, as a hobby, to learn pastel art, inspired by the "Festival international du pastel de Feytiat" in France.
Since 2011 she has studied at the "Académie Pictura," directed by the pastellist Jean-Charles Peyrouny in Bergerac. She took an internship with Peter Thomas, Claude Carvin, and soon, with Sophie Amauger.
Isabelle is influenced by the Impressionists, especially Claude Monet, with his series of haystacks. Her favorite painting subjects are the landscapes where she lives (vineyards, fields, meadows, wildflowers, etc.). She tries to convey the atmosphere and emotion that triggered her desire to paint. She paints from her own reference photos, and "en plein air" when she has time during holidays.
Since 2013 she has exhibited at the "Festival du pasteldes bastides de Saint Agne" France, where she won the Boesner prize for creativity in 2016.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
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