Abstract Figurative Style Oil Paintings

Since an early age, Naza showed her talent to paint people. After mastering her technical skills to paint the human figure in the traditional way, Naza developed her unique abstract figurative style, which became known as “Abstracted Realism”, instead of the existing trend called Abstract Realism. Some of Naza’s favorite subjects are wild cat art and sea turtle art. However, she only started painting wild animal art in 1994, at her Boca Raton studio.
According to the Artist, producing wildlife wall art and donating part of it to environmental organizations is her way to help save the environment.
They are perfect gifts for art lovers and animal lovers. The subjects of the following pages are big cats, underwater art, sea turtles, macaw birds, American flag art, and figurative art.

These are not collages. There aren’t any extra layers. The only tools used in the painting process were brushes and a piece of rag and the only materials were oil paint and thinners. Most of the apparent texture of the final work is an illusion. The actual texture of the canvas is insignificant. What one sees is a plenty of contrast of light and dark, which gives the painting this appearance. Due to the transparent effects that Naza achieves with the medium, her oils have the vibrancy of
watercolors.

THE ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I am infatuated with the way opposite views interact. I chose to oppose abstraction versus realism to convey that thought. Some times I start the painting with a completely abstract approach and work towards making certain elements resemble recognizable objects, events, or living beings. Other times I start from the opposite direction: I quickly paint a very realistic image, and, before it dries, I abstract it. In both approaches, I follow nothing but my own deep feelings. The idea is to paint not only a certain subject, but also what is happening to it, how it influences its environment, and how it is influenced by it. Thus each painting is like an event. I like to think of the different areas of the final artwork as living elements that are part of the whole. They are acting, interacting, complementing or opposing each other, anyway, living. I propose to paint about any subject, as long as I am allowed the freedom to follow my own emotions. To me, being an Artist means being free to be emotional about a subject.