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I made the template for this piece in the life drawing studio whilst a model was posing for about 20 minutes. I used a scalpel to cut paper, without making a drawing first. This pose was full of interesting shapes. I love the relaxed feeling of the hand and foot. Back in the studio, I painted a sheet of thick paper a warm shade of powder blue with layers of acrylic paint. Then I cut the figure from the blue paper and mounted it onto crisp white card. At first glance this cut-out may look like a painting, but close-up some of subtleties of the cut paper technique I use are revealed: you can see where I've cut the paper with a scalpel and there are variations of colour and brush marks in the painted paper. The blue paper has a glossy finish which contrasts nicely with the matt white background. The artwork comes in a protective clear plastic sleeve. There is plenty of white border around the artwork to allow for framing. Each artwork is unique and hand made. I make the same designs in a maximum of 5 different colours. Once these 5 pieces have sold, the edition is over and no more artworks are produced from that design. I never make two of the same design in the same colour. Materials: Acid-free 230gsm paper (painted with acrylics), mounted onto white wood-free chlorine-free Arcoprint 300gsm card
Print:Giclee on Canvas
Size:12 W x 16 H x 1.25 D in
Size with Frame:13.75 W x 17.75 H x 1.25 D in
Frame:White
Canvas Wrap:Black Canvas
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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www.lizlever.com @lizleverart I started drawing nudes a few years ago when I took evening classes in life drawing. These classes had a very experimental and playful approach and I was encouraged by my tutor to simplify and abstract the model in front of me. One of these experiments was to try Matisse’s method of using cut paper to ‘draw’ the nude. This method really clicked with me – I loved the unconscious abstraction that happened as I cut and stuck paper. Since then, I’ve continued making cut-outs using painted paper, working both from live models and photographs. I like to keep the poses were short - maybe 20 mins, which means I have to work fast and not deliberate. There's no planning involved, other than a quick 30 second mental scan of the model once she's in the pose to work out the main shapes of the pose and which way round my paper should go. I pretty much just dive in! Even when I'm cutting, I tend to spend most of the time looking at the model, so I'm unaware of what's happening on the paper. I use a really sharp scalpel, which responds to even slight movements of my hand, just like a pen or pencil. I think this energy comes across in the final pieces and I love the accidental abstraction that goes hand in hand with this method of working. There's something about the nude as a subject which keeps me wanting to capture it again and again. I think it must be the sharp outlines of the human form and the endless variation of poses and models. I think there is a subtle calmness in my figures. I don't purposely strive for that, but I am always drawn to poses that look natural and not too staged or self conscious.
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