vanessa netzel 2024-02-05 vanessa netzel 2024-02-05

Painting through insecurity

Yes well Everything I was working on at the time got permanently shelved. I felt like the only rejected artist to ever exist-a statement that is overly dramatic and false but, it's how I felt. The rejection hit deep wounds.

vanessa netzel 2023-05-07 vanessa netzel 2023-05-07

Maximalist painting part deux

I love it when inspiration just knocks me right over. And I have to start working, without starting my usual prep. I'm in too much of a rush to get the idea out on canvas, to deal with turning on my music and setting up properly.

i feel the most alive, when the flow of inspo hits.

vanessa netzel 2023-04-23 vanessa netzel 2023-04-23

painting on cassettes

This was a long blog post about my joy of painting on cassettes! It was sadly deleted by total accident.

Now it’s a photo post of what I’ve done, I’ll write about the painted cassettes in detail another day.

Commissions for your own custom painted cassette are open!

vanessa netzel 2023-04-16 vanessa netzel 2023-04-16

Maximalism pop art

Maximalist Pop Art. I’VE FOUND MY HOME.

In the arts, maximalism, a reaction against minimalism, is an aesthetic of excess. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist motto "less is more".

I’ve submitted this piece to the Blue Crow Gallery for consideration for their summer show.

Dec 31, 2024

Expanding digitally for 2025

I will still be offering traditional paintings and commissions!!! I am just expanding to add digital to my offerings as a freelance illustrator!

Dec 17, 2024

It's a start.

I don't know the future direction for this, as my character and Ronon's character can use some fine tuning. BUT IT’S A START. A GLORIOUS START. I've done it, it's no longer a concept. No longer a bit of guilt on my shoulders. I am bringing Ronon back to life in a way through the comic. As a ghost.