Cindy Lesperance
Biography
Cindy Lesperance works out of her studio and gallery in the NW suburbs of Chicago. She is a member of the Northwest Area Arts Council, the Elmhurst Artists’ Guild, and the Alliance of Fine Art. Her art has been exhibited and earned awards in many juried shows and competitions, galleries, and museums throughout the Chicagoland area and across the country. She has been featured artist in Encaustic Arts Magazine, Winter Edition 2017, among other publications. Her art is on view as part of the permanent collection of the Encaustic Art Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Artist Statement
I love spending time in nature, traveling, and learning about other cultures. Always aware of color, pattern, and texture, these experiences are inspiration for my work. Recently, my son, a pilot, took me for a ride in a small private plane. I found the view from above so interesting. Familiar but at the same time abstract. It inspired me to create work from an aerial perspective. I incorporate a process that I developed, applying small droplets of Encaustic medium, one-by-one to the surface of the painting and exploring the relationship of these textured area to the smooth spaces between them.