Alyse is a figurative painter working out of New Orleans, Louisiana. She creates compositions combining the figure with elements of nature with surreal twist. She strives to create pieces that venerate nature and show humankind's connection to the earth. She is also interested in exploring delicate beauty of the relationship between growth and decay, viewing death as an awe inspiring process of rebirth. She is from Baltimore, Maryland and studied at the Schuler School of Fine Arts. She live paints at music and art festivals across the US as well as showing at galleries.
"I was always drawn to painting because it is such a meditative process that allows the subconscious mind to meld seamlessly with the movement of the paintbrush. Each brushstroke carefully grasps at the ethereal nature of light finding its relationship with the shadow, finding the balance of warm and cool colors, and relating soft and hard edges. With each mark a bridge is formed in pigment, connecting this inner world of thought and emotion to the outer world, inviting the viewer inside."
