Courtney Roberts

For my work I mainly use oil paints, but I also use graphite pencils and charcoal. I like the way I can leave and come back to these materials at different times and not be held back by drying times as much as other materials. I enjoy that I can be as free or meticulous as I want, there isn’t really a straight forward way of using either which I find that aspect really interesting. I am very interested in the female form and looking at the shapes and contours of it. I love the way the body looks from a multitude of angles, positions, lighting, and how vastly different it can look just by changing even one of those aspects. Aside from the female form, I also enjoy painting animals due to the personalities that they bring to the image, especially as I generally like to have bright backgrounds to give them more liveliness. I want my work to express who I am as a person and I don’t think that means ever settling on a certain style, way of working, or subject. I am forever changing and as will my work in the same way, or at least that is what I would like to express and portray.