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Talent thedivamuse

Name:
Oni Kitchens
Location:
San Marcos, CA 92069  United States
Web Presence:
The Diva Muse | Myspace | Follow Me On Twitt
Genres:
Abstract, Mixed Media, Pop Art
Roles:
Artist, Multi-media Artist
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Basics

Channel:
Art
Genres:
Abstract, Mixed Media, Pop Art
Roles:
Artist, Multi-media Artist
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA

Biography

I am an Army wife, and mother first. These are not things that define me but they are what I have spent the majority of my life doing. Most of the time I am very good it. And...well...sometimes I'm not.

I have lived all over the United States and in South Korea.

I learned a little bit about art at Troy State University in Alabama, Cameron U in Oklahoma, and I culminated my education at Armstrong Atlantic U in Savannah, GA. I studied photography, ceramics, drawing and painting. It was an amazing time for me because I did it all while raising a family.

..And then I was blocked for three years. Three years of no art, aside from the occasional handmade greeting card....

...And then one day it came back.

Now I am mostly trying to forget everything I learned and just, simply do me.

Statements

My work is often a testament of what I am going through in my life at the time. But I think that is true for most artists. When it comes to my painting, I am pushing myself, pushing and pushing to simplify what can be a very intricate and drawn out undertaking if I allow it. On the other hand, as I push myself I am challenged to maintain the integrity and defining character of my work. As of late, this has been my ultimate difficulty. How to stay me but work faster, be more efficient, less time consuming?

I am also stretching myself across genres, forcing myself through the abstract process, tightening up my funky realism, playing with line and color like never before and sticking things on things just to see what the result will be.

Everyday, I am growing as an artist and seeing where it will take me. I am loving the process, but I am also ready to pin down that thing that is uniquely me.

This is a nice thought I know, but I know deep down, that once I find that defining thing, I will get bored and be ready to move on to the next.

Creative Tools Used

Camera, paint brush, paint, markers, pencils. Pretty much whatever I can get my hands on.