Hey Everyone!
If you read my last post then you know I am an Artist, what I call an Abstract Energy Artist. In that last post I didn't go into depth on my art, since it was just my introduction post, but I do feel like my art and its journey deserves an introduction of its own!
I have been doing art for as long as I can remember and I always said I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. My dad taught me the colors of the rainbow and I could recite them in order, ROY G BIV, before I was even in any kind of schooling. I even have friends from kindergarten who say I taught them how to color inside the lines. It took over my curiosity, to say the least. By high school I was in classes well above my grade and even college level classes. It was one class, or lesson I should say, in particular that first introduced me to abstract art. It was a painting lesson and I had really only been drawing up until this point. I didn't understand it but it didn't have rules and I loved that! After that abstract painting quickly became my way of creating art.
Unfortunately, this class was in my last year of high school and as school came to an end so did my time painting. I knew early on that college was not for me and I sure as hell was NOT going to spend 3x the amount of money to go to a good art college. I'm not sure of exactly what I thought back then but I think it was something along the lines of "It's impossible to be an artist unless you want to starve". From 2011 (the year I graduated) to 2016 I painted a total of 2 paintings. I worked all of the time and if you really knew me you knew being an artist was my dream but that I felt it was unrealistic.
January, 2016 is when I decided that not following my art dream felt like committing suicide and I was on a mission to make art my life! I struggled for a while with feeling like artists HAD to have a specific style, paintings that looked similar but were different, and I didn't know what mine was. I just knew I liked doing abstract. One night I had the pleasure of meeting, Rachel Reinert, a well known artist who sold her art and traveled the world, MY DREAM. She told me that a specific style was not necessary to be an artist and that eventually my own style would come to me but only if I kept painting and following my passion. Her words gave me hope at that beginning stage of my art journey and I have never looked back. I often replay back her words as well as my dads words to me when I was 5, "Don't ever stop doing art".
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A year and a half later, my style has further developed and I now call it Abstract Energy Art. I discovered that when I paint, every piece has come from a specific energy I am feeling from inside. I listen to music that reflects that energy within me and I journal about that feeling to really understand what it is. I allow that energy to guide me through each painting until I feel it is finished. I don't ever know exactly what a paintings finished look will be and I think that's the best part because every piece ends up being very different. My goal is not to create something that can be understood, but to create something that challenges the viewer to go within themselves to really feel and see the energy held within each piece. The most rewarding thing to me is to see how the energy translates to each viewer.
This is my most recent art:
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This is my art, my work, my passion, my life. I hope to inspire people through my art work as well as through my own experiences. NEVER STOP CHASING YOUR DREAMS!
All of my artwork is for sale, if still available. If you are interested or know someone who would be you can purchase them through etsy or message me directly through here or my other social media accounts. ALL LINKS BELOW.
As always, feel free to follow along with me while I share my future artwork and vagabond adventures. <3
MUCH LOVE,
Ashley @ahausvart
ETSY: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ahauvsart
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ahauvsart
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ahauvsart/
Hi Ashley, your art is awesome and unique! looking forward to seeing more from you. upvoted and followed.
Thank you so much!!!!
I love all the colors and the creative ways you combine them. It looks like you have spent some time in Arizona.
Thank you so much! I certainly have, I grew up in Arizona and it is a HUGE source of inspiration for me :)
Interesting work! I like the piece that resembles a sound wave.
Thank you so much for the feedback! That is definitely a heart felt one!
Is that Arizona I spy with my little eye? I'm in Tempa AZ, had to ask :) Welcome to the coolest place ever! I'm a part of some cool steemians from team #minnowtowhale and #minnowsupport and I just wanted to introduce you to one of my favorite artists around this place @michelleart Maybe you two could chat and she could share a few ideas about posting :)
We try to help each other figure this place out. Anyway great luck and if ya ever have any questions, give me a shout. Here's a few of my favorite posts from friends that I found helpful. Resteemed, tweeted and upvoted to try and help you reach more eyes. Take care!
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It certainly is Arizona! Scottsdale, AZ was my home before I became vagabond. Thank you so much for the information, I really appreciate it and will surely check all of it out! and I love the support you guys are creating! This steemit world is definitely a little confusing and figuring it out with others is totally helpful! You are great!!!
Oh cool! I'm not far from there at all.
Yea this is a pretty great place and the icing on the cake for me in steemit is helping people who came after me. It just feels right :)
Lol yes I know what you mean! There's so much to learn here and so confusing at times. We have a chatroom where we help one another navigate this whacky place. You're welcome to swing by anytime! Thanks! https://discord.gg/F55SJ4c
wow! Thanks again, this is great! I am sure I will be around there :)
No problem :) yea there's some very cool people who poke in and out.
in the end it's the only thing you have to do, keep doing it. Even if, through the ups and downs and ins and outs you are still doing it unrecognised inside twenty years. You still gotta keep doing it. 'cause you only fail if you stop.
I have that written directly on my wall in pencil. Along with
It gets hard and it gets easier, and then it gets hard again. And you just keep doing it.
I love the photo, just under the words this is my recent art. You could try making a work based on that image, the painting and the sofa together. If you don't wanna, I will. :)
Big hugs
Your words are so kind, thoughtful and quotes so so so true. Thank you for sharing that with me! I am not quite sure what you mean by painting and sofa but im open to ideas :)! Thank you again, so much! Hugs
I mean the whole photo you took, that includes part of your sofa in the frame. That pattern on the sofa and the pattern or design of your painting look like they should go together.
You know what I mean?
And I think it has already gone into my image pressure cooker in my head.
"Bad artists copy, great artists steal" Pablo Picasso
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STOPThis is so awesome!!!
