Steep (Framed)

Alina Welch is an artist born and raised in Southern California. She is a mostly self-taught painter with an interest in balance and nature. Her work explores the beauty of the natural world as seen through the lens of the interior landscape. 

Alina's paintings are composed of natural tones derived from earth pigment, water soluble oil and acrylic paint. The thin raw canvas and linen she chooses to employ are washed and dried to achieve a soft woven feel, then stained with an oil wash before adding subject matter.

Alina Welch's artistic journey began with a need to express deep feelings as a child. She later studied visual art at California State University, Fullerton and took 3 years of highly intensified personal study where she developed her unique approach to painting. Her ongoing goal is to connect with a wider audience through her paintings, inviting them to experience the softness and simplicity she has found to be so grounding.

“My practice is rooted in remaining fluidly connected to the moment. Moving quickly and without thought, I am forced to use my intuition and rely on a deeper sense of balance that I have observed in nature and seems to be coded somewhere in my soul. Moving from one mark to the next with no plan, following subtle instinctual cues and trusting my visual vocabulary to communicate the fundamental uncontrollability of nature.”