My Mind
Inga Kimberly Brown Artist Statement
Spirit-Based Portraiture and Ritual Painting
By Inga Kimberly Brown
My oil paintings are deeply rooted in spiritual inquiry, portraiture, and mediumship. As both a visual artist and a psychic medium, I use my art as a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms. Each painting becomes a site of communication — with the viewer, with ancestral memory, and with the Spirit World.
I approach composition intuitively, allowing forms to emerge without restriction. I intentionally move beyond the traditional rectangle of historical portraiture by extending my canvases with shaped wood. These sculptural additions free the work from confinement and open a space for spiritual energy to flow. Through this process, ritual, tradition, and spiritual dialogue become embedded in the materials themselves.
Inspiration comes through meditation and direct communication with Spirit. I paint from live observation, from family photographs, and from visions offered by those in Spirit. At times, I engage in a meditative practice of “spirit gazing,” in which I focus on images of individuals who have passed on, inviting their presence and stories to guide the painting. These portraits become sacred correspondences — visual letters exchanged between this world and the next.
Each work carries evidence of this intimate exchange. Through texture, shape, and gaze, I seek to honor the spirits who come forward and to offer viewers a point of connection with something larger, deeper, and unseen.
