Laurence De Sainte-Maréville

L.dSM works both for internet and paper medias. Here are some samples of her recent publications (only graphics, writing not included. She's also a short story and poetry writer published in numerous magazines) :

- Illustration on september 2002 for a french magazine, "L'instant du monde" (graphic art and literature, images printed on high resolution glossy paper).
- This illustration is part of an exhibition in Sete (south of France), during the festival "Childhood and diving", with famous divers (like Enzo Maiorca), and artists.

- Paintings and writings for a CD-Rom, "Sea and Mountain", which gathers poetries from artists of the whole world. Published : year 2003.

- Illustrations chosen by Librairie and galerie Racine (bookstore and also publisher, situated in Quartier Latin, cultural heart of Paris), for a theme contest about "Eros and poetry". The illustrations were published simultaneaously on 3 partner sites. Years 2001-2002

Some samples :

- Illustrator of Pages Libres and creator of Pages Libre's logo (color), an important french-speaking web-based magazine about literature. Year 2002.

- Creator of La Page Blanche's logo (black and white, this beautifully-shaped magazine is about poetry and literature).

- Creator of Francopolis'logo (color), click here : artslesignet/franco10.jpg

- Banner creator for an american scientific site (site is about dynamic high technology medical instrumentation).

- Creator of an diet food shop's logo, "Label Forme" (and shop sign), situated in the french southern city of Nimes. June 2002.

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L.dSM is an illustrator, a fine artist, a writer published in France in collections and reviews (paintings, logos, digital artwork, editorials, articles, poems).

"Most of the times, I start by a drawing with pencil (or more according to the case : brush with several possible techniques, watercolor, acrylic etc...) then I go on with numeric brushes.

Rather than recreating what I see, I prefer to interpret what I perceive. It is necessary to be at least two in one to make an artistic creation. One who builds and one who sees. The ideal would be that each "reader" could recreate the painting, the poem, or any other form of art, with his own intonations, his past, the movements of his/hers inner soul waves. The second thunderbolt strike has more importance than the first, it is the one which remains alive.

The wheel turns, I make a patchwork of scraps and tend to read "ourselves."
Certain lives are spelling themselves within, in which I find in myself fragmented. I know only your words, pencils of sun, those which thread between the shade and the light its mysterious side.
Through life difficulties, the flow of my brushes foams on the fine stone of your glances. The box of faces slipping into my pocket, I push life at my measure, and untie simply its cord with a voice..."

"Look at my website." L.dSM

"Talented in writing and drawing, Laurence de Sainte Maréville is more and more often asked by professionals to bring them her vision, both universal and very personal.

Each of her works speaks directly to the most intimate part of the viewer, but as you return to the drawing, you realize that each time you see it you discover something new.

Like a house, her talent has several rooms, but in each one you will recognize the unique fragrance of this french emerging artist's work, who can can spend several days on a single detail, to give you in the end this impression that there is always a picture behind the picture.

Laurence de Sainte Maréville's art is a whole world to discover. Her drawings both remind us of our inner nature and gives us new landscapes to explore."

S.Méliade, french writer