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N E L L A' S  A R T  G A L L E  R Y

  Nella Lush  

With Picasso's quote: "God is really only another artist, he made the elephant, giraffe and cat. He has no real style but keeps trying new ideas"  - I feel validated!  It is because often times I find myself  getting frustrated in feeling that my art is all over the place. It  must be  the pressures of the outside world's expectations.  After much time spent in self examination  I came to realize that I  must stop feeling this way. I am simply staying true to my art.

My emotions and the way I feel in that moment when I place that first stroke of paint or that first layer of wax are the roots of my art. It is not unusual in my studio to find few easels with work in progress from an abstract floral to an abstract figurative or an abstract  landscape and an encaustic painting on the table.  What an incredible machine our brain is.   In the past I felt I needed to prove to others that "YES" I can draw, "YES" I can paint in a realistic manner, but now with experience I gained the right to paint for myself without having to prove anything else but to put in a painting all that is mine.  It could definitely be easier to paint what I am seeing but unfortunately it doesn't make me  happy.  What is that I want to accomplish with my art?  I am not a purist and I would not be honest if I didn't say that I want to be known by the world, which artist doesn't want that?  As anything in life hard work, commitment, education is not always enough, "luck" still plays an important role but as long as I keep creating without compromising my beliefs and staying true to  "ME" in the present time I am satisfied creating!

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 Nella