Artist Information:
Marie Denise Jean Baptiste
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti
Member Since: Nov 2004
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Artist Statement:
Marie Denise Jean-Baptiste
was born in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti.
It was in early childhood that
Denise became aware of her
special interest in art. Her
father had an appointments
book that was illustrated with
reproductions of the great
classical and impressionist
painters, which she would
borrow and pore over. It was
not until later that she
discovered the rich culture of
art that is native to her own
Haiti. At school she
attended drawing courses and
it was this combination of awe
and pencil to paper practice
that made her conscious of the
thrill of being creative and
stimulated her to continue
discovering the wonders and
possibilities of having art as
a core part of her life.
She caught the attention
of her drawing teacher, a
promising artist himself, who
introduced her to academic
drawing and painting. On
her own she continued doing
drawings, charcoal on paper,
and then some aquarelle
paintings. Through these
years she sketched as her
imagination directed, (most of
which sketches she kept and
still uses in her paintings
today.)
The calling, however,
never left her and, despite
the distractions of being
responsibly employed in a
business career, it inexorably
grew. In 2002 Denise...
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It was in early childhood that Denise became aware of her special interest in art. Her father had an appointments book that was illustrated with reproductions of the great classical and impressionist painters, which she would borrow and pore over. It was not until later that she discovered the rich culture of art that is native to her own Haiti. At school she attended drawing courses and it was this combination of awe and pencil to paper practice that made her conscious of the thrill of being creative and... |
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