Lori Earley's Art Couture

published Mar 3, 2007
Lori Earleys Art Couture
For artist Lori Earley, painting what is beautiful comes both from inspiration within and from the outside world of cutting-edge fashion.

Inspired by the imagination of high-end fashion icons such as Alexander McQueen or the exotic wardrobes of Jennifer Nicholson, Earley's stunning portraits of esoteric women evoke mood and form as equally poignant and delicate as the textured gowns they wear.

Each elegant and edgy oil painting requires a mastery of technical skill and painstaking execution.

"Every painting begins as an idea stemming from my subconscious," says Earley.

As a preliminary creative process, Earley translates her ideas into multiple sketches for her evocative backgrounds or minimalist landscapes.

The artist arranges a photo shoot in her studio with a model to enhance mood and accuracy of pose and figure.

Earley then creates a final sketch from her photograph of the model, and only then begins her painting in oil.

For her new series of portraits, Earley's models pose in original Jennifer Nicholson couture dresses.

The celebrity fashion designer is an avid collector of Earley's work.

Through this innovative approach, Earley succeeds in capturing a unique quality of the fashion designer's vision and transforms it into a new artform.