Abstract Nature

Inspired by nature, I let the improvisation to guide me while listening to a variety of no lyrics-music. I love playing with papers, wax, oils and whatever other materials I find that combine with that state of mind.
Painting for me it's a therapeutic process, allows me to decompress and express my inner self, while bringing me back to my childhood.

Soundscapes Collection

Summer

In this series I'm exploring the concept of Silence. Living in a busy city like Barcelona, makes it almost impossible to find moments for enjoying silence. Silence is much more than the absence of noise. Silence is an opportunity to initiate a trip to your deepest self, a way of understanding your own nature.

Silence

At this particular moment of my journey as a painter, I'm focusing more on the process rather than on the object. I like to use the spatula to create textures and experiment with color combinations. I'm working for improvisation, trying to be the colors and textures that guide me, without thinking too much about the result. This process allows me to create and destroy all the time without limiting myself to a particular shape or figure.
With regards the colors, I'm moving into this vivid bright colors; they bring me closer to nature and help me to connect with my inner self from the joy and optimism.

Internal Light Collection

Tiny collages created during short trips to beautiful places like Lanzarote, Menorca...

Travel Collages

This painting belongs to a series of small paintings on cardboard. 
My principal interest with these artworks is to explore the resin material, and its combination with watercolors, pigments and acrylics. I found very interesting the consistency and the way each material is merged one to another. 
The result is a beauty cell of color contained and trapped within a transparent envelop. 

Cristina Castañeda Granja's Art Collections