Statement
I approach art, in all forms, from a place of synergetic connection with the world around me, my perspective and inspired by emotions left unsaid. Whether it is writing, performance or painting I want a moment of introspection with my audience. The paintings within Face: Explorations of Identity and Personal Narrative are connected to memories, or family relationships I have not been able to express through writing. This means I am not only telling portions of my past, but through painting able to release my feelings or at least work through them in how I choose to express it. I discovered through these paintings, the more abstract the painting I was facing, the more connected I was to story.
Bio
Ashly McBunch is an artist with multiple passions and finds art a therapeutic process. Expanding their healing through painting, digital, performance and written art forms Luna can capture emotion in a multitude of forms. An Army retired veteran; Ashly spent many years writing for a creative outlet. Although using traditional portrait pencil drawings to convey thoughts on emotion since adolescence, Ashly started adding more focus into abstract painting in 2017. They enjoy the aspects of creative collaboration, performance, and use of intuitive guidance to bring out artistic expression that leads towards the continuous process of healing, growth, and introspection.
