McKenna Ely, who is an American artist, specializes in one of the most difficult and vibrant art categories, Resin Art. Being a resin artist is quite different from being a regular painter since the materials to create the art are completely different. Like a painter is educated about how to use their acrylic or oil paints, a resin artist’s true skill lies in how they choreograph the free-flowing resin on a canvas.
The resin is fused with regular paint to create a beautifully chaotic yet synchronized array of colors and textures. As a result, a unique and duplicate-proof design is created. Through constant practice, patience, and mistakes, McKenna developed her career as a resin artist.
According to her, art plays an important role in a one’s life as it shows that the world is not all black and white. There are different ways to understand a topic, different ways to view an image, and everyone sees things differently, and she thinks art really showcases that.
When asked what makes her proud, she says that she is really proud of how far her business came last year and the progress it made. Even after feeling like giving up so many times, she is glad that she stood strong and was able to take up a lot of orders. The only thing that keeps her going is that she really enjoys creating her pieces and is always curious to see how the pieces are going to come out.
From solely having an Etsy account to opening her own website during the pandemic is something she immensely proud of.
The message she wants to give fellow artists is, “I want other artists out there to know to never compare yourself to others. It’s really hard not to do this, especially in today’s world of seeing so many beautiful pieces while scrolling, but your art is valid, no matter what anyone else says!”
Her greatest inspiration is definitely nature, but more specifically the forest and sea. Her favorite artist is Van Gogh, and as cliche as it is, he really is one of the painters that got her interested in art. One of his favorite sayings is, “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”
Resin art could be considered as an unconventional style of painting since the usual acrylic or oil paints, brushes, or even an easel is not required. What you primarily need is an excellent understanding of resin, which is what you primarily use to create these unique art pieces and a lot of patience to wait for the perfect result.