PAINTING
AMANDA MOTTORN
 
DETAILS
Acrylic Paint on Rolled Linen
60.96 W x 45.72 cm H x 2.54 D cm
2026
 
DESCRIPTION
It rains a lot where I live. The flip side is that something is always blossoming. I created this one as spring was struggling to arrive with warmer temperatures. I was playing with the different blues for the water.
 
If you’re in person, get close to painting and drink in the water. I was thinking about blossoming waterlilies on a lake where I used to kayak in the summertime. 
 
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Amanda Mottorn is an American artist, author, and founder of Modern Journeyer. Working across watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and oil with cold wax, often incorporating gold and silver leaf, she creates layered works that move between abstraction and representation, drawing inspiration from landscapes, architecture, and travel.
 
After a two-decade career in corporate sales, Mottorn returned to her creative practice in 2021, publishing her novel Finding Moksha: One Woman’s Path in Uncertain Times and studying painting in Rome under Carole Robb and other artists. She is the creator of Creative Play for Adults, an international retreat series that combines creative expression, travel, and personal exploration.
 
Mottorn has exhibited internationally in New York, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Spain, Switzerland, and throughout the United States. She continues to write about art, travel, and creativity through The Modern Journeyer on Substack.