ISABELLE LOPEZ-KOTARA

As pandemic restrictions became more and more severe, I realized travel would not be an option in the coming summer and fall months. I wondered, what would I miss most? The answer most certainly has always remained the same. That place on the map that offers rest, reflection, and peace. The place where idyllic days transform into magical nights, where truths unfold, and where mysteries are solved. A place of both remembrance and love. A place where the inner child lives. A place where the future becomes clearer against the backdrop of endless blue skies and the constant murmur of waves meeting sand.

The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever – Jacques Costeau

Isabelle Lopez Kotara (1965, BS Architecture UT Arlington ’91, San Antonio Texas, United States)

Acrylic and mixed media painter. Isabelle has painted for her own personal pleasure all her adult life. It has always been a form of expression and a way to capture her thoughts and perceptions of the world around her. In the last 3 years, she has begun seriously pursuing a career in art. Isabelle’s current pieces isolate movements of nature, time, and our own vulnerabilities. She intentionally tries not to reference a recognizable form, but more the concept, to allow for interpretation from many. By applying abstraction to the subject, Isabelle can create an intense personal moment, luring the viewer into personal interpretations of her work. These moments are re-visualized through the abstraction, forged into new imagery where interpretation becomes multifaceted for the viewer. In doing so, Isabelle allows the viewer to submerge themselves into a new relationship between color, light, nature, and emotion.

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