Based in Austin, TX, Caitlin G McCollom is a visual artist whose conceptual paintings encapsulate metaphysical longing. Working with high flow acrylic paint, polypropylene paper and a paintbrush, McCollom visually expresses encounters with the unknown at the moment they are experienced. She uses shapes that include orbs, rectangles, teardrops and hearts to represent channels for understanding spirituality, windows into the spiritual realm, the experience of suffering or crying tears of joy, and the feelings of the heart, respectively. Her vibrant colors create modern icons that connect the visible and invisible world. McCollom’s work can be found hanging in the Kendra Scott headquarters in Austin, The Rabboni Institute for Learning & Healing, The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, and Angelo State University’s Archer College, as well as the homes of private collectors internationally. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire, Real Simple, Vogue, and countless local publications in print and online. She graduated in 2010 from Texas State University with bachelors degree in Fine Art.
More about me and my inspirations: The beauty and wonder of the natural world is a my constant companion. In my spare time, the time that truly inspires my works as an artist, I can be found bird watching, hiking, and sitting in prayer outside somewhere. The treasures of my world are the plants and animals that I find myself ever drawn into. My spirituality is one of contemplation and quietude. I also find myself and my artwork in reading, I am constantly in the middle of 3-5 books and I especially love the work of Paulo Coelho, his book The Pilgrimage was one of the most influential books of my life. I am a deeply religious person and faithfully devout to Roman Catholicism, perhaps this is the most dominating part of my practice as an artist, since I would consider this connection the singularity that holds my swirling galaxy of a mind together. My work is always evolving within the vibrating contact I have with God. I love my home state of Texas where I grew up and was told stories of my pioneer ancestors, and my famous grandfathers who fought for the republic of Texas. I proudly consider myself a country mouse and live near to the homestead where I grew up. My dream was always to be an artist for a lifestyle and profession, and now I continue to ardently dream for the very best of my life and work and it is my honor and pleasure to share my creations with the world.
