AW: What would you say is the greatest challenge you’ve
encountered as an artist?
Elise: Lack of inspiration is a great challenge - especially when my work
is in such demand and I don’t have any new ideas! A blank mind is very
frightening… and even when I own tons of amazing pictures to still be
painted, I also need inspiration in terms of technique and style. I want
to continually evolve as an artist and I would not be happy to be stuck
in a “winning recipe” for ever. Of course now I have found my way of
painting that is recognizable, but I still want to evolve and be please
with my evolution to keep me alive as an artist.
AW: What is your favorite step in the process of creating a new
work of art, and do you have a favorite individual piece?
Elise: My favourite step is certainly to be sure it is finished (sometimes I think about it for a while!), to
take a step back and to be happy with my creation. I have some paintings that marked an important
evolution in my work, and that I am especially proud of.
AW: Your pieces are distinctive and stylized. What kind of
impression or feeling are you hoping to impart upon viewers?
Elise: I am passionate for horses - it is actually that obsession that made me draw all the time (only
horses!) back when I was a little girl. With my paintings, I want to put in image the emotions I have
when I am with horses. These emotions are the ones we all share as horse lovers!
As an artist, I wanted to give to the horse subject a more contemporary situation to evolve in, but with a
horse that is correctly depicted and that will please every horse lover.
See more of Elise at: www.elisegenest.com