Michelle Thornburg
Artist's Statement
My style of creating
artwork is painting from the subconscious. There are no carefully planned
sketches, no grids, and no paint brushes. It’s just me and my paint with no
expectations of anything but painting. I use my hands to apply the paint
directly onto my canvas, no rules, just whatever feels right. The key for me is
to let go of the conscious world around me, and just paint, allowing my hands
to take the lead. Eventually, the lines, drips, and shapes reveal themselves,
and a picture begins to emerge, it’s like day dreaming on a canvas.
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| O-037 Emerald-Earth-by Michelle Thornburg acrylic 24x36 $850 |
Artist's Biography
Michelle Thornburg is a California Artist
and Art Teacher living and working in Lodi, CA. She creates dream like
paintings from her subconscious using the Surrealist technique of automatism,
or automatic painting. Her technique of using mainly her hands to apply acrylic
or oil paints to the canvas allow her to connect with her artwork. Her paintings
are created by applying paints onto the canvas in various colors, patterns, and
movements. These colorful and expressive paintings are often reworked and go
through many changes before they are completed.
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| O-041 Earth and Ocean by Michelle Thornburg acrylic 40x30 $800 |
