‘Supernova’

‘Supernova’, 2023

Claudine of Claudine Castro Studio

Acrylic on Canvas – 8″ x 8″

This is one of many iterations I created using the acrylic pouring technique. It’s so fascinating to watch how the patterns unfold, since you never know what you’re going to get – just like a supernova. When I think of the universe and how it was created, I assume everything looked chaotic yet mesmerizing at the same time.

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!