Valuable Experience NU a coeur Nu EXhibit nov 2011

They were having a Nude group Exhibit at the Gallery were i work...5 great artits plus me.

i use to take lessons with one of them the Famous Ralph Allen when i was younger...

i felt shy and i didn't have enough pieces....i worked my ass day and night for 2 weeks..and produced great littles bleu nudes...i had a total of 10 pieces...2 from last year...8 from the past 2 weeks...I think they reflect my feelings.

im the only one who sold...to my surprise...and I received so many compliments for this litlle collection....im glad i worked hard...it's very rewarding..The public appreciated my work

BIG Disappointement

I am so disappointed...with life in general !!!!!!!

too many thoughts going in my heads....i litterally stoped painting....

someone once told me ..."the troubled artist can always express their feelings trough their art"

EASY TO SAY....im so troubled....i have to start painting again

HARD TRANSITION from flowers to nudes

This transition from flowers to nudes is quite difficult....

almost impossible to find model that will pose for me...than when u do .....

Annick make my tummy smaller, my nose pointier...my hips bigger...ends up not looking like them at ALL.

People i am not PHOTOSHOP...

what is that!!!!!

that just makes me not want to paint at all...and i hate that...

sooooo i started sketching again...im sketching non stop...night and day...

Today.....well tonight SEPTEMBER 20 TH 2011

TOday is a new beginning...

i want to live, i dont want to survive

im starting over with my life,

im going to realize my dreams, face my fears

remember the good times forget the bad

dry up my tears and forgive

release my feelings of anger and rage........

replace with bliss and rapture

at the end all i want is to be happy

My rage is gone/ FAMILY IDENTITY

I've been feeling low these days, so angry at the world because things didn't seem to change around me.

And Ive met this wonderful man, a Peruvian masser in a spiritual store who reminded me that the change i need has to start from me....

im not shure yet what im going to change, im scared...scared of what people will think of me, of my work.All i know is that i have activated the process...

I started the family portraits series....."Familly Identity"

a series of each family member on a different canvas, and colour to capture the essence of the personality...it's those small difference's that makes us unique.Living together is not easy.

Family is the most important thing in society, it's there to guide you as you grow ...and eventualy build your own...My family has always been there for me and after the earthquake in 2010 we got even closer.

so here it is:

Annick and Loulou (my beloved dog and important member of the Duvivier Family)

Gael (Brother)

Axelle..... (sister)

i had started Axelle before the others....and the painting was closed inside the school were i teach due to summer vacation.I painted the others and realized that Axelles head is way too big compared to the others....so i covered it with white Gesso :( im it starting over.

with this project i want to unite families.......when u have a constent reminder in front of u all u can do is follow it.

FRUSTRATION

FRUSTRATION when my work doesn't come out they way i want.

DESESPERATION when i keep on waiting for things that are real to me and sooo impossible to others.

EXASPERATION when i believe in something very much and that i have to convince others again and again.

IRRITATION when they keep on repeating me things that i don't want to hear

Foresta de la memoria

This mural was done in Chavon for the advance drawing class.

it was inspired by 3

artists: David

Hockney,

Henry Matisse, and Gustav Klimt.

i enjoyed

every moment making this piece.

For some reason,

i feel that my personality is reflected...as an artist i have a very strong opinion, that i don't always share ....here i feel that i shared everything....it's m

e completely nacked.....with all my craziness, happyness, and playfullness.

the nudes

Hi again,

i have to write more often......

this summer i've learned to listen to myself more, my intuition doesn't lie.

Im more attentive to my surroundings and i feel more, i cant really explain....but it has to do with energy...and smells.

i started with my nudes...but im still not ready to show them to the public......im not ready to defend them yet...

i cant explain why but i want to paint them.....but now it's more i feel the need to paint them....

Back from Chavon

Hi ,Im back from my drawing course in Chavon,

Ive learned so much....i went there to refresh my memory and also to be more confident with my drawing, learn more anatomy ....ive gained so much more.....new skills, new friends...

im ready to paint my artistic nudes now

Portrait of Jon Landau

Hi again, this portrait was painted and sent to my idol " jon Landau" the producer Avatar...

i will travel to meet him by the end of summer in the Keys, Im so happy and proud.

i can't wait !!!!!!

Valerie's portrait

Well Hi everyone,

and Welcome in MY LIFE.

I am very happy to share my ideas with you.

Process is very important to me... wathever they say " it matters how you get from one point to the other, how you do things !

Im very excited these days, i'm going to take a drawing class in Altos de Chavon, it's a magical place in the Dominican Republic where your free to create with no limitssss.

but before i go i have to finish those custom portraits i started of my cousins.....

the green just keeps on calling me

this portrait gave me alot of trouble im pretty statisfied but the next one WILL BE BETTER and will take LESS TIME to create.