‘Stream’

‘Stream’, 2019

Claudine of Claudine Castro Studio

Acrylic on Canvas – 40″ x 40″

This painting was inspired by artist Rinske Douna. It was difficult, but not as tough as ‘Beat Scene’ because this one was more of an identity crisis. I felt like a fraud while painting it because I needed to get directions on how to paint an abstract, splatter-y scene. Then I realized, I just needed to get more practice and reps in with my art – getting inspiration can take many forms, like imitating an art style (same goes for every profession I’ve come across, especially with creating content and videos with a similar style to another creator.)

Claudine is Filipina American living in Orange County, CA who, for over 27 years, has been creating pieces ranging from live sketches to acrylic paintings on canvas. She always felt compelled to create, from a toddler drawing on walls in her home in Manila, to an adult, painting murals in Costa Rica.

As her work as an artist evolved over the years, Claudine realized that art can come in different forms and is not limited to technical, rigid practices that she learned in formal education. The pressure of creating art in traditional forms slowly dissipated. Claudine found that creating intuitive, minimalistic paintings from nature & passersby is enough to convey joy and gratitude for the simple things!