“I’ve been an artist since I could pick up a crayon. It’s how I make sense of the world — and help grow it.”
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I paint nature as if it’s alive, and science, philosophy, and ancient wisdom all agree. My HumanNature Series explores these hidden mysteries through vivid, deeply detailed nature portraits. Lady Rose began the series. Rossa de’ Medici continues it. A dozen rose works are planned, to start. Each piece a portal into nature’s intelligence, sacred geometry, and healing power. This is the work I'm here for.
Where do you find inspiration?Everywhere! But I mostly find inspiration in nature itself. The greatest artists and poets throughout history sensed what science is only now confirming: that the living world is aware, intelligent, and deeply interconnected. Aesthetically, the way color, light, and form are already perfect beyond any brush moves me beyond words. I’m also deeply inspired by the Renaissance and Dutch masters, and early on, Dalí, Magritte, and O’Keeffe changed how I see.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use $25,000 to accelerate the first dozen rose portraits in my HumanNature Series, funding premium materials, exhibition readiness, and getting the work in front of the people it’s meant to reach. It would also support special-format collectible and editioned works that allow the series to live beyond the canvas. Most importantly, it would buy the most valuable resource of all: dedicated time to go deeper into the work I feel most called to create.
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