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I started getting flashes of inspiration,
ideas of how to integrate paper and sparkle and metallic leaf into these creations
that just kept furiously pouring out of my
creative mind. To call this a renaissance
would be an understatement. I’ve always
found great satisfaction in creating. My
mom loves to tell a story about when
I was six and she was awoken by the
sound of moving furniture. She assumed
it was my father or grandmother
moving things around the house. What
she found was little me redecorating the
living room, “I couldn’t stand it anymore,
it was all wrong and had to be changed!”,
I was precocious but I remember these
impulses like they were yesterday.
I took a break from my usual column
subject matter of skincare and makeup
to share this story because like my
suggestions in previous issues of WPB
Magazine, relating all of this to you
can change your life. My theory is that
art utilizes a part of the brain that has
become dormant in this world of iPads,
smartphones and HDTV. Music similarly
stimulates the brain, helping humans to
learn better, feel better and even achieve
more in their lives.
If you’ve read my column before, you
know better than to expect me to write a
feature without summing everything up
so you can use it yourself:
1- Don’t approach anything artistic
with any fear or trepidation, if you end up
painting a gray puddle or a stick figure,
at least you’ve started to release your
artistic expression, we all have it.
“Human
beings are
creative
by nature”
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2- I am frequently inspired when I am
showering, swimming or hand-washing
dishes, water is an element that calms
me so that inspiration can come blasting
through. Think for a minute about what
helps you to release inspiration-long
walks? the beach? a drive with the car
top down? music?
3- Some people are inspired by other
works of art. There is absolutely nothing
wrong with this because what you create
is uniquely yours. For years I marveled
at the vibrant, saturated colors of India;
deep blood-reds, fuchsia, orange that
seemed to be on fire. Peacocks have also
been a color palette that makes me feel
alive. I have no shame in admitting my
deep love for disco balls and glitter-their
reflective shimmering beauty bring light
and a special sheen to our lives.
4- Set aside a special place for your
artistic expressions. Using a drop cloth, I
turned my under-used dining room table
into an art desk. At night when I was
finished, I simply washed my brushes,
stowed my paints in a box and folded the
drop cloth till the next night.
5- South Florida is home to numerous
charitable thrift shops where you can
purchase frames, canvasses, vintage
pieces and even art supplies. They are
also fertile places to be inspired by the
wild things that you will find for sale
there.
Though many would argue that the
word “art” has no true definition, it is
customarily defined as; “The expression
or application of human creative skill
and imagination, typically in a visual
form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily
for their beauty or emotional power.”
Explore this today, whether you are an
artist or an art lover - art can bring you
back to life
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In the photos, model Selena Matos
Although she is busy with school and work,
Selena Matos always makes time
to model. She has been modeling for two
years and relishes the concept of
“expressing a thought or an idea through
photography”. Selena is a lifelong dancer,
she studies ballet, pointe, jazz and contemporary dance. Utilizing her understanding of movement, she translates this
art into every one of her modeling projects.
Selena attends FAU and will be graduating
with her Bachelors in Marketing Management this year. By “always embracing her
culture” she gives new meaning to the
(self described) concept of “exotic”.
Principal Photography
Flo Desrosiers
Paintings, Styling and Makeup by
Adam Revsen
Set by “Design Within Reach”
230 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach,
(with special thanks to Gregory Galgano.)
Post-production and image editing by
Scott Casas and Adam Revsen
Special thanks to Selena Matos,
Shar Parker and Martin Scott Grissom