{"id":13207,"date":"2021-03-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?p=13207"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:23:37","slug":"5-questions-with-lucia-heffernan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-lucia-heffernan\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions With Lucia Heffernan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>iCanvas artist Lucia Heffernan paints mischievous creatures in laughable settings using contemporary realism with a comedic edge. Crediting her lifelong fascination of animals for her inspiration, she gives her furry and feathered subjects personality by putting them in situations humans can relate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graphic designer and oil painter, she\u2019s constantly experimenting with mixed medias, new techniques and her sense of humor to bring joy to animal lovers everywhere. \u201cI seek to give animals a voice and a personality, while making light of our uniquely human existence.\u201d Combining the innocence and curiosity of her subjects, she creates an endearing, lighthearted world that\u2019s easy to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re proud to offer Lucia\u2019s work on iCanvas, and wanted to take a minute to introduce you to the human behind the art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lucia-heffernan-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13209\" width=\"446\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lucia-heffernan-1-1.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lucia-heffernan-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lucia-heffernan-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lucia-heffernan-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to get a taste of what inspires her work, the style of music she creates to, and other artists she appreciates. You might be surprised to learn what you have in common!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13030\" width=\"180\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4.png 512w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who are 5 of your current favorite artists, living or dead?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gary Larson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Norman Rockwell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/artists\/richard-smith-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/studioegallery.com\/artist\/stephen-hansen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen Hansen<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michael-sowa-art.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Sowa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gary-larson-dinosaur-nerds.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13212\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gary-larson-dinosaur-nerds.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13212\" class=\"wp-image-13212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gary-larson-dinosaur-nerds.png 519w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gary-larson-dinosaur-nerds-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Dinosaur Nerds&#8221; by Gary Larson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/norman-rockwell-the-muscleman-close-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13235\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/norman-rockwell-the-muscleman-close-up-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13235\" class=\"wp-image-13235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/norman-rockwell-the-muscleman-close-up-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/norman-rockwell-the-muscleman-close-up-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;The Muscleman Close-Up&#8221; by Norman Rockwell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13215\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13215\" class=\"wp-image-13215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/richard-smith-ceiling-III-768x774.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em> &#8220;Ceiling III&#8221; by Richard Smith<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1156\" height=\"1380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-1156x1380.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13216\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13216\" class=\"wp-image-13216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-1156x1380.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-1286x1536.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland-1715x2048.jpg 1715w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stephen-hansen-marie-therese-with-garland.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Marie Therese With Garland&#8221; by Stephen Hansen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/michael-sowa-herta.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"13213\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/michael-sowa-herta.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=13213\" class=\"wp-image-13213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/michael-sowa-herta.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/michael-sowa-herta-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Herta&#8221; by Michael Sowa<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What band or musician would you listen to while creating your art?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify&#8217;s &#8220;Today&#8217;s Top Hits.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If you could master any other form of creative expression, what would it be?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to be better at painting anything I set my mind to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is one person, one place, and one object that inspires you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My dog! She is so cute, I just want to paint her all the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is something about you that others may be surprised to learn?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I used to have a graphic design agency and I worked in that field for years.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out some of Lucia Heffernan\u2019s creations below, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/canvas-art-prints\/artist\/lucia-heffernan?product=canvas&amp;sort=popular&amp;ic_dynamic=undefined&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAvvKBBhCXARIsACTePW_1lwk0eyCWwtvO6JN1sPMHkuOthrPXLhb6ntKi3ip_ZDJKS834CDkaAilsEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a> to view their full iCanvas collection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  id=\"jtg-13221\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-custom-grid\" data-config=\"{&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0.5,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;custom-grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:10,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:10,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:10,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:false},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:true},&quot;infinite&quot;:false},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:false,&quot;PageDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:false,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:false},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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