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Dominique Vargo

Drawing, Painting, Visual / Media

I am inspired by flow and movement and enjoy drawing surreal images that show strong emotions. The images are created to invoke feelings and allow the viewer to explore their own journey.

About the Artist

I started seriously publicizing my artwork in 2016 and have since worked to become an independent artist. I am an abstract and surreal artist who works mostly in pencil and ink pen stippling.  I love to create images with lots of movement and flow.  My subjects include angelic creatures, earthen elements, and celestial objects.  My creation is driven by my subconscious thoughts to express emotional moments that viewers can relate to or identify with, not dictating what others should feel but only that they can.  Most of my creations start out as brief sketches of an idea.  The images evolve as each pencil mark is laid.  I never know what will happen in the areas not originally planned in the concept sketches. My ink pen stipplings are mostly studies in stream of consciousness.  I enjoy doing ink pen stippling because I can start with just a few pencil marks or ink wash on the paper and let the pen direct where the next dot will go.  I let the emerging image guide the next mark.

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Artist's Statement

With my creations, I hope to reach the viewers at a deep emotional level and keep them engaged with detailed flowing movement.

Featured Work

Photos

Drifting along Across the empty sea That’s where I’ll be Trying to find your tune Beneath the crying moon This vast emptiness Darkness all around Can I be found And be near you soon Beneath the crying moon
Night Beating heart Dark churning thoughts Whirling emotions spiraling into the abyss Reaching for the light Awaiting dawn
This piece was created without any concept of what the final image will be. It started with a layer of India Ink wash. As I applied stippling with a Micron Pen, the image came together in my mind and I worked the piece until I get what I feel is a pleasing image that leaves the imagination to the viewer. The title defines my concept of the piece.
This piece has very minimal sketch. The main sketch is the "orb", which can represent the sun or moon or any planetary bodies, with bright light emerging from it. It is a piece representing Chaos and yet there is order to the pattern and cloud-like wisps of light coming from the orb.
A well planned piece, this arkwork represents the motion of the "pendulum" of life, where it can go from light to dark, up and down, back and forth, in a constant circle, leaving massive wake in its path as it swings.
Although not a direct image of the artist, this piece is a sort of "self portrait" in that it represents the artist being completely herself in her artistic creation and expression. No longer depending on others to tell her how she should create her art, but merely letting her inner consciousness guide each image. A lot of the elements in this piece represent what gives the artist joy in her creation.