Virginia
Ciara Barsotti, Storm Chasers, acrylic, 12 x 16.
Art Education: I’m a lifelong drawer and have taken a few drawing and painting classes at local art centers and community colleges. It is a great way to get to know new mediums and find supportive communities.
Style: Roger Dean meets Maynard Dixon, with a healthy dose of comic-book illustration thrown in.
Creative Spark: I’m inspired by music. Recently on my playlist: Sleigh Bells, the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack, Serengeti and Sicker Man, David Bowie, and anything by David Eugene Edwards.
Other Passions: I love to hike. If I could get paid to walk around in the woods all day, that’s what I’d be doing.
Best Advice Received: I’ve heard this from every creative person I admire: Fear will always be with you. You have to learn to live with it or else it will dictate your life.
Biggest Fear: I have an irrational fear of bears and of looking like an idiot. Both threaten to keep me from doing what I love: being outside and making art. Fortunately, I’ve been able to get
over them.
Future Goals: My next step is to find gallery representation for my ongoing series, Space Cowgirls. Beyond that, I want to be an artist-in-residence at one of our national parks. I have dreams of opening a co-op studio space with other local artists as well.
Price Range: $250 to $3,500.
Representation: www.ciarabarsotti.com.
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- Ciara Barsotti, Visitors to Antelope Canyon, acrylic, 48 x 36.
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