For 20 years, Atlanta artist Blayne Macauley has been painting unique art that tells a story.  After studying art in Venice at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica and Studio Art at Boston University, it still took her years to find her own artistic voice. Lucky for us, she found a style that is authentically her. She creates captivating mixed media painting/drawing masterpieces. As you can see below, Blayne’s passion for art is beautifully intertwined with her passion for storytelling.

Each painting clearly tells a story. She uses symbols to create abstract paintings, which represent exact moments in her life. While I am sure the art below has a narrative she created, I think it is so fun to look at them and create your own story. After all, it’s the personal appeal of art that makes it so special in our lives. Blayne explains her art beautifully-

“My style really solidified after I lost my dad two years ago.  I was working through a lot of emotions and trying to hold onto really happy memories of my life and childhood.  My dad was a really excellent photographer, and used his camera to try to hold onto or stop time for a moment.  That’s how I discovered the method of boiling down specific moments into symbols, and through that I created a visual language of memories.  Creating that language allowed me to push my work further than I ever thought possible, and now I use layers and texture in combination with the symbols.  For me, the paintings signify looking back in time and the way memory can warp and shape something so you only remember the things that were important to you.”

See Blayne’s Art HERE