Tallulah:
An Artist Connecting The Erotic Past to the Sensual Present
Tallulah
is a forty-something American woman who paints nude women. She is self-taught,
having spent over twenty years studying the techniques of the old masters.
Using herself as the model, she developed the skills seen in her work.
She
spent seventeen years painting life portrait commissions, mastering her
skills by painting people from all walks of life, including several United
States senators, United States military officials, judges, attorneys, company
heads, etc. During this period, she painted nudes, on the side, when time
permitted.
Much
of her current work is taken from old, erotic French postcards from the
early twentieth century, in which she paints the subjects in her own style
and tone.
The
Artist In Her Own Words |
Fine
Art Nude by Tallulah
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"Never
having access to a model, I used myself and a mirror when I needed a pose.
The area where I lived at the time of the commissioned portraits was against
any nudity WHATSOEVER. I would do a nude and put it away so that
no one ever saw it. For years, I did this. It was all in good practice,
at least for myself. I moved away, after having a stroke, at the age of
42. I fully recovered, thankfully, from the stroke, then I made some profound
discoveries from this experience: life is too short to waste. So I chose
to paint the subject I knew the best, myself and women.
Since
I only had used myself as a model for the nudes (from the past), I found
that when I wanted to draw or paint some emotion, I still resorted to using
myself as the model. All the drawings are me... symbolically anyway.
My experience with painting portraits of people gave me with the skills
I needed to change features so they don't all
look
like me, though people who know me will tell you which ones actually look
like me. |
My Web site went up after viewing all the nudes on the Net and thinking,
'That's not me, or how I feel... those are
some
guy's fantasy woman. How could a man paint what a woman feels-- impossible!'
I was sure I would get the stereotypical reaction, and for a while I was
placed/ranked with the pin-up guys as far as artists go.
That
didn't last long, thankfully. I was wrong about my expected reaction to
my art. Women wrote by the dozens. They actually identified with
the feelings I portrayed. Amazing! I continue to draw and paint,
posting a new piece every month. And from there, as they say, every picture
tells a story."
Visit
Tallulah's Art at her Web site where you can send erotic postcards
to your loved ones. There you will find vintage erotica, more of Tallulah's
work, and you may read about her influences by the Masters of Fine Art.
Unfortunately for collectors, all her art appearing on her Web site is
sold, but you may experience and explore her talents there at no cost. |
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The
Art of Tallulah
Article
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not copy or post in whole or in part.
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