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Surrealism

I Turn Your Poison to Art – Surrealist Painting by JMac Art Studio
Emergence – Surrealist Painting with abstract figures and transformation forms by JMac Art Studio
Anxiety – Surrealist painting with multiple eyes and abstract organic forms by JMac Art Studio

I Turn Your Poison To Art

This piece speaks to transformation—the act of taking what was meant to harm and turning it into something meaningful.

 

“I Turn Your Poison to Art” is about reclaiming energy. What enters as pain, negativity, or intention is not absorbed—it is altered, reshaped, and returned as creation.

 

The figure exists within that process—where destruction becomes expression, and what once carried weight is reformed into something that no longer holds power.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 14 × 18 in Canvas Panel

Original Available — $550.00

Emergence

This piece captures the moment of transformation—where something once hidden begins to rise into form.

 

Figures above act as witnesses, suggesting a presence beyond the physical, while the central form moves through a state of transition between collapse and renewal. What appears to be an ending reveals itself as a beginning.

 

Emergence exists in that space where release gives way to growth—where something unseen finally comes forward and takes shape.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 14 × 18 in Canvas Panel

Original Available — $1500.00

Anxiety

This piece reflects a state of internal tension—where the mind becomes crowded, restless, and difficult to quiet.

 

Eyes emerge throughout the form, suggesting heightened awareness and the constant feeling of being watched—by others, or by oneself. Thought begins to loop, and stillness becomes harder to reach.

 

Anxiety exists in that space where perception intensifies, and the line between what is real and what is felt begins to blur.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments |16 × 20 on stretched canvas

Original Available — $650.00

Artistry

Artistry – Surrealist painting with seated figure, microphone, gears, and musical elements by JMac Art Studio

The seated figure, holding a microphone, is wrapped in a butterfly-like garment—symbolizing transformation and the delicate, evolving nature of identity. Her posture suggests both performance and introspection, as if she exists between expression and reflection.

 

The amphora, marked with a watchful eye, introduces themes of observation and self-awareness—of being seen, or perhaps judging oneself. The surrounding elements blur the line between organic and constructed: a violin connects to her, merging artist and instrument, while floating eyes suggest heightened consciousness, dreams, or the pressure of perception.

 

Mechanical gears contrast with natural forms, creating tension between the human, the natural, and the artificial.

 

This piece explores identity as something in motion—shaped by creativity, awareness, and the constant interplay between inner experience and the outside world.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 18 × 14 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $500.00

Musical Infinity – Surrealist painting with abstract face and circular musical forms by JMac Art Studio

Musical Infinity

This piece represents the masculine creative energy within me—an energy that doesn’t see or hear through the senses, but through the heart, reflected in the pulse on the helmet.

 

The red sphere symbolizes transformation, while the white sphere represents awakening. From the mouth, a spectrum of light emerges—carried through musical notes that express harmony, voice, and emotional energy moving outward into the world.

 

Musical Infinity exists in that space where creation becomes expression—where energy, sound, and emotion move beyond the self and into something continuous.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 16 × 20 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $700.00

Manifestation – Surrealist painting with abstract face emerging from flowing colorful forms by JMac Art Studio

Manifestation

This piece captures the moment where thought begins to take form.

 

A hand releases a shifting mass of energy that moves from smoke into structure—transforming from something intangible into something real. The figure reflects the act of creation itself, where what exists internally begins to emerge outward.

 

Manifestation exists in that space where intention becomes reality—where energy, once unseen, takes shape and becomes visible.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 16 × 20 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $700.00

Metamorphosis – Surrealist painting with figure emerging from sphere and abstract transformation forms by JMac Art Studio

Metamorphosis

The figure to the right tears open the golden sphere, sensing that the transformation within is complete—that it is time to emerge.

 

The sphere represents a contained state of becoming, while what unfolds outside reflects what has taken place within. The figures above echo this inner process, revealing the stages of change now brought into the open.

 

Metamorphosis exists in that moment where transformation is no longer hidden—where what has been forming internally finally reveals itself.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 20× 16 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $750.00

Dreamscape

Dreamscape – Surrealist painting with winged figure and abstract cityscape by JMac Art Studio

This piece exists between reality and the subconscious—a city that feels both familiar and otherworldly. Structures rise like fragments of thought, while movement flows through the scene like a current of energy.

 

At the center, a winged figure expands outward, merging with its surroundings—part guardian, part transformation. The form dissolves into the environment, suggesting a connection between creation and the world it inhabits.

 

Human presence appears briefly, almost like memory, hinting at the relationship between the physical and the unseen.

 

Dreamscape exists in that space where structure and imagination meet—where the boundaries of reality begin to shift and something deeper starts to emerge.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 20 × 16 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $650.00

Travelers – Surrealism painting by JMac Art Studio

Travelers

Two figures move as one, their forms intertwined—each carrying a different way of seeing.

 

One follows the grounded path, rooted in the physical world—strength, presence, survival. The other moves through intuition and spirit, guided by something unseen.

 

They are not separate journeys, but one experience happening at the same time. The lines blur. The paths overlap.

 

This piece is about walking both roads at once—learning how the physical and the spiritual don’t compete, but complete each other.

 

It’s the balance between what you know… and what you feel.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 24× 36 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $2800.00

Inner Watermelon – Surrealism painting by JMac Art Studio

Inner Watermelon

This piece began as a spill—unplanned, uncontrolled—something that simply happened.

 

Instead of correcting it, I followed it. Shapes started forming, something living beneath the surface, waiting to be revealed.

 

What emerged feels both familiar and strange—like something internal made visible. There’s a sense of growth, of something ripening from within, even in the middle of chaos.

 

This work is about trusting the process… letting what’s inside come through without forcing it.

 

Not everything is created—some things are uncovered.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 16 × 20 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $700.00

Deities – Surrealism painting by JMac Art Studio

Deities

This piece began as a spill—unplanned and uncontrolled—something that simply happened. Instead of correcting it, I followed it, allowing forms to emerge on their own.

 

Two central figures began to take shape, almost like deities—watching, suspended above. Beneath them, smaller human forms appeared, grounded and observing, creating a quiet tension between the elevated and the earthly. There’s a sense of perspective here—of being seen, or guided, or perhaps simply mirrored.

 

Hints of structure suggest a city below, while modern elements—like the sneakers—pull the piece into the present. It becomes a blend of the symbolic and the everyday, the mythic and the real.

 

What emerged wasn’t designed—it was uncovered. A moment where chaos revealed something that felt both familiar and beyond explanation.

Acrylic & Pearlescent Pigments | 16 × 20 on Canvas Panel

Original Available — $700.00

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