PAINTING
AMANDA MOTTORN
 
DETAILS
Acrylic Paint, silver leaf, Rolled Linen, stretcher bars
60.96 W x 45.72 cm H x 3,8 D cm
2026
 
DESCRIPTION
Thank you to Katja and her daughter for helping me come up with a title. It started out as a canyon that didn’t go the way I thought it would. Trees or maybe cliffs formed instead. The mist stayed; I do love fog. The play of water from rain on objects leaves a sparkle. You can easily see it in person through the use of silver leaf. Rocks, cliffs, and trees are never one color. Take a look and see what I mean.  
 
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.