artist: mongina cole
artist: mongina cole
"I paint what I see, and not what others choose to see"
~ Manet
"I paint what I see, and not what others choose to see"
~ Manet
About Me
My Background
My Inspiration
My Background
"I paint what I see, and not what others choose to see" I chose this quote by Monet because this is exactly how I feel about my work. Bangkok native, I now live and work in the city of Boise, Idaho, USA. Discovering art later in life, I am largely self-taught. An avid reader, I read up on technique and closely observing and being ment
"I paint what I see, and not what others choose to see" I chose this quote by Monet because this is exactly how I feel about my work. Bangkok native, I now live and work in the city of Boise, Idaho, USA. Discovering art later in life, I am largely self-taught. An avid reader, I read up on technique and closely observing and being mentored by local well known artists. Work mostly in oil, I often drawn to paint people, animals or pets I knew.
My Medium
My Inspiration
My Background
My favorite medium is oil but I also work with gauche, acrylics, pastels, ink, charcoal, and graphite believing that working in a single medium is restrictive to artistic process. Each idea manifests in its own individual style.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
I defer my inspiration from great artists like Lucian Michael Freud or a French artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir,