{"id":16867,"date":"2025-03-29T11:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T11:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=16867"},"modified":"2025-03-30T00:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T00:09:06","slug":"samantha-kinsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2025\/03\/29\/samantha-kinsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Kinsey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16867\" class=\"elementor elementor-16867\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbdf64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afbdf64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff09eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff09eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Year of birth: 2003<br \/>Your education: MiraCosta Community College<br \/>Describe your art in three words: vibrant, innocent and imaginative<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Whimsical_sams\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16868 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438-1-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438-1-26.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438-1-26-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438-1-26-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438-1-26-600x468.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> Samantha Kinsey | Tropical seasons<\/p><h4>Can you tell us about your journey as an abstract and surrealism artist? What initially inspired you to explore these styles?<\/h4><p>As an artist I\u2019m constantly learning and trying out new techniques. My abstract pieces don\u2019t always have the same style because I don\u2019t like sticking to one style.<br \/>The internet inspired me to explore both surrealism and abstract. I stumbled upon pictures of surreal paintings online and it made me want to try it out because of its dream like aesthetic that makes me want to jump into the painting. I love doing abstract pieces because I don\u2019t have to overthink about the placement of figures or anything. I just go with the flow and see what the end result will be. My artwork is Inspired by music, my dreams and surroundings. I try not to doubt myself when comparing my artwork to others who are in a higher artistic level than me. I have to remind myself that it\u2019s okay even if my artwork may not look professional because every artist is different and I\u2019m still young so I\u2019m still artistically growing.<\/p><h4>In &#8220;Flying Free,&#8221; the idea of freedom seems to emerge. Could you elaborate on how freedom is represented in your artwork?<\/h4><p>Freedom is represented by the butterflies choosing to go their on ways &#8211; their paths. \u201cFlying Free\u201d is represented by the freedom to choose either one or multiple paths in life whether that may be in education, career, lifestyle, or maybe something simple like a different routine. Our paths are often chosen by our parents or teachers and we feel restricted to stay on one path when we don\u2019t remind ourselves that we don\u2019t have to stay on one path forever and we are free to go into whatever direction we are drawn to. Having the freedom to go to different paths helps us grow mentally, psychically, and spiritually.<\/p><h4>Your piece &#8220;Flying Free&#8221; incorporates mixed media such as magazine clippings and stickers. How do you choose your materials, and what do they bring to the meaning of the work?<\/h4><p>I choose my materials based on the colors I\u2019m going to use in my artwork. I would use fabric pieces in dark colored artworks and magazine clippings, paper, stickers in lighter colored pieces. These materials bring uniqueness and originality to the artwork.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16869 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1049\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free-1024x755.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Flying-free-600x442.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/> Samantha Kinsey | Flying free<\/p><h4>How does living in Oceanside, California, influence your work? Do you feel your surroundings play a role in the themes and feelings expressed in your art?<\/h4><p>My artwork is influenced by the landscapes of the parks and beach in Oceanside. I would take pictures and envision what I can do with it for example, I would take a picture of the beach and may use it in a surreal painting. My surroundings do play a role in my art such as whenever I go on my walks in my neighborhood or in the park ideas will flow to me from seeing butterflies, flowers, wildlife or a sunset.<\/p><h4>What message or feeling do you aim to convey through your abstract works?<\/h4><p>I usually don\u2019t have a big deep meaning behind my abstract works. People are free to interpret my abstract work however they like. Sometimes an art piece is just nice to look at and bring vibrance into the space.<\/p><h4>Do you have a specific process for creating a mixed-media piece? How do you begin and bring all the different elements together?<\/h4><p>After I\u2019m done painting or sketching out one part of the artwork, I\u2019ll place the materials on different areas of the canvas to see where it would fit best before gluing it on the artwork. I\u2019ll try to have the materials, such as paper or magazine clippings,blend into the painting so it looks put well together by putting the material in watered down glue and smooth it on the canvas.<\/p><h4>What do you find most challenging about working with surrealism and abstraction?<\/h4><p>I tend to overthink a lot during the process. Even when I\u2019m doing an abstract piece. I\u2019m a perfectionist and want the artwork to be perfect but there\u2019s always trial and error. When it comes to surrealism I always tend to second guess myself with \u201cis this really surrealism?\u201d And \u201cAm I doing this right?\u201d I try to overcome these challenges but I do end up getting frustrated and taking a break but I then come back with a more relaxed and fresh mindset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year of birth: 2003Your education: MiraCosta Community CollegeDescribe your art in three words: vibrant, innocent and imaginativeInstagram Samantha Kinsey | Tropical seasons Can you tell us about your journey as an abstract and surrealism artist? What initially inspired you to explore these styles? As an artist I\u2019m constantly learning and trying out new techniques. 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