Based out of Upstate New York, artist Mikayla Bader has studied artistic processes and materials in search of achieving a genuine portrayal of the world around her. With a passion for the figure and portraiture, she tackles human essence and depiction in her work.
Movement and energy inspire her work, mainly expressed through pastels and oil paints. These vibrant yet malleable materials grant as much control or looseness as desired, allowing for the exploration of realism and expression side by side.
Mikayla explores the sincerity of creation in striving to find a balance between reality and the imaginary. She carries the belief that realism truly lies somewhere between realistic depiction and atmospheric, gestural mark-making. The belief that we are all constantly learning and changing in all areas of life and knowledge drives her artistic practices and experimentation.
