Alexa Meade- Real Life Still Life

Faline · #1 ● 08-22-2011, 03:59 PM

At first glance these photos look to be of a watercolour portrait — but they are actually snaps of a real person painted to look like a picture.

Alexa Meade, from Washington DC, creates her stunning artworks by drawing directly on to her models.

Her props and surroundings are also covered with paint to make them look like part of the image — and to create an amazing 3D illusion.

The 24-year-old said: "Experiences cannot always be interpreted at face value, seeing is not necessarily believing."

Alexa Meade was born on September 3, 1986 in Washington, D.C.. She graduated in 2009 from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a bachelor's degree in political science. Meade has never attended art school nor has she ever taken advanced painting courses. In August 2008, Meade began to experiment with painting on non-traditional objects. After 9 months of experimenting, she was able to develop a process for painting on people and unveiled her "Reverse Trompe L'Oeil" installation in October, 2009.