My Style
By Cassia Leidigh
I enjoy catching a moment in time. The glance that someone gives you, the stare of someone lost in thought. Though I sometimes work from life, much of my work is referenced by the photographs that I take. By taking the photos myself, I can choose the mood and angle of the picture. I enjoy unusual natural poses for portraits. I then sketch the drawing, sometimes on paper first, sometimes directly on the canvas. After that, when working in oil, I block in general colors and try to get right relationships between objects. I then try to perfect the painting till it looks satisfactory to me. In watercolor it is a more deliberate process of applying pigment and taking it away.
I especially enjoy painting people. They are of great interest to me and are hard to figure out. I would like to capture how a person’s facial features relate to one another and to their whole being, creating an aura of that very person. What is inside of them is displayed on the outside as well.
Another thing I like to do is to draw attention to things that usually go unnoticed. I would like to cause people to look closer at the vegetables on the table catching the light, or the random trashcan in the corner. My art is an expression of my thoughts, my feelings, my intellect, and myself.
(Cassia Leidigh is a commissioned portrait artist living in Greenville, SC. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Bob Jones University and is currently working on show to be held at Aabstract’s Gallery in Fountain Inn, March 7th. To see more work by Cassia Leidigh, visit her website at www.cassialeidigh.com)
