Open Studio Night

Shots from my new art studio at Civilian Studios and their annual Open Studio Night

© Elise Mesnard 2015

© Elise Mesnard 2015

Calling of Doctor Faustus Prints Now Available

13.5" x 14" digital prints of The Calling of Doctor Faustus are now available in my etsy shop, Oakthorn Studios. They're printed with archival inks on archival paper and i'm very satisfied with the color accuracy to the original intaglio print.

The Calling of Doctor Faustus by Elise Mesnard, Intaglio

~Elise Mesnard

Delphi

Newest work, Delphi, is now finished. Inspired by the Oracle Of Delphi.

Delphi, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in, 2014

~ Elise Mesnard

Ampelos

The moment between the inhale and exhale amongst a forested scene where a faun gently rests, either before or after an act, embodying a male sensuality and virility of youth. I find myself lying beside it in the studio, reflecting the pose, after a long painting session that has exhausted me. The troubles of the world outside the reposed faun seem distant and muted.

Ampelos by Elise Mesnard
 Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 in
© Elise Mesnard, 2013

"Bacchanalia" Artist's Reception

This past weekend I traveled up to visit a collector and chat with visitors about my recently completed painting "Bacchanalia" it was a lovely evening with much merriment.

Bacchanalia, Oil on Canvas, 38.5 x 50.5 in.
© Elise Mesnard 2013

Painting up a storm!

Posting after a very long break from updates on here (apologies). I am now in Portland Oregon and have almost finished setting up my studio, but in the mean-time that hasn't stopped me from getting paint everywhere! Here's a shot after a particularly long session on a new piece i'm working on. Cheers!

Elise Mesnard

Work to be sent to show in Hong Kong!

I've just been informed that 8 of my paintings have been purchased and will be in a painting show in Hong Kong! I'm so very excited and grateful, and cannot wait to find out more about when the show will take place.
Here are the paintings that they purchased...

"Coyote & Crow", 2012, 60" x 60", Oil on Canvas

"Male Reborn" & "Female Reborn", 2011, 36" x 24" Oil on Panel

 "Cicada" & "NYC", 2011, QR Code Audio Panels

"Male" & "Female", 2011, 36" x 24" Oil on Panel

Coyote & Crow

"Coyote and Crow" Diptych, Each 60" x 60", Oil on Canvas

Here's the finished Coyote and Crow painting I've been working on!

"Coyote" 60 x 60", Oil on Canvas, by Elise Mesnard

"Crow" 60 x 60", Oil on Canvas, by Elise Mesnard

Check out the preliminary stages here:
http://elisemesnard.blogspot.com/2012/05/coyote-and-crow-diptych-on-trickster.html

A Study in Abstraction & Dante's Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) by Elise Mesnard

Inferno,  30x 40"
Acrylic, Twine, and Plaster on Canvas

Purgatorio,  30x 40"
Acrylic, Twine, and Plaster on Canvas

Paradiso,  30x 40"
Acrylic, Twine, and Plaster on Canvas

Fantastically invigorating project, I hope to create more like them in the future. Inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedies (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso).

Cheers,

 Elise Mesnard

The Alchemical Base (Tria Prima)

According to Paracelsus, the Three Primes (Tria Prima) are: 
-Salt (base matter) 
-Sulfur (omnipresent spirit of life) & 
-Mercury (fluid connection between the High and the Low)

Salt, Sulphur, & Mercury
Oil on Canvas
Each Panel 60" x 24"

I absolutely loved this series, and plan to do more in the future.




Till then, 
~Elise Mesnard