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Fine artist Haley Hughes explores thoughtful color palettes and sentimental motifs in her paintings, ascribing a deeper meaning to everyday objects rooted in her experience of femininity and interest in still life imagery. She introduces memory and nostalgia as key players in her narrative works, inviting the viewer to reflect on their own feminine mythology.
“A Memory Returned” encapsulates the innocence of girlhood, pink garden roses falling open in the garden, frozen in time. A playful pink bow surrounds the blooms, a nod to simpler times before adolescence allows the shift from innocence to insecurity. This piece asks us to embrace the softness and curiosity of younger years and hold it all tenderly.
Haley received a BA in Studio Art from Furman University in 2017. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, her work is shared under the creative brand Grown Wild Studio.