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Missoula artist Stephanie Frostet describes painting 'Return of the Prodigal Son' and her narrative approach
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Artist Stephanie Frostet of Missoula explained the themes and techniques behind her painting "Return of the Prodigal Son," emphasizing the rarely depicted "dutiful son," rural imagery and her use of photographic references and modeling.
Stephanie Frostet, an artist living and working in Missoula, described her painting "Return of the Prodigal Son" and her approach to narrative painting; the transcript does not specify when she spoke.
Frostet said she chose to focus on the story's "dutiful son," a figure she described as "more interior" and harder to portray than the prodigal, and placed that character in a rural setting to explore cultural metaphors rooted in agriculture.
"The prodigal son was an easy villain for me," Frostet said. "I wanted to give some space to the dutiful son... his…
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