Library hosts artist Adelle DesEnfants

Heather Goddard
Posted 4/13/22

Landscapes, cityscapes, stylized human studies and various mediums

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Library hosts artist Adelle DesEnfants

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LUSK – Landscapes, cityscapes, stylized human studies and various mediums can all be found on display at the Niobrara County Library as part of Adelle DesEnfants’ artist display for the month of April. DesEnfants, a high school senior and daughter of Ty and Sara DesEnfants has a diverse collection showing her broad interests as an artist.

At her artist’s reception on April 6, family, friends and various community members packed the library to share the experience and have the opportunity to speak with her about her work. DesEnfants is a well-spoken and sincere young lady who took time to chat with everyone present including her great-great grandparents and many other family members. The pride of not just her family, but the community in this young lady’s work was evident.

Speaking with DesEnfants she says that she has always found visual arts appealing. As the most introverted member of her family art gives her a quiet space to retreat to. It has always been her “thing” in the family and she doesn’t remember a time she wasn’t drawing or creating. As both a way to release stress and for the simple creative joy, her art is simply an extension of who she is rather than something she just does.

Her favorite medium is watercolor, though, she admits, that could be because it is the one she has the most experience with and is the most comfortable working in. She tries to push herself to try new mediums and techniques. DesEnfants is largely drawn to landscapes though lately has been doing a lot of flowers and greenery as well as trying out chalk pastels and oil panting.

The piece she is the most proud of at the show is her city scape showing a city at night. It was her first time working with chalk pastels and showing the importance of working with negative space and drawing the in-between instead of the obvious. This piece also holds sentimental value since it is rendered from a photograph she took while visiting the Philippines on a mission trip a few years ago. 

Thanks to her art teacher, Roxanne Fish, DesEnfants has also had the opportunity to begin learning how to use the pottery wheel and work with sculpture and shaped pieces to create unique items. She is particularly interested in how to combine the two into functional and creative objects. She admits that she has sculptures and pieces all over the place and that she never seems to stop wanting to try something just a little different.

DesEnfants doesn’t have any plans to pursue art as a major in college or post-secondary though she has no doubt it will always play an important role in her life. Her show will be on display until the end of the month.