Michelle Stevens

DEVILWIVES

Inspired by: Winslow Homer, Gathering Berries

acrylic and pastel on board

18″ x 22.5″

2021

In this piece, I reference a photo I took hiking at Devil’s Dyke in England, overlayed with reference of another friend walking in the city. It reflects on time, memory and how far people living in urban environments often need to travel to feel truly immersed in grand-scale nature. Both foregrounds in our pieces juxtapose their backgrounds. Homer’s “Gathering Berries” landscape uses labor, while mine leans more environmental and psychological. My work is most influenced by connectivity, sustainable intake, documentation, and psychology. I do relate to Homer in being part Illustrator, part fine artist, and it is noted his images show a “vision of America during an era of immense social, political, and technological transformation,” which feels very in line to how artists are still navigating the world currently.

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Michelle Stevens

In My Living Room

crayon, colored pencil, marker and graphite on paper

25″ x 33″

2022

This work is a portrait meant to convey the invisible ties and pulls between people beyond what we can see, serendipitous meetings and kismet. It references subconscious influences on our perceptions and feelings. “In My Living Room” is also an experimental portrait in layering unlike mediums – Crayola crayons, colored pencils and markers to build up a drawing with particular texture.

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Michelle Stevens

Chicky Shirt

fabric marker on fabric

XL Crew Neck Sweatshirt on Clothes Hanger

2022

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