Haley Cubell

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I’m a colored pencil artist out of Brooklyn NY. I studied environmental studies and studio art at Vassar college and work full time in ocean and climate conservation at Parley for the Oceans.

I was never a notebook doodler. I could never draw under pressure, and I still can’t. Yet as a kid I would lock myself in my room in a hyper focus stupor and emerge days later with a finished piece and a vague recollection of how I made it.

Over the years I have mastered pulling together different worlds into harmony. I was an athlete and a singer, an environmentalist and an artist. It’s only natural that I’d be drawn to two seemingly disparate styles - realism and abstraction. I thought these styles would never coexist harmoniously in my work. However, through exploration, I have discovered a beautiful connection. As I draw I focus on color, shape, texture and movement. In essence i’m creating hundreds, thousands of mini abstract drawing. The joy for me is in the process, and it’s a bonus when I zoom out and find I’ve created an almost tangible object.

I work out of my small Brooklyn apartment where I infuse every corner with my creations and creations of others that inspire and breathe life and color. M...

BA from Vassar College

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn 2023