ARTIST’S EVOLUTION

I find few things more fascinating than analyzing different passages of an artist’s career. Art is such an intangible force - one that loves to evolve. The ideas in an artist’s mind spark and spark to such a degree that it sometimes seems impossible to keep up with them. Some remain unborn, never emerging into flame, and others roar and engulf the artist’s work for years and years - maybe for an entire lifetime. 

I began painting in 2015, and I was deeply passionate about portraiture, mainly using acrylics. Some animals, but mainly strong and bold women portraits. I painted that which I wanted to embody - strong self-assured, and passionate, beautiful women. I was eighteen and very much discovering who I was.

It was in 2020 that I began painting landscapes, using oil, and then came abstract expressionism. Often with my objective paintings - portraits, animals, houses, and landscapes - I would question my technical abilities. With abstract expressionism, I didn’t have any of that. I would connect with color directly and with shape, and different materials, light and texture!

I don’t think that an artist can truly separate who they are as a person from their art. No matter how hard one may try, the truth is in the brush strokes!