MICHELE NORMAN was born in in Houston, Texas.
She was raised in El Salvador . After studying two years of Graphic Arts at José Matías Delgado University, she moved to Mexico City where she earned a BFA in Graphic Design, at UNAM.
Misha Norman became an illustrator, working in watercolors for children’s books and portraits.
After living in Mexico City for 17 years, Misha moved with her husband Alvaro and their three children to Geneva IL, where she lives and paints in her Studio.
"I paint simple instants of life, in all their richness and detail. I create timeless scenes in a serene atmosphere of silence, where light, space, and texture reveal emotions and memories. My strong and meaningful source of inspiration are the people with whom I share my life and those who I admire the most. My childhood was filled with strong emotional images of what life is, and made my imagination wander between drama, sadness, hope, and beauty. From those experiences, I learned that beauty is hope.
I have a strong belief in humanity. It is the substance that I use to build the scenes and their narratives: People, objects and intimate spaces are transformed to become characters and landscapes in endless sequences of moments, as metaphors of life. I tell a story in my paintings, not only to be understood but to be felt.
The viewer is immersed in the scene, lost in the detail. I want to present something beautiful—an object of craft with intrinsic value—but I am very interested in the experience, inviting the viewer to spend time in intimate observation, offering the opportunity for introspection and serene contemplation of complexity, in a fight against the loud emptiness of our time.
In the process of preparing my work, I capture suspended instants, writing, drawing and taking pictures. In the act of painting, I am balancing craft with the literary quality of my pieces. The process is engaging, but the act of painting is what gives me the real joy. Through my art, I want to inspire an awakening towards the beauty and greatness of life."
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