CORINNE MESNER
2016 SERIES: MOOD SAFARI
In 2017, Corinne started to creatively document a transformative experience she had in 2016. Using a consistent color theme, she hints at progress in spite of pain; growth in spite of set-backs; and positivity in spite of sadness. Her work takes us on a journey of sharpness amidst smoothness, with the push and pull of emotions. Each painting is accompanied by a quote or poem to exemplify the power of art and writing. This series of work is still a work in progress, with more paintings anticipated.
25" x 18" Acrylic on Cardboard 2017 "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." - Jon Kabat-Zinn -
24" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "You weren't given the strength to get back on your feet so you can run back to the same thing that knocked you down" - Anonymous -
24" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "Forgiveness belongs to those who know how to love." - Deepak Chopra -
24" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love, and to be greater than our suffering." - Ben Okri -
24" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you are a badass with a heart of an angel." - Keanu Reeves -
24" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "I know this transformation is painful, but you're not falling apart; you're just falling into something different, with a new capacity to be beautiful." - William C. Hannan - // on loan to S.Mesner //
16" x 12" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "Being positive doesn't mean you don't ever have negative thoughts. It just means you don't let those thoughts control your life." - Unknown -
24" x 18" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "I am a woman of distinction. Recklessly beautiful and untamed–my heart is splayed wide open for I not only trust the process, but I trust the force in which each one of my feet hits the ground and my ability to maneuver through the joys and grief I face each day. I walk tall, taller than an old cypress tree because I am at home in my skin..." - Janne Robinson - {click on link for entire quote} // on loan to N. Tavakol //
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30" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "To work on yourself is the best thing you can do. Accept that you are not perfect, but you are enough. And then start working on everything that destroys you, your ego, your insecurities, your dark thoughts. You will see, in the end, you're going to make peace with yourself. And that is the greatest thing in the world." - Unknown - // on loan to N. Tavakol //
20" x 16" Acrylic on Canvas 2017 "The best apology is changed behavior." - Unknown -