Born near the sea in the south of Italy, Fedi grew up herself against a serene backdrop. “I grew up in a luxurious and bright countryside,” she shared in an interview with the Glossary. “There wasn’t so much to do so I started painting all the beautiful colors and shapes that were around me, then it became my work.”

Having grown up, she tended to her artistic side by studying at the Fine Art Academy of Rome where she further developed her skills. Currently based in the Roman countryside, to this day she finds inspiration and beauty in her natural settings.

Indeed, nature seems to pop up in her work (here a flower, there a tree). Another common theme in Fedi’s work is women and femininity. Oftentimes, the two elements, women and nature, are tied together.

“I think women have the same strength and grace of nature, so they are the perfect medium to communicate my inner feelings,” Fedi says.

According to Fedi, her artwork shows how feminine self-confidence comes from peace and grace. See for yourself!

The post The Graceful and the Feminine: Marialaura Fedi’s Art appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Painted using striking color combinations, Bradford’s paintings make for a dramatic effect. But her art is all the more outstanding when you learn of her unconventional background. A self-taught artist, it was only by the age of 37 that Bradford took a leap of faith, facing her intrinsic artistic passion— head-on.

“I was really in the closet about how deeply I felt about making paintings,” she admitted in an interview with Hyperallergic. “The barn was my studio, I was doing mark-making paintings. I had not gone to art school or taken any foundation classes. So my idea of painting was to dip the brush in paint and put it on the canvas.”

At 37 and despite the disapproval from her family, Bradford moved to New York City. A single mother, she would go on to pursue art in closer contact with contemporary painting discourse, eventually enrolling in graduate studies.

Now an esteemed artist, her work, and her life story, will serve to inspire you.

The post Katherine Bradford’s Paintings are a Breath of Fresh Air appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I’m usually inspired by plants I see in person, either that I walk past in my daily life, or I see at a garden, or while on a trip,” admitted Lincoln in an interview with Maake Magazine. “I look for interesting patterns or plant structure.”

Her interest in the natural world began when she was young, while growing up next to her mother’s incredible garden. “I think growing up next to a beautiful garden with a mom who was very enthusiastic about plants probably influenced my work,” noted Lincoln.

But though her work is grounded in her natural surrounding, Lincoln’s paintings might be seen as a wild interpretation of her surrounding, using vibrant colors, combined with surreal settings.

“Usually I see a plant or a few plants that I’m excited by, and I think about how I can plan a composition around it/them,” she explained her process. “Usually the color of the plants is a more keyed up version of their natural color. I often come up with sky or background color ideas from something that happened in an earlier painting, some idea that I want to explore further.”

The post Amy Lincoln’s Paintings are a Homage to Plants appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I am interested in exploring the fluidity of water against the firm resistance of hard rock,” explained Shearing on her website. She notes that she is particularly fascinated by the movement of the ocean waves expressing the rhythm of life and the force and strength of nature.

But though her work is in direct dialogue with her natural surroundings, it isn’t meant to be representational or realistic. “My mission is to explore the emotional symbolism of something like a broken egg in a nest,” says Shearing. “This for me represents the tension between birth and death, the purity of simple form in contrast with nature’s complex structures and designs. The fragility of the shell which can beak and shatter versus its strength to encompass life and growth.”

With a background both in sculpture and painting, her creative process includes mixing minute amounts of paint to get the exact tone and intensity of colors she wants. “I work very carefully, thoughtfully considering composition and juxtaposition of tones and colors,” she notes. “I spend time choosing my palette very carefully as this is the platform from which I build the timbre and mood of the piece.”

The post Chasing Waterfalls: Andrea Shearing’s Abstract Art appeared first on MobiSpirit.

For Mohamedi, truth is intuitive. Her work relies on tools and materials that she collected over the years: anything from tar found on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy like pencils, crayons, and acrylic paint; anything that’s easy to apply and dries quickly,” she notes.

Based in Los Angeles, her art has made quite a splash both locally and internationally. A founding member of the Los Angeles art collective, The Binder of Women, Mohamedi’s pieces have been profiled in acclaimed publications such as the LA Times and Huffington Post.

“I’m sort of like a semipermeable membrane,” says Mohamedi. “I just look at what’s around me, watch the thoughts that I have, listen to my children, listen to the air. I’m this filter for whatever’s happening around me.” But at the end of the day, her work is open for interpretation—a dialogue that takes place between the painting and the viewer.

Take note.

The post Maysha Mohamedi’s Abstract Art Feels Honest appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I think there is a connection between how I used to draw when I was little and the way I do now,” Luque observed in an interview with Creative Boom, “at least in the attitude. I used to love drawing with my friends and it’s something I still do nowadays. I went to art school, studied there for a few years and I learned a lot, but in the end I dropped out.”

