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Artist ProfIle: richard lorenz
STORY BY KELSEY SUNDERMAN
Richard Lorenz and his wife T’Louise Willis are the embodiment of the term power couple. These two incredibly talented artists from Louisiana came together to create one studio: Silent Echoes. While Willis specializes in photography and inspirational writing, Lorenz focuses on digital painting. Lorenz was born in Germany, but currently resides in Louisiana. He is completely self-taught in the art of digital painting.
Digital painting is a technique that has become increasingly popular as technology has advanced. Lorenz’s artwork is virtually created, from his beginning sketches until the final brush stroke. To create his images, he uses a digital Wacom tablet and a digital painting program called Corel Painter. As a
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representation of the painting process,” said Lorenz. “However, unlike photography, digital painting will never replace traditional oil and acrylic painting. These traditional painting mediums enjoy a large place next to their more contemporary digital companions.
“The digital painting category is simply a new painting medium.
And, like it or not, it is here to stay. Digital painting
as a category should represent virtual paintings akin to paintings executed with traditional painting mediums.”
According to Lorenz, digital painting is another medium for artists to explore.“Most digital painters I know have extraordinary abilities and
talents in many of the traditional fields of painting, and have digital painting as a new medium to the arsenal of tools available to them.”
Lorenz’s work focuses heavily on
virtual paint brush, he employs the use of a stylus.
“Digital painting uses the latest painting software to translate physical properties of traditional painting into a virtual
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