Mandie Colangelo "Survived Winter" Mixed Media on Canvas, Modern Abstract Painting in White, Pink and Burgundy, Carmel California Art

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Survived Winter, a modern abstract painting in mixed media on canvas by Monterey artist Mandie Colangelo, sweeps thick white paste … Read more Survived Winter, a modern abstract painting in mixed media on canvas by Monterey artist Mandie Colangelo, sweeps thick white paste across the surface in ridges and waves, like snow drifted by the wind and frozen in place. Through it rise slender vertical streaks of rose and burgundy, softened and blurred like birch trunks or winter stems standing firm. Fine dark speckles scatter over the texture like seeds or the first thaw breaking through. Colangelo dragged and layered the white in broad strokes, then sprayed and dusted the color so it would settle into the hollows. It is one of her RELIC series. Though the palette is wintry, a warmth lies beneath it, a promise that life endures and spring is on its way.

Cool at first and then quietly warm, it makes a lovely greeting in an entry or a hallway through every season. Pale plaster, light oak, wool throws and a vase of early flowering branches suit its mood, and side light from a window draws out every ridge of the surface.

Mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24 in (45.7 x 61 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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