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Hi, I'm Monica Gagné

I'm an Artist based in Santa Barbara, CA, selling Original Paintings, Prints and Commissions.

I also teach Art Workshops and Courses live in Santa Barbara as well as Online.


I specialize in Ocean Resin and Abstract Alcohol Ink Art.

I love creating one-of-a-kind pieces that evoke feelings of peace and joy, and inspire empowerment and healing in the collective.

As a self taught Artist, Monica specializes in 18k Gold Leaf Luxury Abstract Fine Art and Ocean Resin Art.

"I have always been 'The Creative One' and my art has always been a method of self expression and therapy. My art is deeply inspired by my personal life and healing journey."

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THE MEANING BEHIND MONICA'S ART

MONICA'S LUXURY ART

My 18k Gold Abstract Art is deeply tied into my healing mission. Ever since I can remember I have always struggled with my mental health. Art has always kept me going as a method for self expression and therapy.

Trauma can leave you seeing in black and white. Not literally, but in the sense that it can be hard to find the gray area when it comes to situations. 
Part of my personal healing work and the healing work of so many others that I know is being able to see things on a spectrum - being able to see the grey area in the situations. When it comes to the situations of life they are more complicated and nuanced than black and white. Instead they exist somewhere on the spectrum of the grey area. Being able to find balance between these real life polarities has been a major part of my healing work. It is also the inspiration for my black, white and gold art. 

By using black and white ink and blending them together I literally create beautiful grey areas within my art. I then accentuate the beauty in it all with the 18k Gold Leaf. Creating divine beauty from chaos. As a trauma survivor who has dedicated her life to healing and art that has literally been my path. Taking the chaos of trauma, healing myself and turning it into a divine purpose to help others. 

My luxury art represents the spiritual alchemy of transforming our shadows into gold through deep personal healing work. The shadows of our soul often hold our greatest places of power and light if we have the courage to dive into the depths. 

MONICA'S OCEAN ART

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As a child the Ocean was my happy place. I have always loved the Ocean and the sense of calm and peace that it brings.

Today, 
I love that my Ocean Art can bring that feeling of peace and calm into the homes of my collectors. 

The Ocean (and water in general) also represents the depths of our emotions and the ebbs and flows of those emotion within our human experience.

I also love teaching my Ocean Resin Art method through in person workshops and online courses, because I want to share the joy of creating with others and help them feel empowered to create too!

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