Jennybird Alcantara is a Contemporary Surrealist painter from Oakland, California.
Deeply inspired by mythology, transformation, and the logic of liminal, dreamlike states, Alcantara is celebrated for her oil paintings of fantastic worlds populated by whimsical creatures and symbols.
Characterized by ornate forms painted in luminous colors including pinks and reds, Alcantara’s style appears to be influenced by both academic realism and popular Surrealists.
Her art has been described as morbidly romantic, with a dreamlike narrative at its core, reflecting the connections between living beings and their environments.
Some works combine human and animal forms as well as flowers and decorative objects in a single composition that resembles a portrait or silhouette.
Alcantara combines these motifs to create a symbol of the universal connection between all beings.
She claims that she takes an intuitive approach to creating her brilliantly hued paintings.
Alcantara’s art uses the symbolism of duality to explore the connection of life and death and the veil in between, as well as the relationship between the beauty and cruelness of nature, that of the natural world as well as human and animal nature.
More of Jennybird Alcantara’s wonderful art can be found at https://www.jennybirdart.com/.
Humoring the Goddess 