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| This composition consists of a milky moon sitting in the night sky, over farmland, surrounded by ethereal swirls of whispering blues, purples and dusty pink. https://www.artofcierra.com/product/powder-blue-abstract-expressionist-acrylic-on-canvas-panel-8x10-framed |
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| Soft and light hues of pinks and yellows coalesce in this vast sky, over dark green trees and soft fog. Impose is an intimate scene that I observed not so long ago, in the gentle silence of the countryside, stillness of the evening sky and hum of nature. https://www.artofcierra.com/product/impose-abstract-expressionist-acrylic-on-canvas-panel-8x10-framed |
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| Colors brush against each other, in this intense and pastel-like depiction of a fever dream. I wanted to focus on intensity and atmosphere, in this piece, through pitting effervescent colors against the strong presence of black. https://www.artofcierra.com/product/fever-dream-abstract-expressionist-acrylic-on-canvas-panel-8x10-framed |
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| Most of my photos appear neat and tidy. Well, the truth is there is nothing neat and tidy about painting or creating art at all. Not the pain behind the creation and not the actual clothing that one dons when painting. Like most things online, you can crop out the ugly and only show the cleaner, neater, more appealing-to-the-eye aspects of any given thing. Here is me painting, with a cloth on the side to swipe my brush. |
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| Years ago, I was obsessed with smoothness in my paintings; constantly layering colors and smoothing them over, to achieve evenness. Then, I realized that I love texture. The reason that there exists texture within paintings is because of the process where the mind unfolds during completion. There is a progression; you begin with one color but then decide to use another color. one changes their mind and paints over the perceived mistake, to form something beautiful, tangible and perfect. Artistic perfection is the sense of satisfaction from creating — or perhaps, on a much deeper level, that's gratitude. |
Coffee sans cream; the only way to truly indulge. This particular brand is very strong, with tones of chocolate but not too heavy. It's smooth; like someone playing a saxophone, while wearing a tuxedo. Or maybe like Spandau Ballet. Oh yeah, now that's smooth.
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My role at Rawhead Journal has recently changed from Art Editor to Art Director. It means a great deal that my passion, enthusiasm and deep interest in art is understood and appreciated. Having always gravitated towards art, being an outsider artist, I am very much grateful to be able to listen to the stories of other artists, while helping to contribute towards a broader conversation of what it means to be an artist, interpretation of artwork and how varied art is.
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| When you go from ''art editor'' to ''art director'' dance |