charmaine olivia

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Lalala white paint black dress whatever

I work best when I work quickly. The key is knowing when to stop

yellows (Taken with Instagram)

speed paint / abstracting (Taken with Instagram)

christening a new sketchbook (Taken with Instagram)

my home away from home (Taken with Instagram)

“Sculpting Grace”. Newest addition to my shop.
Can be found here: http://charmaineoliviashop.com/
13” x 19” in • Limited Edition of 50 prints • Free shipping on all domestic orders • Also, spend $50+ in my store and receive a free Ophelia print w
ith your order :)
A little bit about this piece.. With each painting, I am learning. I am finding that painting has little to do with your hands, but with your eyes. I am learning to see objects as shapes. I now see a hand as a collection of colors- and arms as angles. It is fascinating to watch a seemingly abstract shapes of colors work together to form a whole image. To me, it feels like sculpting. Molding and shaping the colors with my brush. Up close, it almost feels haphazard and frantic. But from a distance, it all comes together with seemingly careless grace. Even the way she’s clutching her hair feels like she’s sculpting right along with me.

prints coming Wednesday at 3pm (sept 12th) ~~

back to work <3 (Taken with Instagram)

mermaids lurking (Taken with Instagram)

quick speed paint. feels like sculpting (Taken with Instagram)

I’m such a palette doodler when I’m on the phone (Taken with Instagram)

the small shapes make up the whole (Taken with Instagram)

Bougainvillea battlewounds in the garden (Taken with Instagram)

up closer