PAINTING
AMANDA MOTTORN
 
DETAILS
acrylic paint, stencils (small squares), silver leaf, gold leaf
33.2 x 33.2 cm
2021
 
DESCRIPTION
This painting began with a single intention—one word written in pink water-soluble crayon: HOPE. From there, layers built into this imagined place: a waterfall moving over orange and brown rock, light catching and sparkling as it falls. At the base, rocks in orange, yellow, and brown hold the movement. Gold and silver leaf mark where the light hits. It isn’t one real place, but a combination of many
 
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.