Louise Laplante Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
American
Louise Laplante exhibits new drawings on collaged pages of vintage paper. Interested in blending the old world with the new, Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s relevancy to the present. Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. Most recently, Laplante has opted for larger-scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. She exhibits across the Northeast and has been shown with Carrie Haddad Gallery for more than 10 years.
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Artist: Louise Laplante
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse Inspired Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse-like Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante
2024
pastel and collaged vintage Penny Magazines and chalk
23.75 x 24.50 inches unfram...
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2010s Contemporary Louise Laplante Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Raven Reads the Lines: Chalk Drawing of Black Bird on Vintage Book Pages
Located in Hudson, NY
Raven Reads the Lines (Chalk Drawing of Black Bird on Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante
chalk on vintage collaged book pages.
Artwork measures ...
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The Searchers (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Dog on Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of black Greyhound dog and red birds on vintage collaged book pages
'The Searchers' by Louise Laplante in 2022
chalk on vintage collaged book pages
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Ancient, Original, Modern Fables with Hares (Graphic Collage with Chalk & Paper)
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One Red One (Abstract Still Life Drawing of Black & Red Flowers in a Vase)
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3rd Grade Reader: Figurative Drawing of Feathers and Blue Wave on Antique Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of colorful feathers and blue wave on vintage collaged book pages
'The Third Grade Reader- Feathers on Water' by Louise Laplante in 2022
pastel on collaged v...
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Black Bird Tours Around the World (Chalk Drawing over Collaged Sheet Music)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of grey, black, and teal clouds and birds silhouetted on collaged vintage music pages
'Black Bird Tours Around the World ' by Louise Laplante in 2022
silhouettes made with chalk on vintage collaged music pages
24 x 30 inches unframed, 27.5 x 33.5 inches in natural light wood frame with non-glare plexi
Louise Laplante bridges the past and present with mixed media drawings made with figurative charcoal silhouettes juxtaposed on collaged sheets of vintage paper. Finding beauty in forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera, Laplante uses it as a guide for playful compositions of stenciled birds in mid-flight, drifting feathers, or taxidermized deer heads in rich pastel. A final burst of wistful linework glides over the pastel forms, accentuating her subject’s movement while adding another layer of texture. In this particular work, the artist using a palette of black, grey and shades of blue and teal to compose a balanced graphic of fluffy clouds extending above a single black bird. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. The drawing is framed with a light wood frame and has non-glare plexi glass galzing.
About the artist:
Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years.
Artist Statement:
My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book, music or correspondence pages, with images those words evoke to comment on how the past still resonates, whether we are aware of it or not.
It is informed by my love for old paper, letters, books and images, both as reminders of the past and as bits of pattern, tone, line and shape. The text on them acts as both content and visual device. With each work, I select, arrange and collage these pieces creating both a support and pattern building on it with motifs that are suggested by words on the papers. Although I often start with an agenda I always allow each work to build its own image.
Artist Resume:
Education
MA in Fine Art, State University of New York at Albany, New York
BFA, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York
Studied, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Exhibitions
2019 Mediums of Exchange, Lehman College Art Gallery, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York
2018 Figures We Fancy, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
Shelter, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts
Material Flow: Rhythm in Collage and Sculpture, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont
2017 Abstractions in Black and White, Gallery 175 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Blanche Ames National, Borderlands, North Easton, Massachusetts
Five Points Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut
A Declaration of Sentiments: Reflections on the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NYS, Athens
Cultural Center, Athens, New York
2016 Winter Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2015 Boston Biennial 4, Atlantic Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Drawing, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
Taking Root: Caniskek and the Meeting of Two Worlds, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York
North Northeast, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont
NBMMA 45th Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
2014 New Directions ’14, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Connecticut Women Artists – 85th National, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut
New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Biennial 3, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
2013 Storytellers and Conjurers, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2012 Works on Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
Drawing, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York
Strange Glue, Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts
Silhouette, A.P.E., Northampton, Massachusetts
The Cadence of Familiarity, Krauss Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2011 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
Paperworks, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts
Small Works, Towne Gallery, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts
2010 Text/Context, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts
A Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts
Here and Gone: Presence, Absence, Memory and Time, Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery,
Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts
2009 Dreamscape, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2008 Small ’08, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts
Interaction: Louise Laplante and Liz Chalfin, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst Massachusetts
Artists and Books, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts
One Night, Pivot Gallery, Florence, Massachusetts
2007 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts
Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Art Institute, Manchester, New Hampshire
Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
2006 Small: 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts
Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts
2004 On Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
Encaustics, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
New Acquisitions, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
2003 Hart Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Louise Laplante Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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The Bold Dragoon (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Young Man's Silhouette, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of a young man's silhouette and clouds on vintage collaged music sheets.
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52 x 32 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in natural wood moulding with glass.
This modern, graphic chalk drawing on collaged vintage music sheets...
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Vitruvian Woman (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Female Silhouette & Black Birds)
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Figurative chalk drawing of a woman's silhouette and flying black birds
Artwork measures 48 x 36 inches
52 x 40 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in natural wood moulding w...
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2010s Modern Louise Laplante Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Shall We Dance (Figurative Chalk Drawing of Black Heels on Vintage Music Sheets)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, still life chalk drawing of black high heels on vintage collaged music sheets.
Artwork measures 29 x 33 inches
30 x 37 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in natural wood moulding with glass.
This modern, graphic chalk drawing on collaged vintage music sheets...
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2010s Contemporary Louise Laplante Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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This contemporary, graphic chalk drawing on collaged vintage book pages was made by Louise Laplante in 2019. The vivid silhouette of a single bird is stenciled in a brick red chalk on aged, vintage pages of a book with the owner's signature. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing.
About the artist:
Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years.
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