GLIMMERS
​Artwork documentation by John Janca

Shining Despite the Sh*t oil on linen, 60x48" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
Private Collection.

It's Okay to Be Happy, oil on linen 60x48" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
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Installation at Voss Gallery, photo documentation by John Janca

Glimmers, oil on linen 60x48" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
Private Collection.

Sympathetic Vibrations, oil on linen 48x36" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
Private Collection.

Superpowers, oil on linen 48x36" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Hypnotic Refrain, oil on linen 48x36" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Installation at Voss Gallery, photo documentation by John Janca

If a Flower Doesn't Bloom, You Fix the Environment, Not the Flower oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
Private Collection.

Installation at Voss Gallery, photo documentation by John Janca

Breathe. Repeat. Curse a Few Times and Then Back to the Breathing. oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca
Private Collection.​

I've Had Rainbows in My Clouds (Maya Angelou) oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

When Someone Told me That I Live in a Fantasyland, I Nearly Fell off my Unicorn oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Going With The Flow, the Wild and Unrelenting Flow oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

You Will Be Too Much For Some People. Those Aren't Your People. oil on linen, 36x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Thoughts Are Things oil on linen, 24x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca

Thank You oil on linen, 24x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca

How You Surround Yourself Informs How You Feel About Yourself, oil on linen 24x24" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca

Exactly Where You Need to Be oil on linen 20x16" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
​Artwork documentation by John Janca

 Joy as a Form of Resistance oil on linen 20x16" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Everything (The Little Things Are Everything) oil on linen 20x16" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

 Suspend Your Feelings of Impending Apocalyptic Doom & Look at this Pretty Picture oil on linen 20x16" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

Installation at Voss Gallery, photo documentation by John Janca

 My Pleasure oil on linen 20x16" Ingrid V. Wells 2021
Artwork documentation by John Janca

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GLIMMERS

Conceptually I'm working with the psychological idea of "glimmers." Glimmers are micro moments that emit positive and calming energy. They move us into a ventral vagal state of safety and connection. Glimmers are the opposite of sympathetic or dorsal states of response (triggers) according to Deb Dana, LCSW and Ruth Buczynski, PhD. 

From an aesthetic standpoint I'm investigating monochromatic and analogous color schemes and their calming effects on mood. Repeated simple shapes create visual rhythms that disrupt what might be the beginnings of a pattern in a surprising and intriguing way. Imagery includes rainbows, lollipops and shiny stars, as research shows that these types of shapes, textures and images induce happiness in viewers (Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, Fetell Lee). 

These oil paintings are made as an artist’s direct response to the pandemic and Bay Area lockdowns, in an attempt to provide a positive mindset for viewers. All works are executed in oil on linen and based on still life references including small beads, decoden, charms ...and of course sprinkles. Enjoy!
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​-Ingrid V. Wells

Installation at Voss Gallery, photo documentation by John Janca