About
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawing in 2015. Fillmore’s tightly controlled photorealistic style depicting surrealistic imagery is intended to celebrate humanity's ability to overcome, change, and transform.
This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas measures 24 inches square. This artwork is signed on the front and back. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted as a continuation of the front, eliminating the need for framing. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Fillmore’s intricately detailed paintings, each of which takes a month to create, are autobiographical metaphors. Through her work, she aims to start a discussion about mental health and its inherent stigmas and challenges. Fillmore's artworks embody the beauty of imperfection and the suggestion that childhood adversities can be opportunities for growth.
Speaking about her creative process, Fillmore explains, “I paint the things I do partially as a way to take the parts of my past that once made me feel isolated and turn them into opportunities to connect.” Her work transforms personal memories and experiences into images that feel open, familiar, and emotionally accessible, allowing viewers to find their own points of connection within each painting.
Fillmore is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she continues to develop her distinctive approach to contemporary figurative painting. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across the United States, reaching collectors and audiences nationwide.
