Marion Tubiana
Reflecting the Soul
All that I look for is to give a soul and an emotion to my paintings. I paint with my heart, I put what I feel, and beyond the realism that emerges from my paintings, I try to have this something that will make it look more than like a photograph. The eyes reflect the soul and cannot lie, and the light allows me to give dimension and strength to the painting. I work oil and pastel, two completely different mediums that give me each a lot of pleasure. The painting is made on canvas mounted on a frame; the pastel is made on Pastelmat paper. The painting will bring strength, while the pastel is a little more velvety and sweetness. Whether using my pencils or my brushes, I work in communion with them, so that the details and the
realism are crying of truth and that my paintings can deliver their messages, their emotions. My paintings are created from photographs. For my creations, I first select them for what they make me feel, the expression, the look, and then I imagine how I would like to highlight them, the framing, the light that I want there put. This research sometimes takes me hours and is an integral part of the final work. I recently came across a quotation that represents well what I think of the work of an artist. It read: “The work of an artist is hundreds of hours of chess and hopes, months of frustration and moments of pure joy, it is not an object but a piece of heart, a part of the soul, a moment of life.” Thus, you will discover, perhaps, a small piece of me on the canvas or paper. That’s what I dare to hope.