The vast majority of her works have been small-scale portraits, and she claims that her inspiration comes from the work of
Robert Mapplethorpe, Alfred Stieglitz and Nadar, all of whom took photographs of those close to them.
« You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for
what you believe in. »
Elizabeth Peyton
Her oil works often have glazes that she allows to drip across the work, although she also has produced works in pencil, etching and watercolor. Many of her figures have feminine aspects but are generally ambiguous sexually. She uses photographs as the basis for her paintings and then paints from those. Elizabeth Peyton has also made prints -- monotypes, woodcuts and lithographs -- experimenting with a variety of techniques and different paper
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The vast majority of her works have been small-scale portraits, and she claims that her inspiration comes from the work of
Robert Mapplethorpe, Alfred Stieglitz and Nadar, all of whom took photographs of those close to them.
« You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for
what you believe in. »
Elizabeth Peyton
Her oil works often have glazes that she allows to drip across the work, although she also has produced works in pencil, etching and watercolor. Many of her figures have feminine aspects but are generally ambiguous sexually. She uses photographs as the basis for her paintings and then paints from those. Elizabeth Peyton has also made prints -- monotypes, woodcuts and lithographs -- experimenting with a variety of techniques and different papers for the final product.
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