ARTIST PROFILE

Abstract Communication

I have always felt I don't articulate myself adequately. Either my words come out wrong, or the tone is off, or the humor is misinterpreted. I have always been envious of friends, family, and colleagues who seem to speak so easily, so well, so thoughtfully. 

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What draws me to art, and more specifically abstract art, is the feeling behind it and the feeling it provokes. In my opinion art is both subjective and underrated. I don't necessarily believe there's "good art" and "bad art"; I think you either like a piece or you don't, you're either moved by a piece or you're not. The fact you can look at a piece of art and feel moved by it - potentially feeling what the artist felt - is powerful. I find that to be communication in its truest form, or at the very least a fleeting moment of feeling understood.

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When I finish a painting I find myself at peace and frankly, spent. I find it both relaxing and mentally taxing, invigorating and exhausting. It teeters between complete confidence and utter vulnerability. It is how I communicate best; all words previously left unsaid are released, all emotions otherwise bottled up are freed. 

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I wouldn't have it any other way.

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"The final test of a painting, theirs, mine, any other, is: does the painter's emotions come across?" - Franz Kline

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Machaela resides in Houston, Texas. She is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University and has a day job in the finance industry. Machaela has been creating since she could hold a paintbrush using a wide variety of mediums. She enjoys intimate dinners with friends and family, laughter, reading fiction, and discounted canvas.