Oil on panel, this work is a still life done of florals, honey, tea and an inherited blue china teacup from my grandfathers collection. The blue ornamentals remind me of the influence that traditional asian art has on my work as an artist, especially within tattooing, so I chose it as a subject to honor that.
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Abigail Randall
Artist Statement
I draw most of inspiration as an artist from the natural world - botanicals, animals and more. I also love magic, fantasy and adding a touch of whimsy or ornamentation to my work.
A lot of my style inspiration comes from art historical movements such as Romanticism and Art Nouveau. These styles speak to me because they appeal so strongly to emotions and feeling.
As both a body artist and a fine artist, my goal is to use my vision and style to illustrate my subjects in a way that provokes those emotions and feelings through careful attention to details. I pay extra attention to flow, earthy rich color palettes and contrast in my work.
I hope to both bring people’s ideas to life in permanence on skin, and continuously dispute the taboo of body art by creating work that has the same delicacy and prestige of other fine art forms.
Blue China by Abigail Randall | The Human Canvas | Mosaic Art Collective