Hey there! You absolutely did inspire me. I'm also an abstract artist. You can see some of my recent stuff at @AbstractArt and probably some on this blog feed too.
Hey, question: When you say vagabonding etc, is that because you enjoy traveling or you are living an active nomad lifesyle? If it is the latter, that would be an awesome topic for a blog post: A day in the life of a traveling nomadic artist or something....
One final point, you warmed my heart with your responses to all of the posts -- and heartfelt replies too. Thank you for being so kind! 🌅
Hey!!! I will totally check your stuff out, it's lovely to meet other artists!
To answer your question, yes I live a vagabond lifestyle. I choose the word vagabond over nomad 1. Because the word nomad is very over used and 2. The actual definition is not in line with the way I travel, where as vagabond is the correct definition for how I travel.
I have many ideas for posts about my lifestyle and a day in my life so please please please stay tuned :)
thank you so much for reaching out, I feel super seen and appreciated by your words. Thank you thank you thank you ❤️❤️❤️
I feel the same about your words. I think I'd definitely enjoy meeting you one day. I'm going to look into what vagabond really means as compared to nomad. I'm psyching myself up for living a nomadic or vagabond (not sure what either specifically mean, truthfully) lifestyle but likely not with painted art as my main gig -- I think I'd like to keep everything open and see where life takes me. 🎨🔛🦋❤️
Ohhh thank you for that, I agree! It's actually a funny difference and nomad kinda makes no sense for most people if you think about it! So far for me art has hardly been my source of income but I believe in patience and continuing to follow the dream that it will be one day, hard word towards that can only lead to success in my mind. and the journey getting there has been an amazing experience with a lot of lessons that i know will be needed and for that I am completely grateful and happy! Its a process to love, GO FOR IT and you cannot be disappointed! ✨🙌🏼✨ thank you for allowing this great conversation and I look forward to having you along for the online journey and watching yours unfold as well! ❤️❤️❤️
Awesome. Yes, you are good peoples. I just googled : wiki'ed vagabond, vagrant, nomad and learned a few things. Thanks for pointing me towards that discovery. I'm inspired. 💪🏻❤️🎸🎨🐦🎶
GREAT things to learn! I am happy to have this conversation and even more that you've been inspired :)
THIS IS GREAT! thank you :)
You're very welcome :)
Welcome to Steem @ahauvsart I have upvoted and sent you a tip
you are lovely !
Welcome to Steemit @ahauvsart :)
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Welcome to Steemit. I wish you have a happy journey here. @ahauvsart
thank you so much !
Wonderful energy in your work- welcome to Steemit!
Thank you so much!!!
Welcome to Steemit @ahauvsart! You are very talented. Keep on Steeming!
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me!
Abstract Energy Artist ! My favorite one is this one here. I see Right side, and left side of the brain. Working together, its perfect.
Thanks for the feedback! This one was one of my first larger pieces and before I started pushing my abstract boundaries! Thank you so much :)
@ahauvsart welcome to steemit. very nice works
Thank you so much!
Good post :D
Followed you now
You can follow me as we'll be friends
thanks so much!
wow , great artwork ,welcome to steemit . Looking forward to see what you post next . You can follow me , i write about fun stuff , and programing lessons . I ussualy follow my recent followers . good luck
thanks so much for the support!! See you around Steemit!
Welcome to steemit.
Thank you!
Awesome post! Those are what you can master piece!!!
Hey! Check my first post Introduction I would appreciate if you can leave some comments :) Don't forget to follow back :)
Thank you so much! That made my day!
I absolutely love your paintings. If you would like another place to try selling them my friend Mike has a really cool website called Artopium.com. Lots of awesome artists are on there. I'm pretty sure that dude still isn't on Steemit though, I've been meaning to talk to him about that. He's already into crypto currency, I know he'd love it here. I'm gonna try to message him. Lookout for @artopiummike coming soon lol.
Wow wow wow!!! Thank you for the information, I will definitely check it out. and I agree he totally should be here! Thank you sooo much, you are wonderful :)!
Really cool introduction Ashley.
It's really great you started painting again. Your works are increible.
Welcome to steemit!!!
Cheers! @filmtraveller
Wow, thank you for the kind words! CHEERS!
Lindas pinturas
MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!!
This is amazing!! you are going far here...I like drawings too but am lazy and rusted out...you encourage me...maybe i will tag u if i ever post some...this is FANTASTIC
I love this one I would sell it for thousands ..:))
Hahaha great comment! I agree with feeling the lazy bug while drawing! I hope you do create again because creation is so beautiful and good for the soul!!! Thank you for your kind words!
I will..just don't know when...which reminds me of something I vaguely recall about an artist that waited his entire life for the right moment to make a painting and when he finally did he threw it in the trash...lol...
The waves and sand painting captures my attention. So simple yet powerful, almost as if you can feel the the coarse sand and cool water touch your feet. Nice work!
Thank you so much for your feedback! That one has some of my best vibes!!!
Congratulations @ahauvsart!
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YES!!! thank you!
Welcome
thank you :)
I would like to wish you a warm welcome to the Steemit Community. We look forward to your posts and interacting as we build this community together. I upvoted you.
I am excited to help build the community as well! Thank you for your welcome and the upvote! SO SO MUCH, it is greatly appreciated!
You are most welcome @ahauvsart
@ahausvart UMMMM Can we be new best friends please? Love your work! Following you now and can't wait to see more. Check out one of my "abstract energy art" pieces I posted today! More to come! Much Love. https://steemit.com/painting/@stanhopeofficial/03-the-discovery-original-painting
THANK YOU so so so much!!! Warms my heart!
Hi Ashley, your art is great. I'm following you.
I'm a french artist if you want to follow me you are welcome. We could inspired each other.