How do we make sense of the world around us? What is here? What isn't here? Why is there life rather than nothing? I am attracted to moments of beauty and awe, natural wonders, the unexplainable, unexpected, and enigmatic. I am curious about the things we will never see, hear, touch, taste, or smell - the very things life depends on. My artwork is an acknowledgment of the unknown. It is a search for the universal truth in what it means to be human, alive in our current world. Although my work is a direct reflection of me, my experience of the world, how it is filtered through me, remembered, and reflected back, it is also a reflection of a much larger human experience of the world's mysteries.

I am drawn to the field of art because it allows me to ponder and give form to complex questions that have no simple answers.
My interpretations of the world are never fully resolved, but through the painting process I am able to muse, explore, and ask myself questions. My art making is immediate, obsessive, intuitive, and meditative. It is a process-based love of discovery and invention.

If you have any questions, comments, or would like to purchase any of the works on this site, please email:
erin@erinecastellan.com. Thank you.