But though she neglected the formalities of art school, Luque is still very much inspired by her peers. “I’m still learning everyday, especially from my friends and colleagues,” she says, citing icons like Matisse, Marina Abramović, and David Hockney. “I also love art history and I’m very curious about artists’ lives,” she adds.

“I like to make people laugh with my drawing, or at least make them smile,” says Luque. If anything, her art will put a smile on your face.

The post Find Comfort in María Luque’s Naive Paintings appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Each of his paintings represents a classic artwork, but with a twist. Eley masterfully paints plastic and duct tape to create an illusion that the paintings are wrapped. We especially loved his version of van Gogh’s Starry Night. Not only the painting shows his incredible talent for optical illusion, but it also demonstrates just how great he is at recreating art by famous artists.

Scroll down to see Eley’s art and follow him on Instagram if you’re interested to see what he creates next.

The post Robin Eley’s Paintings Look Like They’re Wrapped in Plastic appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“The interior spaces that I experience in meditation are converted into the landscapes of my paintings; the restlessness of my mind transformed into landfills,” the artist wrote in a statement. He finds that nature and meditation have an unbreakable bond and that one always leads to the other.

Head to Instagram to see more of his incredible works and scroll down for our selection of the paintings we loved the most!

The post Unbelievably Realistic Landscape Paintings By Tomás Sánchez appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Cheffi’s series Tunisian Sceneries was inspired by her unique life. “It’s about how it feels being a young mixed woman in Tunisia,” she told WePresent. “The bold colors I started using came from a very childlike naïve happy place. When I first moved here I thought everything was so wonderful, I was looking at everything through pink glasses,” Cheffi said.

You can check out some of her art below. Go to her Instagram page to see more, her work is definitely worth checking out!

The post Dora Dalila Cheffi’s Art Expresses Life as a Mixed-Race Woman in Tunisia appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“Becoming a mother has been a rebirth for me, physically and emotionally,” she told WePresent. “Motherhood is intense and magical at the same time. If it wasn’t for him who knows what I would be doing now.”

Desane was born and raised in France. Her parents are Haitian and her connection to her heritage is strong. Desane’s portraits lack details, but they’re full of expression.

Check out this creative lady’s work below and visit her Instagram for more.

The post Delphine Desane’s Expressive Portraits of Women appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Born near the sea in the south of Italy, Fedi grew up herself against a serene backdrop. “I grew up in a luxurious and bright countryside,” she shared in an interview with the Glossary. “There wasn’t so much to do so I started painting all the beautiful colors and shapes that were around me, then it became my work.”

Having grown up, she tended to her artistic side by studying at the Fine Art Academy of Rome where she further developed her skills. Currently based in the Roman countryside, to this day she finds inspiration and beauty in her natural settings.

Indeed, nature seems to pop up in her work (here a flower, there a tree). Another common theme in Fedi’s work is women and femininity. Oftentimes, the two elements, women and nature, are tied together.

“I think women have the same strength and grace of nature, so they are the perfect medium to communicate my inner feelings,” Fedi says.

According to Fedi, her artwork shows how feminine self-confidence comes from peace and grace. See for yourself!

The post The Graceful and the Feminine: Marialaura Fedi’s Art appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Painted using striking color combinations, Bradford’s paintings make for a dramatic effect. But her art is all the more outstanding when you learn of her unconventional background. A self-taught artist, it was only by the age of 37 that Bradford took a leap of faith, facing her intrinsic artistic passion— head-on.

“I was really in the closet about how deeply I felt about making paintings,” she admitted in an interview with Hyperallergic. “The barn was my studio, I was doing mark-making paintings. I had not gone to art school or taken any foundation classes. So my idea of painting was to dip the brush in paint and put it on the canvas.”

At 37 and despite the disapproval from her family, Bradford moved to New York City. A single mother, she would go on to pursue art in closer contact with contemporary painting discourse, eventually enrolling in graduate studies.

Now an esteemed artist, her work, and her life story, will serve to inspire you.

The post Katherine Bradford’s Paintings are a Breath of Fresh Air appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I’m usually inspired by plants I see in person, either that I walk past in my daily life, or I see at a garden, or while on a trip,” admitted Lincoln in an interview with Maake Magazine. “I look for interesting patterns or plant structure.”

Her interest in the natural world began when she was young, while growing up next to her mother’s incredible garden. “I think growing up next to a beautiful garden with a mom who was very enthusiastic about plants probably influenced my work,” noted Lincoln.

But though her work is grounded in her natural surrounding, Lincoln’s paintings might be seen as a wild interpretation of her surrounding, using vibrant colors, combined with surreal settings.

