{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-matter-by-kimberly-altman-mixed-media-on-wod-panel-1","title":"“The Heart of the Matter” by Kimberly Altman, Fluid Acrylic on Wood Panel Sealed with Resin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\" X 12\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFluid Acrylic on Wood Panel Sealed with Resin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Art Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Altman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey say that every black cloud has a silver lining. COVID is the blackest cloud in history, but for me, it came with a silver lining - being locked down for a year gave me a unique opportunity to develop flow art into a path to inner peace and transformation of the spirit. Flow art is freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve always been an artist. My mother inspired me to draw, paint, and above all to create beauty. I’ve lived my life celebrating the creative process using the traditional artist’s tools of canvas, oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades I was drawn to photo-realistic paintings. I loved creating beautiful images by composing minute details into lifelike representations of what I saw and felt about my subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, I discovered that photorealism had become too confining. I needed to break free to do more imaginative, more emotional work.  When I discovered the freedom and dynamism of acrylic pour and alcohol ink, I knew I had found the perfect tools to express beauty for life as we live it in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love how these techniques give me access to movement. It’s almost as if they are alive. Each piece is unique. They remind me that every moment in time is worth contemplating and that the flow of life continues to flow, and flow, and then flow some more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI invite you to experience one of my flowing art pieces. Look into it. Notice what you notice. Feel what you feel. My hope and belief is that you will find your reflection in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn spite of the black cloud of COVID, I was invited to be the guest artist in Sedona, AZ’s \u003ci\u003eThe Village Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e for the month of April 2021, where I sold 10 paintings and most of the home décor items I displayed, I recently exhibited a jury-selected painting in \u003ci\u003eThe heART of Orange County\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll Media 2021 Juried Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e at \u003ci\u003eChemer’s Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e in Tustin, CA, which sold on 8\/5\/21 (the exhibition ran from July 24 – August 7, 2021) and I currently exhibit my paintings and home décor items at \u003ci\u003eRyan’s Art for the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnique Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e in Laguna Beach, CA.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eClearly, black clouds do come with silver linings - which is an inspiration for my next painting! \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eI\u003cstrong\u003enstagram: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kimaltmanart\/\"\u003e@\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kimaltmanart\/\"\u003ekimaltmanart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Igw0E     IwRSH      eGOV_     ybXk5    _4EzTm                         bPdm3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Igw0E     IwRSH      eGOV_     ybXk5    _4EzTm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Igw0E     IwRSH      eGOV_        vwCYk                                                                            i0EQd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_7UhW9   xLCgt       qyrsm KV-D4              fDxYl    T0kll\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"LagunaART.com Gallery at Shops at Mission Viejo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39408883990593,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/0219\/3473\/products\/ALTMANMG_3038.jpg?v=1629166389","url":"https:\/\/lagunaart-com.myshopify.com\/products\/the-heart-of-the-matter-by-kimberly-altman-mixed-media-on-wod-panel-1","provider":"LagunaART.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}