An Explorative Approach: Art by Elaine Lauzon
No. 7 (diptych), watercolour and pen on paper
Elaine Lauzon is an artist who works in mixed media on paper, as well as digital media, to produce artworks that range from dense, colourful abstractions to delicate landscape sketches. The Canadian artist takes an explorative approach to her work, incorporating a wide variety of textures and colours into each work.
Poppies, watercolour and markers on paper
I really enjoy the works in Elaine’s gallery of paintings. Though the gallery title may suggest oil or acrylics on canvas, many of these works utilize drawing and painting techniques equally -- in one work, the artist uses watercolour and ink to render delicate, surreal shapes like ribbons or strange flowers across a background of balanced negative space. In another, strips of pigment run vertically down the paper substrate to create a look reminiscent of planetary rings or geological layers.
In her digital artworks, Elaine often uses photographs as a starting point, manipulating and re-mixing images, sometimes to the point of complete abstraction, but more often leaving just enough detail to allow for recognition.
