C$1,200
I painted this tribute to my hero Greta Thunberg for the FCA's climate crisis exhibition. After viewing hundreds of images of her, I did a photo session with myself as model in order to create a believable and characteristic pose. The final aha in my process was that the painting could contain deeper layering of meaning if I kept myself as the character in the finished painting – because after all it’s not about the courage of this one fine young person, but about all of us.
| Date: | 2020 |
| Technique: | Oil on Gallery Canvas |
| Styles: | Figurative |
| Contents: | Person, Portrait, Hero, Anger, Crisis, Greta, Costume, People |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 16in x 20in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 2.3lbs (estimated) |
Oiseau, AFCA
Argenta, British Columbia
Oiseau lives and paints in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. While she focuses primarily on portraiture and the figure, plein air landscape painting is also an important part of her practice and inspiration.
"In painting as in life, whatever distance you travel just opens up further vistas for exploration. Subtleties, bold statements, complexities of relationships, colour, colour, colour. I wish I could paint forever!"