Manggis
Oil and Acrylic painting
11 3/4 “ x 8” flat board canvas
I began this painting at an artist’s retreat in Bali, Indonesia. I left it unfinished and brought it back to the states. The face was the only thing I had worked on in Bali. When I set forth to complete it at home I wanted it to represent the country from where it came from. I was inspired by the other artists’ still life creations of the Mangosteen fruit we kept eating throughout our stay, and decided I wanted to throw my own take into the bunch.
In order to make the piece feel intentional I placed the influence of how interesting and prevalent advertising in a foreign country is to me. A small detail of what excites me on solo walks. Nothing like exiting the airport or your hotel/airbnb and seeing a billboard with a foreign language on it and thinking “Yup. I’m not home anymore.” I absolutely love that feeling. Its inspired by the type of graffiti art I grew up with and has a special place in my heart. It makes me happy to see it all around the world. And so I included my own throw up of Mangosteen in Indonesian “Manggis”.
I hope this piece reminds you of some weird advertisement for a hot commodity in a different country that looks pretty and complete with its very own throw up. I personally believe it would look great on your kitchen counter next to that cute cookbook.
*First image (close-up) is best for accurate color.
Oil and Acrylic painting
11 3/4 “ x 8” flat board canvas
I began this painting at an artist’s retreat in Bali, Indonesia. I left it unfinished and brought it back to the states. The face was the only thing I had worked on in Bali. When I set forth to complete it at home I wanted it to represent the country from where it came from. I was inspired by the other artists’ still life creations of the Mangosteen fruit we kept eating throughout our stay, and decided I wanted to throw my own take into the bunch.
In order to make the piece feel intentional I placed the influence of how interesting and prevalent advertising in a foreign country is to me. A small detail of what excites me on solo walks. Nothing like exiting the airport or your hotel/airbnb and seeing a billboard with a foreign language on it and thinking “Yup. I’m not home anymore.” I absolutely love that feeling. Its inspired by the type of graffiti art I grew up with and has a special place in my heart. It makes me happy to see it all around the world. And so I included my own throw up of Mangosteen in Indonesian “Manggis”.
I hope this piece reminds you of some weird advertisement for a hot commodity in a different country that looks pretty and complete with its very own throw up. I personally believe it would look great on your kitchen counter next to that cute cookbook.
*First image (close-up) is best for accurate color.
Oil and Acrylic painting
11 3/4 “ x 8” flat board canvas
I began this painting at an artist’s retreat in Bali, Indonesia. I left it unfinished and brought it back to the states. The face was the only thing I had worked on in Bali. When I set forth to complete it at home I wanted it to represent the country from where it came from. I was inspired by the other artists’ still life creations of the Mangosteen fruit we kept eating throughout our stay, and decided I wanted to throw my own take into the bunch.
In order to make the piece feel intentional I placed the influence of how interesting and prevalent advertising in a foreign country is to me. A small detail of what excites me on solo walks. Nothing like exiting the airport or your hotel/airbnb and seeing a billboard with a foreign language on it and thinking “Yup. I’m not home anymore.” I absolutely love that feeling. Its inspired by the type of graffiti art I grew up with and has a special place in my heart. It makes me happy to see it all around the world. And so I included my own throw up of Mangosteen in Indonesian “Manggis”.
I hope this piece reminds you of some weird advertisement for a hot commodity in a different country that looks pretty and complete with its very own throw up. I personally believe it would look great on your kitchen counter next to that cute cookbook.
*First image (close-up) is best for accurate color.