Anastacia Drake

Artist Statement     

From a very early age, Anastacia Drake recognized the ability of art to change not only the immediate world around her, but the very consciousness of the planet.   Anastacia found great strength through challenging situations by expressing her gift, first via detailed pencil portraits as a child,  and eventually to complex and deeply-imagined acrylic and oil creations as an adult.  
 
Anastacia's work offers a nod toward formality, while often exploding beyond conventional measure, in an array of creations that are at once striking and evocative.   Her passionate use of color and multi-construed, abstract subjects are intended to catch the eye from a distance, while inviting the observer closer to make new discoveries.  

Anastacia is an oft-commisioned and displayed artist, developing paintings, drawings and mixed-media for a variety of clients.   In addition, she is a personal art instructor, helping children and adults find their artistic centrifuge, and embrace their ability - just as she did - to affect and shape our world.