INTUITIVE EXPRESSION
As an artist, I feel free.
I love a blank canvas and paint with no plan, letting my insides run wild without pressure, expectation, or resolve. I trust myself in this space. It’s where I show up and AM without overthinking or consequence. It’s untethered expression. I feel safe.
"Femme Apparently" in process
I paint to breathe. Every smudge is an exhale of release and honesty.
"The Edge" in process
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"Sketchy" my sketchbook with a sampling of Tiny TABstracts - mini abstract paintings
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// LOOSE AND UNPLANNED
My process is simple: be free
So much of my life is spent in controlled energy, riddled with anxiety. I take to painting as a sense of release and exhale.
Nothing in mind, no specific outcome.
It's where I lay claim, set up fence, and distance in order to expand inward, expressing outward; letting go and allowing space for whatever breathes out.
So much of my life is spent in controlled energy, riddled with anxiety. I take to painting as a sense of release and exhale.
Nothing in mind, no specific outcome.
It's where I lay claim, set up fence, and distance in order to expand inward, expressing outward; letting go and allowing space for whatever breathes out.
Early work | acrylic on paper once referred to as a Frappuccino
//meaningI'm often asked what my paintings mean. This is hard to answer. I suppose they mean freedom.
Each is a captured moment of simple exhale. My goal is to freely express and let something beautiful unfold from the chaos. A space to get lost. To me, that's art. |
BLOBS EXCITE MEI sit to paint. I grab supplies quickly; laying out my boards, grabbing a handful of colors - whatever I'm feeling, usually a grounding brown - gathering a couple of brushes, water, palette knives with scrapers and brayers. From there, I go. A million decisions in a moment. Blobbing, scraping, smooshing, pausing, editing, and most importantly, feeling.
Grouping of acrylic on canvas panel
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I prefer hard substrates of board, paper, and wood. I find I can really get gritty with the firm backing, allowing me to create deep pressures, rubs, scratches, and marks.
Original TAB//ART painting
OUTCOMEA piece is finished when my bones rattle, my eyeballs sing, and my soul feels the warm, tingly goodness of honest communication. Then, the exhale has ended.
xo //tobi |
"Green Smudge II" - tiny
Abstraction can be a place to let go and adventure or dream. Let's get you inspired. Let's find your next painting.
