Bio
Chanell Joy Pinkney is a multi-disciplinary artist, photographer, wife, and mother based in Jacksonville, Florida. As a formally trained graphite artist, Chanell began to lean into the realm of abstract paintings as a way to push beyond structured boundaries and explore a looser form of creative expressions.
A major theme in her work is the use of natural sources, such as rocks, sand, limestone, and soil, to create pigment for paint making. In this way she strives to honor the appreciation she has for how nature inspires her work.
Chanell’s process for making earth paints requires being fully present and hands on with her work. Whether collecting rocks, grinding down charred coals, or creating rust in small jars of water, Chanell appreciates the way she can extract beauty from often overlooked items. The resulting works are all the more beautiful when one recalls the humble beginnings of the material used.
Her work explores the necessary connection humans have with nature and the ultimate role this connection plays on our emotional well-being. She also challenges appreciators of her work to see the beauty in the flawed and imperfect. Through her use of texture, quiet compositions, and neutral color palettes, Chanell attempts to capture on canvas the lessons of resilience nature can teach us as we navigate turbulent times.