Mandie Colangelo "A World of My Own" Mixed Media on Panel, Modern Abstract Art in Navy, Lilac and Saffron, Carmel California Art

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A World of My Own, an abstract expressionist mixed media painting on panel by Monterey artist Mandie Colangelo, streams bands … Read more A World of My Own, an abstract expressionist mixed media painting on panel by Monterey artist Mandie Colangelo, streams bands of navy, lilac, saffron and peach across the panel like a sky at the edge of day, and inside that sky a private world blooms. A mint and aqua flower opens at the upper right, lit with yellow at its heart and flecked with black. Its stem curls down in deep teal into a dark, marbled cloud full of fine white veins and tiny cells. A bright yellow island glows to the left, and a few black strokes and dots float along the bottom like notes on a staff. Colangelo worked without a plan, following each pour wherever it led. Part of her COSMOS series, it is joyful and self-contained, a world made entirely in her own colors.

Keeping it close is like having a private daydream on the wall. It suits a bedroom, a home office or a reading nook, where it can be enjoyed at leisure, and soft velvet with a few plum or rust accents carries the palette gently through the room.

Mixed media on panel, 20 x 20 in (50.8 x 50.8 cm).

Mandie Colangelo is an abstract painter based in Monterey, California. Raised in Arizona, she painted from childhood and wrote music, then built a creative career that moved through fashion, design, jewelry, graphic design and photography. Each chapter sharpened her eye for color, form and material. A season of profound change brought her back to the brush, and painting is now her primary practice.

Working in the abstract expressionist tradition, she builds her surfaces from acrylic, resin, street inks, pigment powders, fabric and, most distinctively, plastic, and treats each painting as an open experiment. Her paintings move between celebration and loss, memory and renewal. As she puts it: “More than anything, I hope my artwork inspires hope, joy, and reflection in those who experience it.”

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