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Name: Yael Maimon
URL :
http://yaelmaimon.com/
Bio: Yael
Maimon was born in Israel in 1980. In 2003 she graduated from Bar Ilan
University with a first degree B.A. in Psychology. A visit to Rome triggered
her re-orientation to fine art as a career. Although largely self-taught, her
art education includes studying with Israeli oil painter Amnon David
Ar in 2005-6, attending Margaret Dyer's pastel workshop in France,
and Eugen Chisnicean's watercolor workshop, and meeting other pastelists
including Kippy Hammond and Donna Stein. Her broader artistic influences range
through Vermeer, Sorolla and Sargent to Monet and Berthe Morisot.
Perhaps best
known for her Cats series, Maimon is also working on a magical
figurative series called Once Upon a Time and a
still-life Pastry series, inspired by Paris patisserie
displays.
Although grounded in realism, Maimon's paintings are often impressionist in
nature. In her work process there's always room for improvisation and
spontaneity. She has participated in group exhibitions in Israel, and her
work is in private collections. She was featured in the August/September 2014
issue of International Artist, where she demonstrated her working methods; and
in the October 2014 Pastel Journal (she had an Honorable Mention in the 2013
Pastel 100). Other awards are listed on her website.
Maimon works from
home in Ashkelon, and is represented by Bernard Gallery, in Tel Aviv.
Medium: Pastel, oil, watercolour.
Subjects: Cats; figurative.
Style:
Representational, but impressionistic.
Technique: “When
painting, my first reference is photos I take. My photos are only a starting
point. Usually, I select one or two photos and make changes in composition and
lighting. Secondly, I use quick sketches I make from observations. My third
reference is memory. I just love watching my cats playing, eating, interacting,
cleaning themselves and napping. Some of my paintings are based purely on
specific memory scenes. My fourth most important reference is my
imagination!
I start a painting
with making a rough sketch directly on my surface. After making the sketch, I
jump in with colors, working all over the painting. I am building up the forms,
playing with the colors, overlapping warms and cools and gradually making my
way to the darkest darks. Finally, I adjust the edges and add strokes here and
there to increase the visual rhythm in the painting. When I feel that I have
captured the essence of my subject, I stop.”
Navigation: Simple website, with links at top of all pages.
Gallery: Oils; Pastels; Once Upon a Time Series; Watercolors.
Image View: Thumbnails open on
new page; you can scroll through, or revert to thumbnails to select. Paintings
are named and dimensions given. Images may be saved. Alert is 57.6 KB, 29 x 50 cms.
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Blog:
http://yaelmaimon.blogspot.co.il/
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