Ariana Barnstable

AS AN ARTIST MY WORK IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AND DEEPLY PERSONAL. THE COWGIRL IS A MOTIF I USE AGAIN AND AGAIN TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF OUT WEST WITH A CONTEMPORARY TWIST. THE COWGIRL SYMBOLIZES A SENSE OF FEMININE FREEDOM, OF A WOMAN WHO ENJOYS LIFE THOROUGHLY, FINDING REFUGE IN NATURE, CONNECTING WITH HERSELF AND PRIORITIZING HER PEACE ABOVE ALL ELSE.

I COMBINE MY ORIGINAL QUOTES WITH MY ARTWORK TO CREATE A DEEPER, MORE PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE VIEWER. THESE QUOTES ARE OFTEN REFLECTIONS OF MY OWN EXPERIENCES, SOME FILLED WITH HUMOR AND OTHERS SERVE AS A MANTRA IN WHICH I ENVISION A LIFE I WANT TO LIVE.

ART FOR ME IS A PURE FORM OF EXPRESSION AND ONE IN WHICH I ENJOY SHARING WITH OTHERS IN HOPES THAT THEY TOO FIND A SENSE OF PEACE, OF JOY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE FEELING OF BEING SEEN.

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