These collages emerge from the fusion of digital brushwork and physical materials—prints, acrylic paint, and gold leaf—bridging the virtual and the tangible.
Nocturne pour MayaOne spotlight, aimed at the front of the model. So the painting becomes more about what the light leaves out. Two versions of the same pose, one classical, one more abstract. Mostly shadow, with just enough light to frame the figure.
What the Light LeavesGrace and Strength wrapped into one beautiful model. 30-minute pose. Northampton Center for the Arts.In A Sacred MomentCollaged tissue paper — printed, layered, pressed — gives this portrait its weathered depth, a surface that breathes like old skin. A corner gilded in gold leaf anchors the sacred quality of the gaze. Where the hair meets the light, accumulated texture lifts into gentle relief, as though the figure is slowly emerging from the material itself. Selected for the juried show “Unexpected Portrait,” Oct. 2026, at the Artworks Gallery, in Ware, MA.
Dominique Thiebaut
