Following an open printmaking demonstration she performed in class, which was an amazing opportunity to see the artist at work and the various mediums and ways of using those mediums out of the ordinary, the artist gave an open lecture to which she gave an insight into her artwork and the process that she achieves it through. Lenore's work includes several types of art processes including various printing techniques of etching and silk screening, as well as many digital images, xerox transfer images, painted images. Another aspect of the artists work is her use of wax within her work to create a sense of division or barrier between the viewer and the artwork so that the viewer can't completely access the image.
In Lenore Thomas' "Escapism and Imaginary Worlds" series, which dives into an abstract world of landscape and shapes whose forms take on the identity of a child's imaginary friend. However the artist uses etching in her work to personify the real world, the natural images produced through this process become a tie to reality.
Within her series called "Satan's Camero", Lenore makes a collaborative work with fellow artist Justin Storme. This series hinges on a relationship of strictly business and free flowing. Including images of industrialization and abstract-ism.
Something also catches the viewers attention is the way the artist titles her artwork, often with a comedic tone, such as "Sour Patch Kids Taste Like Thanksgiving" or "You Don't Know Me Just See My Penis" which is derived form the hit television series "The Office", and currently using tweets from Kanye West to derive titles for her art work.
Lenore Thomas' artwork is awe inspiring and challenges other artists like myself to think outside of the box and into a realm of free form and purposeful free form, and plainly just have fun with it.
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