Artist Statement
My work starts in the mess. A wild, joyful, hopeful thing.
My abstract paintings are beautiful disasters, teetering between areas of messy chaos and calming deep breaths. They represent imperfect parts of life that somehow still turn out okay.
I'm inspired by unruly elements that don't fit inside neat lines. The overgrown and the distressed, set against something unexpected. Think untamed ivy overtaking a brick dry cleaner's building. Or an abandoned shopping mall straight out of a zombie apocalypse novel, teeming with hidden treasure. Hope is never lost. Gems can always be found.
You'll see this show up in my process too. Stripes become order. Botanical marks grow and spill off the edge of the canvas. Nothing lines up. I distress the surface. I scribble like graffiti. Sometimes I paint with my non-dominant hand. The marks turn rougher. Less certain. More honest.
There's freedom in letting the paint, like life, flow where it wants to go.
Biography
Stephanie Porcello lives in Upstate New York. Before finding her creative voice, she was an audiologist. While recovering from a concussion, Stephanie discovered painting released the emotions trapped inside her that she couldn’t describe with words.
She continues to share her compassionate spirit through her public speaking and classes. She empowers others to re-think negative perspectives and nurture their favorite selves.
