Miranda Gamel

Mind on Fire, Oil Painting

2018

Artist Comments
A contemporary and surreal portrait of a woman clutching her arms, with a phoenix-like bird surrounding her. "A depiction of freedom, kept from us only by ourselves," says artist Miranda Gamel. "Freedom is accessible to all if we could only let go, and reach out our hands to take it."

About the Artist
The daughter of two artists, Miranda Gamel grew up with artistic aspirations. “When I was young, I couldn’t imagine that I would be anything else… it only seemed natural,” she says. She further developed her skills with her teachers (and fellow UGallery artists) John and Elli Milan. Miranda’s paintings exist on the edge of the surreal and the fantastical while remaining grounded in human emotion. Each painting, through its dynamic imagery, conveys the spirit embodied by the composition’s subject. Miranda’s ultimate goal is to portray each individual “being their true, raw, authentic self.”

Words that describe this painting: contemporary, portrait, bird, woman, Dimitra Milan, Lindsay Rapp, face, hands, eyes, hair, people, surrealism, representational, oil painting, pink, red

Mind on Fire
Miranda Gamel
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2018
36 in. h x 30 in. w x 1.3 in. d
6 lbs. 5 oz.