ANNA-LENA TOLEDO
After a number of years of classical training in drawing and painting, I
found myself in such a panic in classes I consistently had to drop out. The block to
creativity seemed insurmountable. What joy I had originally found as a girl had
been bankrupted. For years, I felt lucky to have a single drawing session which
produced a drawing. While I was acquainted with process painting it wasn't until
2014 that I began working with a local process painting teacher. Abandoning all
aesthetic sensibilities in favor of process, I rediscovered a freedom and aliveness in
painting. I began a home practice and began to marry what I understood as my
process painter with my classic training. Allowing myself to flow with the non-
verbal and intuitive, the unprohibited, the energetic charge either negative or
positive, has been a rewarding exploration of interior landscapes in a way that
illustrating exterior landscapes cannot equal for me. Mysteries are posed and only
sometimes revealed along the way. I honor that the viewer's experience and
interpretations are equally valid and valuable as my own.
You can contact Anna-Lena at arcadiadoric@gmail.com.
All images are copyrighted by the artist. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission from the artist is obtained.
found myself in such a panic in classes I consistently had to drop out. The block to
creativity seemed insurmountable. What joy I had originally found as a girl had
been bankrupted. For years, I felt lucky to have a single drawing session which
produced a drawing. While I was acquainted with process painting it wasn't until
2014 that I began working with a local process painting teacher. Abandoning all
aesthetic sensibilities in favor of process, I rediscovered a freedom and aliveness in
painting. I began a home practice and began to marry what I understood as my
process painter with my classic training. Allowing myself to flow with the non-
verbal and intuitive, the unprohibited, the energetic charge either negative or
positive, has been a rewarding exploration of interior landscapes in a way that
illustrating exterior landscapes cannot equal for me. Mysteries are posed and only
sometimes revealed along the way. I honor that the viewer's experience and
interpretations are equally valid and valuable as my own.
You can contact Anna-Lena at arcadiadoric@gmail.com.
All images are copyrighted by the artist. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission from the artist is obtained.