
8 x 6.5 inches
charcoal and pastel on paper
2022
“The whole house was filled as if there were a crowd present, crammed full of spirits. They were packed deep right up to the door, and the air was so thick it was scarcely possible to breathe.”
–C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963)
Arel Lisette, born in Riverside, California, is a visual artist working subtractively with charcoal and pastel to create drawings of light and shadow on paper. She received her BFA in Fine Art from the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design before attending the Tamarind Institute of Fine Art Lithography, and was recently an artist-in-residence at the Alex Brown Foundation.
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