Layered Mixed Media Paintings Illustrate the Interconnectedness of the Universe

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

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Charleston-based artist Jessica Dunegan reinterprets patterns found in nature as mesmerizing mixed media paintings. Intended to illustrate “the connection between the microcosm and macrocosm of our universe,” these striking studies capture the awe-inspiring wonder of the natural world.

Reflecting life's diversity, Dunegan's series of paintings features a wide range of subjects. Quiet snow scenes, swirling seascapes, and night skies speckled with stars are just some of the motifs explored by the artist, who uses the imagery as a means to communicate a much-needed message: “The theme of my work is the association between care for the environment and ourselves as individuals,” she tells My Modern Met, “by demonstrating the relationship between forms found high in the cosmos, to structures beneath the ocean, and our own bodies.”

To convey the beauty of this interconnectedness, Dunegan has developed a distinctive aesthetic and unique artistic process. Using acrylics and solvents, she paints each picture in layers of epoxy resin poured onto aluminum. Sometimes, she leaves the pieces abstract; other times, she embellishes them with figurative subjects. In either case, each stunning scene of nature seeks to remind the viewer that “everything we do affects each other, our planet, and the universe.”

You can see more of these stunning pieces on Jessica Dunegan's website.

Artist Jessica Dunegan creates captivating mixed media landscape paintings inspired by patterns found in nature.

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I'll Be Your Mirror

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From the Inside Out

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

The Great Chain of Being

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Open to Receive

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Enjoy the Silence

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Into the Unknown

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Memory Banked

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

On the Horizon

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Self Care is Sacred

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Chiron

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These Arms of Mine

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Focus on Your Own Light

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

The Only Way Out is Through

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

And then the Universe Laughed

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Sacred Feminine

Mixed Media Landscape Paintings Jessica Dunegan Resin Paintings

Breathe With Me

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My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Jessica Dunegan.

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Kelly Richman-Abdou

Kelly Richman-Abdou was a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. An art historian living in Paris, Kelly was born and raised in San Francisco and holds a BA in Art History from the University of San Francisco and an MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University. When she’s not writing, you can find Kelly wandering around Paris, whether she’s leading a tour (as a guide, she has been interviewed by BBC World News America and France 24) or simply taking a stroll with her husband and two tiny daughters.
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