Spotlight - Jean LeCluyse
I am looking forward to spending more time gazing upon Jean LeCluyse's wonderful drawings and paintings at our upcoming Mother's Day Weekend show and sale. The detail in her graphite drawings are mesmerizing and exquisite! Jean is a member of Frank Gallery in downtown Chapel Hill.
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Before the Storm Graphite and Colored Pencil with Resin Overlay, 6" Jean LeCluyse
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My drawings are richly detailed windows
into a ‘secret’ narratives. The most successful images are ones
that lots of people can relate to and reminds them of some story in
their own lives.
My most detailed works are done in
graphite. My background in scientific illustration really takes over
when I am working on a graphite drawing.
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Hierophany, Graphite, 30" x 29", Jean LeCluyse
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My mixed media pieces are most often
acrylic, colored pencil, collaged elements and graphite over randomly
textured surfaces that seem to serendipitously play into and enhance
the imagery. The fun is the sense of adventure and discovery inherent
in the process.
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Night Watch. Gouache with Resin Overlay, 4". Jean LeCluyse
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The mixed media pieces require constant
decision making and moment to moment engagement. The graphite
drawings are a break from this. They are more meditative and relaxing
to do.
My plan is for the detail to pull the
viewers attention into the drawing and into the story.
—Jean LeCluyse
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Rope Tricks, Mixed Media, 18 x 24". Jean LeCluyse
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