Thanks Carolina! First, I know exactly what I want to create, and then I organize some photo sessions until I obtain what I need as references. Then it's a long process of composition, using different photos, and sometimes adding imaginary landscape, etc...
Marina Dieul was born in France. She showed great interest in painting and drawing from an early age, and her family encouraged her vocation. In early 2000, she moved to Montreal, Canada, where she now lives. She has since studied with Tim Stotz and Michelle Tully, former students of Ted Seth Jacobs. Her work has received numerous awards and honors, including the Kingston Prize, Salon International ( Greenhouse Gallery), the Artist Magazine, and has been extensively profiled in International Artist Magazine, among others. "Stroke of Genius " #2 and #3 (published by North Light Books) also features her work.
Most recently she won the William Bouguereau Best of Show Award, and first place in the drawing category at the Art Renewal Center Salon, and the Best of Show in the "Inspiring Figures" exhibition (Butler Institute of American Art). She is a member of the Portrait Society of Canada, the Portrait Society of America, and the International Guild of Realism.
Recent Awards: -2010: First Place, "Outside the Box" category, Portrait Society of America's members only competition. -2010: Best of Show: Raymar Art December competition finalist. -2010: Best of Show, "Inspiring Figures" Butler Institute of American Art. -2010: William Bouguereau Award, Art Renewal Center. -2010: First place drawing, Art Renewal Center. -2010: Honorable mention, Salon International ,Greenhouse Gallery -2010 :People's choice, Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary. -2010 :People's choice (shared), Kingston Prize, Toronto. -2009: People's choice (shared), Kingston Prize, Wolfville, Acadia University Art Gallery. -2009: People's choice, Kingston Prize, Kingston, Grand Theatre -2009: Honorable Mention + 4 works in the Top 100 Finalists Art Renewal Center 2008/2009 ARC Salon. -2009: FineArtConnoisseur Publisher's Award Best of Show.
4 comments:
Hello Marina,
It's perfect, I love that little face and expression. Do work from pictures, life models, your imagination?
Warm regards,
Carolin
Thanks Carolina!
First, I know exactly what I want to create, and then I organize some photo sessions until I obtain what I need as references. Then it's a long process of composition, using different photos, and sometimes adding imaginary landscape, etc...
A lot of work... thank you for sharing!
These look amazing
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