As long as there is an innate desire for beauty, there will be an instinctual need for art. It is this archetypal beauty that, as a collective, we continue to long for. Beauty calls us home to our true Selves and I believe beauty and truth are synonymous. The fabric of everything is beauty, weaved within the very threads of our existence because when you truly experience beauty, you see love. The embodiment of natural beauty on Mother Earth can be seen within a sunset, waterfall, an ocean or a mountain. When we begin noticing the beauty found in the natural world around us, we can see it mirrored within us. True beauty does not need to be explained or taught, only experienced.
My deepest desire is that my art, words, offerings and services, reflect this essence of beauty that lives within us all, so that we may create a better and more beautiful world together. I want to look back on my life and know that I said beautiful words, I created beautiful things, and I added beauty to someone's life wherever I could.
© All images of original artwork and designs are the property of artist Stella Porta (Stephanie Della Porta) and subject to copyright laws.
11" x 14", oil on canvas
8" x 10", oil on wood
12" x 16", oil on canvas
16" x 12", oil on canvas
8" x 10", oil on wood
8" x 10", acrylic on paper
When I create, it opens a gateway to other worlds becoming a bridge between the seen and unseen. My body is a portal, birthing new worlds through colour.
I am a self-taught Canadian artist. Although I primarily paint with oils, I have always been easily inspired, which is reflected in the versatility of my artwork. A typical native Aquarian Moon, I do not commit myself to one genre, style or specific expression of art. As a multidimensional being, I believe in a multidimensional experience with the many facets of creativity.
My work is a form of visual storytelling that may include elements rooted in magic, fairytale, folklore, mythology, astrology, ancient civilizations, and other realms I have visited in my dreams. I deeply appreciate specific styles of expression that continue to influence my creative process, such as: pre-raphaelite, alchemical imagery (interactions among human, divine and animal figures), art nouveau, surrealism and fantasy.
With a smear of paint on almost every piece of clothing I own, my greatest desire is for my life to be my art.