LIFESTYLE
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"The Face"
ab knew she was an artist when she was very little, fourth grade to be exact. There was a supermarket contest for creative kids and Fab’s mother encouraged her to enter the contest. She won the contest and after that her mother signed her up for painting classes at her church in Venezuela where she grew up. She has very vivid memories of when she started painting and how much she enjoyed the process. “I remember coming home from school and just getting right into my art.” She would listen to what her heart was telling her to do while painting and then trust in the results.
INSPIRATIONAL ART with
FAB LIMA
MEDINA BY SAMANTHA MONTGOMERY
Lake Nona Social Magazine had the pleasure of sitting down with local artist Fab Lima Medina to discuss her art, passion and what’s up next for this talented, young lady.
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Mitch Gobel, an Australian artist who started experimenting with resin in 2012, was one of her early inspirations. Listening to music while creating her art is another way this gifted artist is inspired. “I pay attention to the sounds and melody of the music, not the lyrics. It depends on how I am feeling. If I am feeling nostalgic or romantic, I listen to Andrea Bocelli, The 1975, Charles Lloyd or Bon Iver. If I am feeling like I need to be hyped up, I listen to Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or Vampire Weekend.” “Quiet the Mind and the Soul Will Speak” is Fab’s favorite creation so far. “There’s something about the colors of this painting that bring so much peace to me. The combination of the white with the contrast of the lilac, grey and yellowish color is so soothing to me. This painting reminds me of ‘freedom.’ Almost like when you take a deep breath
ADRIAN JARAMILLO
Artist Fab Lima Medina
She began expanding her creativity beyond oils by experimenting with resin. When asked about the difference between working with oil and resin Fab said, “One of the things that I loved the most about oil is that is very forgiving; resin, on the other hand, is the complete opposite.” This is because the resin dries very fast, but she enjoys working at a fast pace, and so the artist and the resin formed a bond. “Resin, for me, is like the other part of me; it’s like my best friend. It’s like a marriage with a woman, and I fight with it the most, but it’s also the one that I care about the most, because that is the part of me that doesn’t like control. I just like to let it go and let it flow. Let me be, just let it go, Fab, stop controlling. But there is the other part of me that wants to make things one way. I just have to let it go at the end of the day.”
