RAM

Painting is my escape, dreaming while awake, rabbit hole voyage. Without it I would know little adventure and joy. Imagination is the only part of childhood that you can hold on to. I have been painting in oils since I was ten years old. I was first inspired by the late Bob Ross who painted “happy little trees” on PBS. It took a lot of convincing and possibly crying to get my mom to buy me some art supplies so I too could paint my happy imagined world. Once the tools were in my hands, I knew I could never give them up. Painting has been the root of my creativity, self worth and satisfaction. When I paint I lose all track of time, sitting for hours in front of my canvas creating. Sometimes even forgetting to eat and dreading the need to sleep. This is how I know I am meant to be an artist. My paintings are bright, colorful and generally textured in some way. They are of places I have been or seen but they are far from photogenic. The worlds I paint do not truly exist on earth but in a place deep inside me. The colors are my emotions reflected on the world around me. The yellows and reds create waves of passion and excitement to express the fire I have inside. The blues and purples lend to the cool disposition for the serenity of nature and peace I long for. I paint to remind me of how I felt. I would say they bring back a memory of emotion instead of a memory of experience. To have someone feel the same way while viewing one of my paintings is the ultimate purpose. Artist: Rachael Ann McDonald "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." - (Twyla Tharp) Visit my website: www.ramfineart.com