Beyond Prints: The Power of Texture in Original Art

There’s something you can’t capture in a print — and that’s presence.

When I paint, I build each layer by hand, sometimes outdoors, sometimes in silence, always intuitively. The textures aren’t just visual — they are physical, sculpted into the surface. Light doesn’t just reflect off them — it interacts with them.

In this recent work (Midday Light, part of a larger series), I wanted to explore how a painting can feel like a place without representing it. Long vertical lines suggest scattered movement across a pale, sunlit ground. The surface was built up with mixed media, blending gesture and stillness — and much of it was done under natural sunlight, in my garden.

Original art holds more than an image — it holds time, decision, movement, and atmosphere. And that’s something a print, no matter how beautiful, can’t quite replace.

If you’re drawn to art that breathes, that changes depending on where the light hits, that invites closeness — texture is essential. It transforms a wall into an experience.

🖼️ You can see more textured works like this www.artfinder.com/artist/marian-gorin, or watch the Youtube video for behind-the-scenes posts, process, and new series in progress. (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6kK0upEm24o