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| March 2006 / November 2009 |
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An interview
with Lori Earley:
Fine Art
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| All images have been
used with permission. All images are copyrighted
and strictly for educational and viewing purposes. |
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| The Abolition,
12" x 16", Oil on Board |
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Tell us a
little bit about your background? Where are you
from originally?
I grew up in Rye, New York, and lived there until
I was 19. It was a small town with nothing really
to do there, but I did live right down the street
from an amusement park and that kept me occupied
sometimes. My background was pretty normal surprisingly!
My father was a police lieutenant and my mother
was an administrative assistant. |
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| The Parting,
24" x 36", Oil on Linen |
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Who were your
main influences growing up?
I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't have any
– simply because I wasn't exposed to any
other artists or that much art. I grew up in the
most inartistic household you can imagine! My
parents knew absolutely nothing about art and
I didn't have any artistic friends or artistic
people in my life either. The only other art I
would see was the occasional class trip to the
Met or the Moma and although I appreciated the
art there, the subject matter didn't interest
me that much. |
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| Commencement,
16" x 23", Oil on Board |
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How do you
think your painting and drawing style developed?
I had been distorting things for as long as I
could remember – it came very naturally to
me. At the time I really began defining my style
though, I was suffering from a lot of health problems.
I think that the distortion was a reflection of
how I felt inside translated into visual terms. |
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| Annabelle,
11" x 14", Oil on Board |
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What materials
do you use to produce your work?
I work in oils and paint on either wood panel
or this great, ultra-smooth imported Italian linen. |
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| The Wish,
30" x 40", Oil on Linen |
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From your
portfolio, what is your favorite piece?
"The Wish". Not only is it a very
personal piece, but it took me forever to paint
– there must have been over 3,000 dandelions!
I'm very attached to that particular one and wish
(no pun intended!) I didn't sell it. People also
respond to that painting the most. |
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| Belladonna,
24" x 30", Oil on Board |
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What are some
of your favorite things & interests?
Painting, photography, drawing, singing, music,
dancing, having a great time, real people who
are down-to-earth, Halloween, carousels, dusk,
red skies, thunderstorms, lightening, tornados,
seahorses, jet black hair, pink hair, the sound
of crickets at night, animals (margays, klipspringers),
my 3 black kitties, comedies, laughing so hard
that you feel sick, spontaneous adventures, amusement
parks, vintage toys, NYC, Las Vegas, leopard,
cheetah and zebra prints, love, kissing, victorian
wallpaper, red velvet cake body wash, massages,
buttercream frosting moisturizer, vanilla perfume,
soft sheets, karaoke, vintage photographs, faux
food (especially faux pastries!!), pink frosted
cupcakes, brick oven pizza, bloody Marys, black
eyeliner, anything strange, eerie and unusual.
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For information about
Lori Earley, please visit:
www.loriearley.com |
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