We were lucky to catch up with BRITTNEY RICE recently and have shared our conversation below.

BRITTNEY, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

As far back as I can remember I have always been creative in some shape or form. When I was about 4 one of my favorite toys was an art easel, where I would sit and draw for hours. I never really thought about visual art being a career path until my senior year of high school. I was in the phase of applying to colleges, and trying to figure out what career I really wanted to pursue in life. During my senior year I doubled up an art classes and took field trips to different colleges to learn about different majors. I happened to fall in love with Spalding University and the Kentucky College of Art and Design there. I applied and ended up getting a full ride majoring in Fine arts – Painting and drawing. Since then, I knew I wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

While it took me some time after graduating college I finally made the leap to work full time as an artist in 2021. I started traveling to art festivals and selling my work in different parts of Kentucky. Nowadays, I work in my studio as much as possible focusing on my oil paintings. I also sell my work online and in galleries.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a visual artist from Louisville, Kentucky and I run my own business out of my art studio. I sell everything from my original oil paintings, to giclèe prints and stickers. My business’s name is Brittney Rice Studio. In terms of my work, I specialize in Oil painting – however I do paint murals, and create digital designs as well.

I’ll be honest, I don’t like to stay in one lane, I love creating a variety of different works featuring different subject matter. Everything from Kentucky-focused art (landscapes, horseracing, bourbon bottle still lifes, etc.), to semi-abstract surrealist landscapes.

I like to push the limits of traditional landscape painting. My work exhibits my experiences in nature and the artistic interpretations that enter my mind like a vision. I am most know for my unique red “ribbon” wrapping style, used in some of my landscape paintings. What people call red “ribbons” is hard to describe – you really have to see it to understand it. Essentially it is a bold red curving line-form, that travels throughout my paintings, and metaphorically represents my spirit traveling through the painting.

Through my work, I wish to bring my memories and experiences to life by painting an ever-changing world – intensifying, exaggerating, and intimately abstracting forms found in nature. Just as nature evolves, so do my paintings. The simple touch of a brush to a canvas can change the whole picture and transform the way we think about life. My work not only encourages viewers to question their environmental reality but to create their own transcendent journey.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is seeing your ideas come to life and being able to share that with others. There are so many paintings I create that connect with others in ways that I wouldn’t dream of. It’s often very rewarding and inspiring to hear that a customer feels a connection to your work and that it touches them in a positive way.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Everyone needs art, if there were no artists in the world things would probably be dull and boring. Thats just my opinion. Artists help the world think more abstractly and bring life to the often mundane. Art promotes expression and creativity and can even be healing if used for art therapy.

Supporting artists is essential even if the support is small. You dont always have to buy something from them, even though that is always helpful. One of the easiest ways to support an artist is to follow them on social media and like and share their posts. This costs you nothing but helps spread the artists work to a wider audience.

Society as a whole can help the art community thrive, in various ways, by keeping art in schools, implementing art therapy in the community, supporting art exhibits and festivals, and even having artwork showcased throughout the community for example on signal boxes or businesses.

Art is usually joyful and brings people a sense of hope or happiness when seen around there communities.

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.brittneyricestudio.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittneyriceart?igsh=YzZqdzVndGg4ZzBq
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrittneyR.Studio?mibextid=9R9pXO
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