Today marks the 15 year anniversary of the assault and battery that gave birth to Acrylic Alchemy. I just added a new blog post sharing some thoughts about the incident, and how I feel today, 15 year later.

We can't always control what happens to us, but what we can control is what we choose to do with it. Rather than let a bad situation or isolated incident control me, I decided to make it work for me. I decided to make something bad the basis of years of good that would follow. That is what Acrylic Alchemy is all about. It's about taking your pain and transmuting it into something beautiful, not just for yourself, but everyone. There are people out there that go through bad experiences every single day. There is someone going through one today. There is someone that will go through one tomorrow. By taking these terrible experiences and using them for growth, we can take away their power over us. We may never forget. They may still hurt. They may still resurface some days...but we can make sure that they are resurfacing as beautiful flowers while we use the shit to fertilize them.

These are some of my Acrylic Alchemy icons. Several are currently on exhibit at Adelman Fine Art.

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15 years ago today, Acrylic Alchemy was born 🔥🖤🔥

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Today marks 15 years 🖤

Today marks the 15 year anniversary of the official birth of Acrylic Alchemy. On this day 15 years ago, I experienced the assault and battery that changed my trajectory in life. The tattoo on my inner arm, my signature icon, is what I saw flashing through my head after that concussion. When life beats you down, you can lay there and die, or you can choose to fight back until your last breath.

You can read more about this story on my blog.

Today marks the 15 year anniversary of the official birth of Acrylic Alchemy. On this day 15 years ago, I experienced the assault and battery that changed my trajectory in life. The tattoo on my inner arm, my signature icon, is what I saw flashing through my head after that concussion. When life beats you down, you can lay there and die, or you can choose to fight back until your last breath.

You can read more about this story on my blog.

Nobody puts baby in the corner 🤣🎨

I love to balance organic and inorganic. I love to balance construction and deconstruction. I love to balance chaos and control. This is "But How Could You Judge Me If I Never Really Existed" from "The Up-Side Of Down Collection." The central element of this painting was created utilizing a negative technique, meaning that it was only formed by that which surrounds it. In that case, does it really exist?

This piece is available, and I have canvas prints of it for you as well. Take a look and feed an artist today 😁

I've got new art hoodies you're supposed to get messy and covered in paint 🎨

Mark Rothko, Untitled, No 8, 1964

One of the Black Form Paintings

© Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / ARS, New York

NGA dc

Today’s Classic: Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)

1. The Kiss

2. Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I

3. Nymphs Silver Fish

4. Tragedy

5. Love

My art gave me life…and that’s why I would give my life for my art ❤️

Mark Rothko, No. 1, 1961

Oil and acrylic on canvas.

Taken at National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/Art Resource N.Y.

I was moving some works on my racks and pulled out this oldie but goodie. This is "Everything Dies Alone," and dates back almost 15 years. This piece from "The Up-Side Of Down" collection is a little nod to Donnie Darko. This original earth tone piece that completely changes in the light is still looking for a forever home. I do also have canvas prints of this piece on my store for you.

You should really experience my work in person, because there is so much that doesn't translate in photos or videos 😘

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Try this pro tip ❤️ If you wait until you feel motivated or inspired, you may never do the thing. Sometimes you just gotta get started. Maybe you just need to get warmed up. This will allow you to make some progress while keeping the stress to a minimum 🎨