Pamela Peitzman
- Costume & make-up
Biography
In early childhood, my love affair with the face began. Studying paintings of the Masters, I learned with pen and sketchpad how to recreate the facial structure and the subtle quality of facial expression. It wasn’t until later, as a makeup artist, that I learned to change how a face appears with shading and highlights. I returned to my native Philadelphia after nearly 20 years working as a film and television makeup artist in Los Angeles, California. While shooting on location, I was exposed to people and cultures rich in color and imagery. It was during this time, that I began to study and develop my art. After working and traveling in Africa, a passion for the tribal decorations of these proud people merged into my unique style of portraiture. I began to paint in color for the first time, and I jumped in with both feet!! The contrast between the chaotic colors of the subjects’ personal decorations and their quiet dignity are intended to draw the viewer into a world where these exhilarating colors lead to a peace within. My mediums are acrylic or oil on canvas, paper, or wood panel. Occasionally, there is a textural addition of sawdust, shredded paper, sand or eggshell. Brushes, palette knife, and latex gloves are my vehicles.
Known for
Filmography
- Hustle · Makeup Artist
- 21 Bridges · Makeup Department Head
- Glass · Makeup Department Head
- Creed II · Makeup Artist
- Anatomy of Death Scenes
- Split · Makeup Department Head
- The Answer Man · Makeup Artist
- Bikini Bandits · Makeup Artist
- Killer Instinct · Key Hair Stylist
- A Mother's Prayer · Key Makeup Artist
- Father & Son: Dangerous Relations · Hairstylist
- Salmonberries · Key Makeup Artist
- Buried Alive · Makeup Department Head
- Journey to the Center of the Earth · Makeup Supervisor
- The Incredible Hulk Returns · Makeup Artist
- Alien from L.A. · Key Makeup Artist
- A Tiger's Tale · Makeup Artist
- Hamburger: The Motion Picture · Key Makeup Artist
- The Hitcher · Makeup Artist
- Stand Alone · Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
- Moving Violations · Hair Supervisor
- Bachelor Party · Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor
- Suburbia · Makeup & Hair
- Conan the Barbarian · Makeup Artist
- Hell Night · Makeup Artist
- Separate Ways · Makeup Artist
- Solly’s Diner · Makeup Artist
- Getting Wasted · Makeup Artist
- H.O.T.S. · Makeup Artist
- Island of the Fishmen · Makeup Artist
- The Fifth Floor · Makeup Artist