USA Kellianne O'Brien

 

   
1. The Lollipop Girl, 1995 Enamel on Wood 24x35 in

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Tribute to Van Gogh, 1995 Oil on WooD 24x35 in

3. Upon Entering This World, 1994 Oil on Canvas 29x41 in

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Elephant, 1995 Enamel on Wood 24x35 in

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My relationship to Art is spontaneous and intuitive. Each painting is created by smoothing colours on the canvas, without sketching or drawing an idea first. When I paint, I work directly with the colours themselves to create expressions of emotion and the Passion of Light. My art attempts to capture momentary experiences of Rapture--a state of being in complete union with the Source. I call this rapturous experience, Mergence. Mergence is what facilitates being able to see, as I paint, the gradual development of harmony and balance with colour. In my work with sculpture, Mergence allows me to feel the becoming of a subject and gradually see its unveiling.
For me, Art is immediate, passionate and ecstatic. I work with the Inner Light, the source of my connection with divinity. Meditation helps me to Merge with the Source, and provides me the freedom necessary to work in an intuitive, spontaneous way. My sessions are intense experiences of Rapture, the results of which are always unpredictable creative emergences