Meet CRYSTAL FABOS of Wonder Women LA!

Crystal  is a visual artist who has studied at Mission Renaissance, and taken painting lessons from Julie Snyder. In her words, “I began taking classes with Julie and in 6 months time my passion and joy and understanding for what I wanted to create was right there staring me in the face, it was so close, closer then I had ever seen it before! I was a professional artist not just a student and I will draw and paint till I’m old, on my porch in the country. I continue to practice and learn more every day as the key to perfection is practice and the key to happiness is persistence and working towards your dreams!”

I took a gander at Crystal’s work on her website and fell in love with her style! It’s tangible art in a chunky colourful approach that makes you feel the artist’s presence in each stroke of paint. Here are a few samples:

I asked Crystal:

What does empowerment mean to you? It is having a voice and have the strength to tell others what you can do and feeling the pride of actually doing what you wanted to accomplish.
What does being an artist mean to you? It means being able to reach out and touch your audience and them feeling what you are feeling and getting them to see what you see.
What is your career? I am a Fine Artist, I paint portraits, landscapes, still life and I work at Mission Renaissance Fine Art Classes.
What are the greatest challenges and greatest rewards of your career? As an Artist my greatest challenge is making sure I set time aside to draw and paint and keeping discipline in enough so that I keep myself on track. I have to stay very organized with time management and priorities everything.The rewards come from the working hard and patients, when I have an idea in my head and it comes out better. That is my greatest reward with art.
Advice to others embarking on similar career? If you want something you have to keep working towards it, persist and don’t be afraid to mess up. When you can see your mistakes and work through till the end that’s when you win.
What would you say to your 8-year-old self? Keep drawing and don’t be afraid what people are going to say, you will only get better with practice! (I quit drawing when I was 9 or 10 because I was made fun of; I picked it back up when I was in my 20s)
What would you say to your 80-year-old self? You are only as old as you believe you are. So go outside and paint, the beautiful day is calling you!
What would people be surprised to know about you? Nothing really I’m a pretty open book.
What is your favorite quote? “An Artist can change the world through their creativity” I heard this on a movie trailer a while back not sure who the originator was but I loved it!

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Please do yourself a favour and head over to Crystal’s website for her BEAUTIFUL art!

You can also find out more about the show and the rest of the Wonder Women LA lineup here!
Hope to see you there in sunny LA! 🙂

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