SPOTLIGHT
Brandy Renee
by Chris Redmon
Detail from I Don’t Wanna Hold Your Hand..., Acrylic on canvas
Brandy Renee is a Florida native. Her artwork is inspired
by nature and the spiritual side of things. Her pieces reflect
the emotional state of being through paintings of forests,
trees, and water as felt and re-told by her. You can see her
vision come to life in her works. Her mother was an artist
with no formal training and taught her all of the technical
aspects of art she could handle. Renee found herself in an
abstract world. Here is where she felt the freest. Her need
to create became more of a way for her to escape. She is
not tied to rules when she is creating art, the rules of life
do not apply in her art world.
She likes to lock herself away and paint in solitude. She
is mainly silly and messy when she’s painting. Her philosophy about art is just to do what you want and be honest
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about it. For whatever reason you are doing it, just do it
for you.
She currently travels the Southeast exhibiting in fine art
shows, selling her work while competing for awards. The
Polk Museum of Art selected her to be the poster artist
for the Mayfaire Art Show, she also landed a Mayfaire billboard and won the Mayfaire Honorable Mention award.
She has been the recipient of Best of Show, Award of Excellence, Juror’s Choice and Judge’s Choice awards in the
Southeast.
You can see more at:
brenee.com
www.ARTBORNEMAGAZINE.com