Siesta Drawing

A native New Yorker, Tia Maggio, was formally trained in graphic design and advertising at Pratt Institute, she went on to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to study fine art and art history. She works with pastels and most recently her iPad Pro. Tia pulls her inspiration from nature. Once described as a tonalist, she describes herself as a nature based expressionist. She admires German Expressionist Emil Nolde, and artist Wolf Kahn. She loves the untamed wildness of Nolde and in turn the ethereal calm of Wolf Kahn. Inspired, too, by painter Charles Burchfield, she is excited by his fearless vision.“I like the immediacy of pastels because you can manipulate them with your fingers – and don’t have to wait for paint to dry! I could never really tell you what colors I use, I just reach for them instinctively, like cooking without a recipe – a pinch of this, a splash of that… Creating my art is a personal and intuitive process for me. I don’t like to intellectualize and wax on about my paintings. I start a visual story and let the viewer finish it. Nothing is more pleasing than to hear someone say, ‘oh that reminds me of…’ or ‘this painting makes me feel…’ My creation becomes their story by evoking an emotion or a memory.” Tia has recently found another medium that excites her, and it shows! She has been creating new pieces on her iPad, taking color, composition and creativity to a new level. Printed using both archival inks and paper, these new large format pieces are rich in color and ingenuity as seen here on the Saachi Art site. Enjoy!