Laura Dudes

I worked as a graphic artist for many years. I enjoyed creating printed designs and packaging for many companies including M&M Mars, Crayola and BASF. I even had some of my work sell in Macy's.

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I started painting in 2015. I had not picked up a paint brush since a life class that I was fortunate to have, at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, when I was a student. I spent years painting landscapes, portraits and working from reference. The texture and dimension in my paintings are techniques that I have come up with over the years. I now paint from my imagination. I hope viewers are struck by the color and texture and drawn in by the story I am telling. I get my ideas from all kinds of things. Conversations, something I heard on television or music. Many of them portray emotions that we all deal with. I keep my figures simple with a bit of character so the viewer can see themselves in the idea that I am trying to show. The titles of my paintings are well thought out but I have noticed that people have different interpretations than I do which is interesting and what art is all about.

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