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Day of Celebration Painting

Sandi Ludescher

United States

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 48 W x 36 H x 2 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

This is #11 in my El Dia de los Muertos series. (The Day of the Dead.) My life and paintings are about celebration. This series based on the celebrations of Dia de los Muertos-- the Day of the Dead--are not typical representations of this holiday. Mine are about the people behind the makeup and costuming that celebrate and express what the holiday means to them. It's the life they breathe into that, remembrance of the dead and the ways in which they choose to mitigate their grief and loss.The spectators become the spectacles; the viewers become the viewed. This celebration is also a time when the makeup and the costuming renders the participants anonymous, blurs their identity and allows them to celebrate with their fellow community members as equals. This series is still in progress.

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48 W x 36 H x 2 D in

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I began painting when I was about 13 and sold my seascapes right on the beaches of California. Now, I live near Santa Fe, New Mexico and, sometimes, sell my paintings right off my easel when I paint plen aire along the road. I've lived in Central America and Eastern Europe where I worked as a journalist and photojournalist. But, painting has always been my passion. When I'm not painting, I play harp professionally, much of it for hospice patients. Music has also been a big part of my life since I was a little girl. I play several other instruments to an advanced level. It's influence is evident in my artwork. For painting, I'm drawn to that nebulous quality of light that the Land of Enchantment is famous for--trying to capture it in paint is like trying to catch a moonbeam. My life and work is about celebration. The incredible beauty and variations of the human form also speaks deeply to me; and, as a colorist, I have a special fascination with the phenomena of not using any "flesh" tones but stacking up color to fool the eye into seeing "flesh-color." My contemporary influences are Phillip Pearlstein, Chuck Close, Lucien Freud, Jerome Witkin, Steve Hanks, Fernando Botero, Jenny Saville and Angus MacPherson. Many of my pieces have social commentary or humor embedded into them. I also prefer my art to show the evidence of my hand and touch. I love to paint large and in series. My work is in collections in Tokyo, Toronto, England, Laguna Beach, Washington, D.C, Seattle and Spokane, Washington, to name a few. I've been featured on calendars and magazines with a worldwide circulation . I'm a member of the Rio Grande Art Association. Three of my paintings are currently under consideration for purchase for the New Mexico State Permanent Collection. Please contact me for private painting commissions. Thanks for taking the time to view my work. Enjoy!

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