Today we’d like to introduce you to Lindsay Rapp.
Lindsay, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
Born and raised in Florida, my passion for painting was discovered when I was 4 years old. Since then, I’ve always been really pulled towards the sea. For my college years, I studied art in Philadelphia, at both the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania. My days were spent over books in the library and sleepless nights were spent creating paintings in the studio. One year after graduating, I opened up my first Studio Gallery in Old City, Philadelphia on Gallery Row. It was an incredible time of my life and such a successful 4-year experience. Philadelphia had inspired my art by strengthening my identity and connection to the ocean as my home. In 2018, at the age of 27, here I find myself in the midst of opening up my new Art Studio Gallery in the beautiful city of Laguna Beach, California. It has been my dream to live and paint here ever since I was a child, and I can’t believe my dream is coming true!
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I love painting ethereal seascapes and oceanic inspired feminine figures that promote feminine empowerment. As many have done in mythology, I relate the beauty and energy of water to feminine power. Water has long been equated with the feminine aspects of creation, nature and spirituality. I see the ocean as life giving, fertile, powerful, sensual, changing and mysterious. In my art, my brush strokes mimic expressions of water. My paints create currents, splashes and fluidity. I am inspired by water’s glimmering interaction with light. I discovered a unique technique to imitate the effects of water’s refractive nature: using rare precious materials such as genuine metallic seashells, dichroics, 24k gold, silver, and using layers of translucent, reflective plexiglass. The harmony of these elements combined with the dichotomy of my muses’ power and softness reflects my interpretation of the sea in relation to femininity.
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
I care very much about making the experience of enjoying artwork as accessible as possible for everybody. Artwork is an expression of being human, and we all deserve a chance to connect with that. Social media has been one of the best ways to connect my work with others and helped me cultivate a community of people of all different backgrounds from all around the world. It’s amazing to think, here we all are together online looking at the same images, connecting, and feeling similar emotive experiences that breaks the boundaries of languages. My most used platforms are instagram.com/LindsayRapp & facebook.com/LindsayRapp. I also have an online website, www.LindsayRappGallery.com.
My friends, family, and online community shows me support by purchasing directly from my website, whether a small print, large print, original painting, or even a custom commissioned painting. Paintings that I have been working on over the course of my whole life is also on display for in-person viewing at my Art Gallery & Studio at 266 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651, open daily 12pm-6pm. No matter how high quality the videos or pictures are for posting online, nothing is quite like experiencing the original painting in person. No matter how deep online text can be, nothing is like connecting in person and feeling the energy and world that surrounds and emanates from a person and a piece of artwork.
Contact Info:
- Address: 266 Forest Avenue
- Website: www.lindsayrappgallery.com
- Phone: 7274823377
- Email: art@lindsayrappgallery.com
- Instagram: @lindsayrapp
- Facebook: facebook.com/LindsayRapp
Image Credit:
Lindsay Rapp Photography
Karim Iliya Photography @karimiliya
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