{"title":"Laure Marchand ","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI was born in the Bouches du Rhône and spent my childhood between the lovely forests of Burgundy, my mother's homeland, and the scrubland of Marcel Pagnol.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a child, I wanted to be\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Snow White,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/strong\u003e, get lost in Wonderland or sometimes know how to twitch my nose like my beloved witch while daydreaming in front of Sarah Kay's illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDreamy, I had long invented a magical world where I could retreat at will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e« Then she fell asleep in a long, very long sleep... »\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lauremarchand.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pomme.png\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"97\" width=\"82\" alt=\"pomme\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lauremarchand.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pomme.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1067\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI drew like all children do, but without knowing that it would become a true passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am self-taught and I started sketching mostly\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e landscapes and still lifes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Drawing attracted me a lot, but I was never completely satisfied with my \"study subjects\".\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne day, I sketched\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e a little elf in a landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e and it felt so natural that I continued down this path.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince then, I have devoted my drawing to all these little characters that accompanied me in my childhood and that I have had so much pleasure in rediscovering. I now love bringing them to life on a piece of paper.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI have continued to\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e combine my passion for drawing with the magical world\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as my passion for certain periods of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy inspirations\u003c\/strong\u003e are quite varied but often revolve around magic or fantasy since I appreciate both the softness of illustrations by \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeredith Dillman\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDelphine Gache\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the darker drawings of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTim Burton\u003c\/em\u003e or Barbara \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCanepa\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI have been working for 20 years in the field of professional training for adults and I have been a \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efreelance illustrator since 2008\u003c\/strong\u003e. I balance my time between a very enriching job in human terms, my family life, and my passion for drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeeping a part of magic and childhood is vital for me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI will end with my favorite quote:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e« What makes the poet? Is it not love, the desperate search for the slightest ray of sunshine playing on the floor of a child's room »\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrançois Mauriac. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work as an illustrator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI imagined my engravings like prince's kisses,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea bit naive and childlike, they speak to your inner child, the one deep inside you that never really grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImbued with melancholy, they tell you about lost worlds, melodies forever gone from your childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometimes you will bite into the poisoned apple, other times, it is a frog that will awaken you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOften, it is little woodland fairies that look deep into your eyes and say to you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e« Remember »\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lauremarchand.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/feedragon.png\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"174\" width=\"318\" alt=\"feedragon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lauremarchand.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/feedragon.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy illustrations are created using different techniques, either traditional, watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil; or digital painting under Photoshop. I always try to infuse magic and softness in my way of painting, whether it is traditional or digital.\u003c\/p\u003e ","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6800\/3225\/collections\/AVT_Laure-Marchand-II_2544.webp?v=1674758231","url":"https:\/\/oraloa-europe.myshopify.com\/en\/collections\/diamond-painting-laure-merchant.oembed","provider":"Oraloa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}