SoBeCa, Issue #55:
Featured Artist's Credits

Featured Artists:

Natasha was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and spent the majority of her childhood bouncing from school to school between the US and Europe. Somehow she ended up in Orange County and has, for the most part, called this place home ever since. Why Orange County? The answer is simply, “Why not?” The same goes for the question, “Why did you use blue in this piece”? The answer is simple yet again, “Because I happened to have blue paint on hand and it worked!”
Natasha’s approach to art from the day she approached her first sketch some twenty years ago has always been straight forward and to the point. Natasha paints what she sees and what makes sense to her eye. You won’t get a complicated answer when asking her about any piece she has worked on. You won’t get a contrived and sellable take on why she chose a certain angle to approach her subject matter. You won’t get talked into circles when asking for the reason behind her choice of composition, weight of hand behind the brush stroke, or the degree of heaviness in the paint application. Does this mean there is a lack of depth to Natasha’s work? Absolutely not. Depth naturally evokes from each piece she brings forth. There is a sense of introspective spirituality that naturally evolves along with the execution of each painting. Natasha’s experiences, travels, relationships, studies and life’s everyday ups and downs have all contributed to what makes up her style and evolving talents in the creative world. Regardless of the subject matter, the painting is felt through one’s own perspective rather than seen, and whether or not the final piece is something you would hang on your living room wall, you can’t help but take a second look at her work…

To gander at more of Natasha’s simply complicated work her website can be viewed at www.natashasarthaven.com

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Featured artist banner graphic: 572 x 170
Featured artist page graphic: 600 x As tall as you want.

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