PAINTING
AMANDA MOTTORN
 
DETAILS
acrylic, gesso, water-soluble crayon, birch panel
30.4  x 30.4 cm
2021
 
DESCRIPTION
This painting began as a small square—about the size of a hand—cut from a larger poster board layered with black, white, turquoise blue, and a deep purply pink. Using wiry hardware store brushes, a dark blue crayon, and kitchen utensils, I created thick and thin lines, daubs, splashes, and impressions. The board was divided into approximately 30 squares; this piece is a scaled translation of one.
 
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.