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Michelle Curiel
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Artist Bio

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Please note I do not update my dA often with my most recent work. I post almost daily on instagram & my facebook fan page. If you enjoy my work here please check it out there!

URLS: www.michellecuriel.com | facebook.com/ARTfromtheheART | instagram artisticalshell | Pinterest artisticalshell | Twitter: artisticalshell

Hadn't updated my journal entry in a while so here is my artist bio pulled from my website at michellecuriel.com - In other news: Just moved to Hawaii in June from California! Aloha!

I update my facebook & instagram almost daily so if you would like to see more recent work please go there as I only post to dA every now and then. Thank you!

"Michelle's work is regularly exhibited in galleries throughout Southern California, including the world famous Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, CA. She has donated her work to organizations such as the Children's Art Village in Los Angeles, CA, and the Transplant Foundation in Miami, FL. She worked as a volunteer in the Free Arts for Abused Children, a non-profit organization devoted to homeless and abused children. One of her most treasured experiences was teaching art to a large group of children on Perhentian Island in Malaysia. The course finished with an exhibit featuring all of the works created by the children.

Michelle Curiel's artistic passion began at a very young age. Like other children, she was given crayons and a coloring book. But for Michelle, the process of transforming white space with strokes of beautiful color left an indelible impression. Art quickly became a lifetime passion.

Michelle is constantly inspired by the beauty of her surroundings and life experiences, so much that she finds herself regularly taking photos of whatever subject that catches her eye and captures her heART. Through art, she is able to express her innermost thoughts and feelings. She lives by the belief that "Beauty is always within us regardless of undesirable circumstances that may occur. This beauty is love, creativity and inspiration. It is with you at all times when you look for it with your heART."

Michelle's favorite mediums include acrylic paint, colored pencils and pen. "When I begin a drawing or painting, I clear my thoughts and have no end result in mind. This process frees me of filtering, censoring and judgment. I place color wherever it may land. Images appear and ask me to develop them and bring them to life."

Michelle is currently working on various creative projects, including illustrating a children's book, fashioning alternative clothing for art festivals & designing feather head pieces, jewelry and accesories on heARTeclectic.com

Michelle Curiel was born and raised in Southern California. She currently lives in Honolulu, Hawaii"

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Art Exhibit Feb 10, 2007




To see more photos from the exhibit, go here:  www.flickr.com/photos/beautifu…

One of my first childhood memories is when I sat staring in amazement while my mom colored in one of my coloring books. The colors she used were so beautiful, the strokes so magical. I thought she was the best artist in the world. This is where my inspiration to become an artist began.

I found a passion with designing websites. I learned how to design websites by creating a Latin American community that focused on inspiring others to follow their dreams, encouraging creativity and bringing people from different cultures together. Within a year of launching the website, it received over 6,000 visits daily and also received media attention. I dedicated myself to the website for five years, then decided it was time to move on to other endeavors. What started out as a hobby, became my career. I have moved on from the website to pursue a career in web design. I now design and develop websites professionally.

I always kept an open eye out for the powerful gift I have always felt I had but did not know how to unlock - until the day I found Rassouli's paintings in the Agape Sanctuary in Culver City. These paintings called out to me in a way that I had never encountered. I was drawn to them not for the beautiful paintings that they were, but for the overwhelming feeling of love that I strongly felt when I looked at them. Shortly thereafter, I had an opportunity to meet Rassouli and take his painting from the heart teachings.

Since then, I have learned different ways to approach creating images and paintings. I have learned to remove my judgment, criticism and attachment to the end result. I have learned to add unconditional love and freedom to my works of art. I now find endless possibilities of inspiration and beauty on canvas.

The message of my work is: Remember the light that is always with you regardless of undesirable circumstances that may occur. This light is love, understanding, creativity and inspiration. This beautiful light can work wonders in your life when you look for it with your heart.

Life is my canvas, I am the artist painting my ultimate masterpiece - the life that I have lived, now living and will live.



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For those familiar with my previous works, you'll find that my most recent acrylic works are a lot less detailed and a lot more abstract. The reason for this is because a couple of months ago I took an art class with one of my favorite artists, Rassouli www.rassouli.com I saw his painting at the church that I go to and found myself staring at them everytime I went there. His work really resonated with me and I wanted to learn from this master, so when I heard he was teaching a course, I took it.

Before I walked into the class I thought there was going to be lessons on technique. Instead there were lectures on how to remove judgement from my works of art, and at the end we painted to deeply inspiring music. He spoke on how when an artist is painting, you must work together with the canvas and listen to what it is telling you. There is a relationship between yourself and the canvas. He spoke on how to remove myself from the attachment of the result. To have fun. To paint without a subject to start with. To paint from my heart, and let my mind be used as the tool that it is instead of making me its slave like it loves to do.

I struggled tremendously at the beginning of this class. I had thoughts of dropping the class at one point after realizing just how judgmental I am on my work as I paint. I began to question if I even was an artist. I thought maybe I had been fooling myself my entire life. My mind began to fight with my heart just as Rassouli had warned. But my heart fought back, and I am so very grateful that it did.

This class has really changed my life. What I love about this approach to painting is that it's very freeing, childlike and best of all fun.

All I want to do these days is paint and paint some more. I have had daydreams about quitting my job so I could paint all day lol. Sadly, reality sets in and I remember I have bills to pay ;( Maybe one day, anything is possible in this lifetime.

Eventually I plan on merging my knowledge of technique with my future works, but I know that I am not ready yet. I am still learning and sometimes it becomes a struggle between heart and mind. I start to judge what I have painted and become lost in my habit of seeking perfection. I know eventually that will cease as I allow my heart to dominate my spirit. That day is close, I feel it!



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My little sis, Elena is 18 years old and is following the path I wish I would have when I was her age - she is going to school to pursue her love of the arts. She's always been fascinated with art & photography and is very creative. I like to think that I have inspired her in some way, because I remember her being a small child looking in amazement at my drawings. I am so proud of her and excited to see how her chosen artistic path unfolds!

She just got a DA account a few days ago, to post her school art projects and to keep track of them somehow. I am sure she would appreciate creative feedback on them so I am asking you to please go to her page, and make comments on her work, or even add her as a friend and help her along the way. I would really appreciate it too!!!

I know I haven't been around in some time, I've been busy tinkering with other hobbies, but I have been feeling inspired as of late to start on some drawing & painting projects so I will be posting some more work soon!

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