Carina Maffett | Artists' Statement
I draw because it is the language that comes most naturally to me. My current focus is portraiture done with graphite, which often takes bits and pieces of the subject I aim to depict. Because of this, my drawings often replicate the subject's essence as opposed to the subject as a literal imitation.
Graphite is my favorite medium and the one I work with the most. This is due to its simplicity yet the depth it can expose when given the patience. To begin, I will start with an idea and concept that I intend to aim for, and it is from there that I create an outline that is freehanded and connected by one, sometimes two, different line paths. From here, I shade the shape to create the real soul of the drawing. In this stage, the drawings develop a personality of their own. This process makes each piece unique. Using graphite, sometimes just a singular shade, creates depth and dimensionality to each piece.
Through my work, I hope to explore the idea that a subject is the essence. What translates from reality to paper motivates my drawings' progression. My drawing is how I indicate and track my personal growth and reflects how I see the world and what I value within it.
Short Bio
In this series of works, I created various abstract portraits using a range of shapes, movements, and shading styles. Through this series, I hope to explore the idea of a subject is essence. What translates from reality to paper is what motivates the progression of these drawings. Each work is generated from partially randomized movements, giving each piece a unique character. The drawings explore a morphing sense of identity through their abstract nature. I completed these drawings in my first year living in Vancouver, and they represent a development of self within that time. My work indicates the growth that I've made and, furthermore, the emotions that I experienced throughout.
If you're interested in purchasing any of the pieces, don't hesitate to get in touch with Carina directly at: [email protected]
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I draw because it is the language that comes most naturally to me. My current focus is portraiture done with graphite, which often takes bits and pieces of the subject I aim to depict. Because of this, my drawings often replicate the subject's essence as opposed to the subject as a literal imitation.
Graphite is my favorite medium and the one I work with the most. This is due to its simplicity yet the depth it can expose when given the patience. To begin, I will start with an idea and concept that I intend to aim for, and it is from there that I create an outline that is freehanded and connected by one, sometimes two, different line paths. From here, I shade the shape to create the real soul of the drawing. In this stage, the drawings develop a personality of their own. This process makes each piece unique. Using graphite, sometimes just a singular shade, creates depth and dimensionality to each piece.
Through my work, I hope to explore the idea that a subject is the essence. What translates from reality to paper motivates my drawings' progression. My drawing is how I indicate and track my personal growth and reflects how I see the world and what I value within it.
Short Bio
In this series of works, I created various abstract portraits using a range of shapes, movements, and shading styles. Through this series, I hope to explore the idea of a subject is essence. What translates from reality to paper is what motivates the progression of these drawings. Each work is generated from partially randomized movements, giving each piece a unique character. The drawings explore a morphing sense of identity through their abstract nature. I completed these drawings in my first year living in Vancouver, and they represent a development of self within that time. My work indicates the growth that I've made and, furthermore, the emotions that I experienced throughout.
If you're interested in purchasing any of the pieces, don't hesitate to get in touch with Carina directly at: [email protected]
Please click here to access the Price List
Angela Bueckert | Artist Statement
Blending traditional and digital to create expressive conservation-minded wildlife arts in calling to the silence of their demise while also reflecting the beauty of underrepresented creatures and both local and global that contribute to the health of our world ecosystems worth our protecting. From the now-extinct white male rhinoceros showing the effect of poaching despite desperate attempts to safeguard them, to west coast species such as woodland caribou and great blue heron.
Short Bio
Illustrator and photographer raised on the island and watched a variety of foreign materials that influenced my art. I became interested in wildlife in early childhood, borrowing documentaries from the library about anything from dinosaurs to ancient civilizations. I have developed an interest in Ecology and Social behavior to classic fantasy world-building and how it all can go together.
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Blending traditional and digital to create expressive conservation-minded wildlife arts in calling to the silence of their demise while also reflecting the beauty of underrepresented creatures and both local and global that contribute to the health of our world ecosystems worth our protecting. From the now-extinct white male rhinoceros showing the effect of poaching despite desperate attempts to safeguard them, to west coast species such as woodland caribou and great blue heron.
Short Bio
Illustrator and photographer raised on the island and watched a variety of foreign materials that influenced my art. I became interested in wildlife in early childhood, borrowing documentaries from the library about anything from dinosaurs to ancient civilizations. I have developed an interest in Ecology and Social behavior to classic fantasy world-building and how it all can go together.
Please click here to access the Price List
