PAIGE TIBBE

I am driven to create as a way to understand feelings or thoughts that stem from life events and every day occurrences. I explore these feelings until a point of resolution within myself is found and I can visually depict my truth. Through collaging the figure with colors and imagery, I explore my own questions and experiences using portraiture and figuration as a vehicle. I primarily work in oil paint, charcoal or graphite. I am drawn to the way these mediums allow the surface to be built up gradually and allow control, while still leaving room for use of abstract mark making. I use photo references of friends and community members to build a visual dialogue with shapes and environments surrounding them. Using people that I have a connection to allows me to explore the complexity of the individual and highlight the everyday person’s experience while still finding my own answers within the work.