Pineapple for You (2021) Painting by Miriam Besa

As a painter, I am inspired by the diverse cultures and people on our planet. I also like to capture the beauty in the mundane objects and places. By exploring my personal and spiritual connection with nature through my interpretation of God's creation, I strive to create images that transport the viewers to a different state of mind.  I want them to experience something new that they have not noticed in the past.
Utilizing both my illustrative instinct that I acquired through years of experience in Graphic Design and my modern stylistic technique, I am able to explore the art of painting to achieve a sense of self-fulfillment. My style and my love of color give me a sense of freedom and joy in creating, which, in turn achieve a sense of motion and emotion in my work.
Armed with the design elements of line, shape, color, contrast. value, balance and texture, I particularly like to experiment with different materials like fine sand, burlap, sinamay fabric (woven in the Philippines), rice grains and paper to accomplish a richness in texture or to evoke depth. My repertoire of tools include, but not limited to brush, palette knife, toothbrush, sponge, opaque and thinning mediums, wet on wet and glazing. Different mediums allow me to express different ideas in a unique and personal way. Each and every single piece contains a fragment of myself, created in an effort to unearth myself or sometimes even heal myself.
I strive to make my paintings speak out their innermost depth, conveying the message of healing energy and hope.

AWARDS:

10th Annual Women's Competition sponsored by Light, Space and Time, March 2021. Award: Special Mention
Artmajeur: April 2021, awarded Editor's Pick

11th Open Art Competition, July, 2021, Light Space and Time - Honorable Mention, “Bike Stop, Amsterdam”; Summer 555 Art Exhibition, July 2022  - Special Merit Awards: "Done for the Night" and "Sheltered Gondolas"
Art Room Gallery, Nov. 2021Honorable Mention, “Waterlilies at Dusk”
12th Landscapes Art Exhibition, September 2022.  LightSpaceTime  

Award:  Special Recognition for "A Tulips Village, Amsterdam

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary American Artists