“Usually I see a plant or a few plants that I’m excited by, and I think about how I can plan a composition around it/them,” she explained her process. “Usually the color of the plants is a more keyed up version of their natural color. I often come up with sky or background color ideas from something that happened in an earlier painting, some idea that I want to explore further.”

The post Amy Lincoln’s Paintings are a Homage to Plants appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I am interested in exploring the fluidity of water against the firm resistance of hard rock,” explained Shearing on her website. She notes that she is particularly fascinated by the movement of the ocean waves expressing the rhythm of life and the force and strength of nature.

But though her work is in direct dialogue with her natural surroundings, it isn’t meant to be representational or realistic. “My mission is to explore the emotional symbolism of something like a broken egg in a nest,” says Shearing. “This for me represents the tension between birth and death, the purity of simple form in contrast with nature’s complex structures and designs. The fragility of the shell which can beak and shatter versus its strength to encompass life and growth.”

With a background both in sculpture and painting, her creative process includes mixing minute amounts of paint to get the exact tone and intensity of colors she wants. “I work very carefully, thoughtfully considering composition and juxtaposition of tones and colors,” she notes. “I spend time choosing my palette very carefully as this is the platform from which I build the timbre and mood of the piece.”

The post Chasing Waterfalls: Andrea Shearing’s Abstract Art appeared first on MobiSpirit.

For Mohamedi, truth is intuitive. Her work relies on tools and materials that she collected over the years: anything from tar found on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy like pencils, crayons, and acrylic paint; anything that’s easy to apply and dries quickly,” she notes.

Based in Los Angeles, her art has made quite a splash both locally and internationally. A founding member of the Los Angeles art collective, The Binder of Women, Mohamedi’s pieces have been profiled in acclaimed publications such as the LA Times and Huffington Post.

“I’m sort of like a semipermeable membrane,” says Mohamedi. “I just look at what’s around me, watch the thoughts that I have, listen to my children, listen to the air. I’m this filter for whatever’s happening around me.” But at the end of the day, her work is open for interpretation—a dialogue that takes place between the painting and the viewer.

Take note.

The post Maysha Mohamedi’s Abstract Art Feels Honest appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I think there is a connection between how I used to draw when I was little and the way I do now,” Luque observed in an interview with Creative Boom, “at least in the attitude. I used to love drawing with my friends and it’s something I still do nowadays. I went to art school, studied there for a few years and I learned a lot, but in the end I dropped out.”

But though she neglected the formalities of art school, Luque is still very much inspired by her peers. “I’m still learning everyday, especially from my friends and colleagues,” she says, citing icons like Matisse, Marina Abramović, and David Hockney. “I also love art history and I’m very curious about artists’ lives,” she adds.

“I like to make people laugh with my drawing, or at least make them smile,” says Luque. If anything, her art will put a smile on your face.

The post Find Comfort in María Luque’s Naive Paintings appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Each of his paintings represents a classic artwork, but with a twist. Eley masterfully paints plastic and duct tape to create an illusion that the paintings are wrapped. We especially loved his version of van Gogh’s Starry Night. Not only the painting shows his incredible talent for optical illusion, but it also demonstrates just how great he is at recreating art by famous artists.

Scroll down to see Eley’s art and follow him on Instagram if you’re interested to see what he creates next.

The post Robin Eley’s Paintings Look Like They’re Wrapped in Plastic appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“The interior spaces that I experience in meditation are converted into the landscapes of my paintings; the restlessness of my mind transformed into landfills,” the artist wrote in a statement. He finds that nature and meditation have an unbreakable bond and that one always leads to the other.

Head to Instagram to see more of his incredible works and scroll down for our selection of the paintings we loved the most!

The post Unbelievably Realistic Landscape Paintings By Tomás Sánchez appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Cheffi’s series Tunisian Sceneries was inspired by her unique life. “It’s about how it feels being a young mixed woman in Tunisia,” she told WePresent. “The bold colors I started using came from a very childlike naïve happy place. When I first moved here I thought everything was so wonderful, I was looking at everything through pink glasses,” Cheffi said.

You can check out some of her art below. Go to her Instagram page to see more, her work is definitely worth checking out!

The post Dora Dalila Cheffi’s Art Expresses Life as a Mixed-Race Woman in Tunisia appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“Becoming a mother has been a rebirth for me, physically and emotionally,” she told WePresent. “Motherhood is intense and magical at the same time. If it wasn’t for him who knows what I would be doing now.”

Desane was born and raised in France. Her parents are Haitian and her connection to her heritage is strong. Desane’s portraits lack details, but they’re full of expression.

Check out this creative lady’s work below and visit her Instagram for more.

The post Delphine Desane’s Expressive Portraits of Women appeared first on MobiSpirit.