{"id":49730,"date":"2026-04-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?p=49730"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:30:21","slug":"inside-the-creative-process-of-artist-lara-fdez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/inside-the-creative-process-of-artist-lara-fdez\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Creative Process of Artist Lara Fdez | iCanvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written in her own words, this guest blog from Lara Fdez offers a firsthand look into her creative process, from how she approaches color to the techniques and emotions behind each piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always wanted to paint. As a teenager I enrolled in an arts high school, and when I finished I wanted to go into graphic design. My family steered me toward computer science instead, another passion of mine, and over the years I became a cybersecurity analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My creative side never went away. When the pandemic hit, I finally picked up a brush and started painting with watercolor. Watercolor is not an easy technique: it demands practice and a willingness to trust the process. Then a couple of years ago I discovered squeegee painting, and I fell in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I love most is watching how colors interact with each other through the transparency the technique creates. Learning how each color behaves depending on what’s next to it. It’s a constant exercise in observation. The technique doesn’t allow for much control, and that’s precisely what I need, to let go, to stop needing to manage everything. I believe color is a wonderful way to express yourself, and that’s what I try to do with every piece I make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alegr\u00eda is one of the pieces I’m most proud of. I think it has a really complete richness of color: the pinks, the coral, that very light blue, and a note of neon yellow that always makes the piece pop. I painted it with that intention in mind, that the emotion it generates when you look at it would be the whole point. The finishing touch is a sinuous line that runs through the composition and makes the whole piece feel more organic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Today marks the beginning of a new series: Emotions \ud83e\udd17 In this series, I\u2019m exploring how color can become a powerful way to represent and feel each emotion. For me, Alegr\u00eda (Joy) is one of the most important emotions, and the fact that my favorite color is yellow probably says everything. I\u2019m so happy with how this piece turned out; I absolutely love it. The plan is to create seven emotions, each with its own limited and numbered print edition of 25 copies. Which emotion would you love to see next? If one gets a lot of requests, I\u2019ll include it in the series.<\/p> \u266c i.gotta.go – Willem Da Faux & Phantom Records<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>