Michelle Schultz is an artist and mother of three based in Bend, Oregon. After graduating with a degree in Studio Art from the University of Georgia, she began her career showing and selling work in Wellington, New Zealand.
She creates spaces where her subject's soul can exist uninhibited in their raw, true form.
her goal is to bring beauty and soul healing into the world through paint.
My paintings are acrylic works on canvas of vivid and expressive portraits. As an introspective extrovert, I choose to focus on the faces of the people who have colored my own life. My brush is drawn to canvas at a time of getting to know a person for who they really are, when their depth and vulnerabilities begin to present themselves. It fascinates me to see the humanity in people, the pieces that connect us all together, and our communal internal struggles. This is where I begin to paint using pattern and color to express emotion and ignite the senses.
I paint layer on top of layer until a 3-dimensional quality begins to appear. This is where I feel a part of my subject’s spirit springing to life. To create a 2-dimensional painting from a being who exists with so many facets, dualities, and depths, is a challenge that will always fascinate me. To achieve this, I feel I must create a space where this being can live uninhibited in paint. My backgrounds are magical and mysterious, full of color and symbolism where my subjects are free to be raw and open as their true selves.
Themes in my work include my constant search for justice, wisdom, honesty, and peace. Painting reveals the truths of our souls at its core. I strive to create a mood in which the viewer feels like they can recognize a piece of themselves in a stranger as I have. I tell our stories through color. These subjects in paint are an autobiography of my life. I cling to their ethereal faces with a faint sense of homesickness, as I have to the memories, places, and lessons that I have left behind.
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