About the Artist
Look a little closer, look a little longer and you may find yourself in a world of whimsical delight! Matilda’s art guides us to wander inside of ourselves, inspiring the stories of our own imagination to come to life. “It's all about having a wild and carefree love for life,” says Matilda, “living life to the fullest and noticing every moment is sacred.”
Her paintings have a wonderful way of revealing new hidden details every time you take a look, you never know what you'll find when you give yourself the time to take it all in. Indeed, her work challenges us to think past our borders and interpret from a soulful place of contemplation.
Working in acrylic paint, she uses fine line work and bright colors to create an illustrative piece. A variety of styles arise from heavily textured work to an extremely smooth canvas. Matilda mentions, “I like to wander freely as I create and approach the easel with the intention to learn and try something new.”
Her work inspires us to love nature, love each other, and to truly love ourselves.
Artist Statement
“At the easel I find a quiet space unlike anything else. The silence challenges me, I get down into the inner work of healing. I stay as present and receptive to creativity as I can be. I want my art to stop people in their tracks, where they fall into contemplation, and receive its full benefits.
Each piece is backed by the intention of bringing the viewer’s focus to things that really matter such as love, connection, security, fulfilment, nature, and spirituality.
I pour my heart and soul into my paintings. In its deepest sense, I experience painting as a prayer, like silent worship. I’ll not only pray for those who will view my work (even if I don’t know who they are) but I also lay out prayers through the symbols and subject matter I choose.”
~Tilly
Education
Tilly was home-schooled and participated in private art lessons through portions of Middle School and High School from Roanoke Virginia Artist, Martha Rhodes. Martha introduced Tilly to painting at a time when she often said, “I don’t like to paint, I only like to draw.” Tilly expresses gratitude for her grandparents who made these classes available and always encouraged her work.
She finished high school paying her own way to take a few local studio workshops. She decided not to take the highly encouraged path of Art School based on the stories she had heard of creatives “giving up their art entirely” with nothing but student loans leftover.
Tilly attributes her creativity to the time spent as a child playing in the woods and the freedom home-education brought to her energy and decisions.
Her current style and techniques are self-taught through many years of experimentation with lots of different mediums.
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