Caleigh Bird Realism Figure Oil Paintings on Trendy Art Ideas

I've been a figure artist for around 20 years now, simply made a conscious determination to dedicate much of this time to learning to draw and paint the effigy equally proportionally right and realistically as possible before deciding to delve into my ain mode. A few years ago I started getting really into painting portraits and figures with kaleidoscoping shadow shapes created by lace and other found objects. I choose to use models, many of them being my own personal friends, of many ethnic backgrounds with dissimilar trunk types because it'south very of import in my piece of work to highlight the natural human being grade in a wide range of diverse beauty.

My paintings are actually three dimensional mixed media works. Showtime I start off with the effigy painted in oil, usually on an aerosol background, and and so I construct a shadowbox frame around the completed painting. Then I add in all kinds of astonishing stale ferns, flowers and other plants, found objects, and often expressionless insects or lizards I've collected to be ensconced in clear acrylic resin. Being an gorging hiker and naturalist, I've come to appreciate not only the beauty of the human form, merely the dazzler of so many organic forms in nature too.

I believe the message of inclusion and body positivity for all the wonderfully unique men and women of this world is an important stepping stone for universal empathy, tolerance, and appreciation. My works celebrate the natural and perfect imperfectness of all of us in hopes of being a catalyst for a world which exchanges love and credence exponentially. ~ @caleighbirdart

Isis of the Wild flowers figure painting by Caleigh Bird