I was born in 1986, and spent the first half of my life in and around the Bay Area of California. I currently live and work in Fairbanks, Alaska, and I love to hate it, but hate to leave it.
I've been drawing since I could hold a crayon. I learned the technical aspects of drawing from all the classes my parents put me in, and I remember frequently being the youngest person in them. What I remember most, though, is mimicking any and all images around me, from the National Geographic magazines to the art on the walls. Such practice taught me composition, line work, perspective, and to create something from my imagination and make it believable.
Painting didn't come until fairly recently, or at least painting seriously. My newest paintings are more than paint on a surface--they are duality personified; they are full of juxtapositions and layers, not only in my themes but in my approach as well. Each paintings is loose, yet detailed. Ambiguous, but defined. A convergence of unlike thoughts and concepts into something vaguely familiar. It is the way I cultivate my imagination and push it into new territory, as a way to come up with the unique and original works that feed my artistic cravings.
My paintings are also a convergence of mediums and disciplines, existing together in a symbiotic relationship, per se, building off of each other, strengthening the painting as a whole. This multiple-discipline approach satiates all my needs as an artist--I'm not having to be a painter here, a designer there, and an illustrator in between. This approach also affords me an outlet for my self-admitted OCD, effectively allowing me to focus all that energy towards something tangible.
Currently, I am consciously working toward eliminating the inhibition of the "grown up critical eye", defying the filter that has me editing or dismissing concepts of my own imagination. This inward rebellion is important to me, and to the integrity of my work.
Reagan is my middle name, not my maiden. I chose to go with consistency.
Contact me at brianna.reagan@gmail.com, and 'like' me on facebook.
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