I use color and gestural movement to visually play, creating vibrant abstract impasto paintings with many rainbows to get lost in. Each painting is an experiment and collaboration between the paint and my own instincts combined with Autistic stimming, with details as beautiful as the whole. Exploring my own needs by combining color, repetition, and pattern, I tap into the communal subconscious that we all share and seek to bring it to life. As a Queer Disabled artist, I often experience a separation from others in everyday life. My paintings are a language that bridges the gap between me and others, and a way to communicate as a person who cannot always speak. When words are inaccessible, feelings and colors are still there. Each one is a space to dive into visually and explore.
![[Image Description:"Sunset on the Lake" by April Marie Mai A vertical rectangle impasto (thick paint) acrylic abstract painting with teal, seafoam, blue, neon orange, yellow, green, metallic gold and white combining in an expressive palette knife movement style. The colors are scattered all over with neon orange popping. Each swipe of the palette knife is different and contains multiple colors. Part of my Color Explosion series. Acrylic on Canvas. 48″ x 36″ x 1.5″]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aprilmariemai.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sunset-On-The-Lake.jpg?fit=223%2C300&ssl=1)
