Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art

Mixed Media Art - Merging Photography with Original Art

Hybrid Art is where my photography transforms into something more Mixed Media Art - each piece is a physical work, hand-altered through painting, collage, and layering on wood panels and canvas. There’s no digital manipulation here—just the raw, tactile process of working with materials, allowing the images to evolve through texture, depth, and imperfection.

Photography is my starting point, but the final artworks are something entirely new. By adding layers of paint, paper, and other mixed media, I break away from the frozen moment of a photograph and push it into the realm of fine art, where colors, textures, and forms merge in unexpected ways.

Hybrid Art - Collection

Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art - A mixed-media painting on canvas depicting a vast landscape with a dramatic sky. The scene features a textured deep blue sky with expressive brushstrokes, contrasting against a bold red field in the foreground. A row of dark, slender trees stands in the distance, adding depth and balance to the composition.

Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art - A collage on paper featuring two figures in a surreal setting, each balancing vibrant red and green floral arrangements on their heads. The flowers appear to be suspended from above, blending into the background of soft, muted tones. The figures, one reclining and the other sitting with hands behind their head, evoke a sense of contemplation and quiet tension. The rich blue foreground contrasts sharply with the otherwise neutral palette, adding depth and intrigue.

Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art - A collage on canvas depicting tall, delicate plants rising against a golden-yellow sky. The foreground is layered with deep blue textures, contrasting sharply with the warm background. The plants appear to sway gently, their edges blurred and organic, creating a sense of movement. The mixed-media elements give the piece a tactile, dreamlike quality, blending abstraction with nature-inspired forms.

Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art - A mixed-media collage on canvas depicting a dense, dark forest silhouetted against a fiery orange sky. The trees stand tall, their deep blue-black forms contrasting with the warm, glowing horizon. In the foreground, textured grasses in pale yellows and blues add movement and depth. The artwork conveys a sense of quiet intensity, as if capturing the last breath of daylight before night takes over.

Hybrid Art - Mixed Media Art - A collage on a wooden board featuring an intricate web of twisting branches and roots against a deep blue background. Warm orange and yellow hues glow through the gaps, creating the illusion of light filtering through a dense forest. White stones or orbs dot the foreground, adding texture and contrast. The layered, organic forms give the piece a sense of movement and mystery, as if peering into an untamed, dreamlike landscape.

Hybrid Art - A mixed media art collage on paper featuring a black-and-white photograph of chickens in a wire enclosure. A striking black rooster dominates the foreground, while a second bird stands in the background. Vibrant red and green flowers are collaged into the upper section, contrasting with the monochromatic tones of the rest of the composition. The rough texture of the layered elements, along with the partially obscured details, creates a sense of depth and organic imperfection.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media artwork on wood panel, featuring a fox emerging from a textured, abstracted landscape. The animal's gaze is direct and piercing, set against a background of earthy browns and cool blues, blending into the wild surroundings. The layered composition, marked by subtle washes of color and rough textures, gives the piece a dreamlike, almost ghostly presence, as if the fox exists between seen and unseen realms.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media artwork on wood featuring a jackal standing in a narrow, waterlogged path surrounded by wild grasses and vegetation. The scene is immersed in soft blues and yellows, giving it an ethereal, almost dreamlike glow. The jackal’s dark silhouette contrasts with the luminous background, its reflection visible in the water. The layered textures and delicate balance of light and shadow create a sense of quiet mystery, as if capturing a fleeting moment in nature’s hidden realm.

Hybrid Art - A mixed media art painting on canvas depicting a landscape with a textured, warm-toned stone wall in the foreground, set against dark blue, expressive trees. The sky is pale and expansive, creating a sense of openness and lightness. The loose, gestural brushstrokes give the piece a dynamic, almost abstract quality, while the interplay of warm and cool tones adds depth and contrast. The scene exudes a quiet, contemplative mood, as if capturing a fleeting moment in an untamed yet familiar place.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media art collage on paper featuring a crow in mid-flight against a softly textured, abstract background. The scene is framed by contrasting elements—an arching shadow on one side and a dark, leafy branch with exposed roots on the other. The composition blends photography and paint, creating an ethereal, layered effect that suggests movement, freedom, and the delicate tension between stillness and flight.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media artwork on paper depicting a lush orchard under a vibrant blue sky with soft, textured clouds. Dark, dense foliage dominates the foreground, with scattered oranges bringing warmth and contrast to the composition. A winding, light-colored path cuts through the trees, creating depth and inviting the viewer into the scene. The combination of photographic elements and expressive paint strokes lends the piece a dreamlike, layered quality, blending realism with abstraction.

A mixed-media art collage on paper featuring delicate orange flowers suspended upside down in a glass container, partially submerged in water. The surrounding composition blends photographic elements with expressive brushstrokes of white paint, creating a layered and textured effect. Sunlight filters through the scene, casting prismatic reflections, while a faint silhouette of leaves and stripes adds depth and contrast. The artwork evokes a sense of quiet transformation, where nature, light, and decay intertwine.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media artwork on paper depicting an abstract interior scene with two dark chairs facing each other near a small table, framed by two tall windows or curtains. The color palette is dominated by soft pinks, deep reds, and muted golds, creating a warm, dreamlike atmosphere. The textures appear layered, with painterly brushstrokes blending into a hazy, almost ethereal composition. Faint handwritten text on the left adds a personal and poetic touch, hinting at memory, dialogue, or an intimate story hidden within the piece.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media art collage on paper featuring a delicate, translucent flower head at the top, its seeds scattering into space. Below, a black-and-white photograph depicts a snail, its coiled shell and extended body juxtaposed against the abstract reflections of light and shadow. The textured white background and layered materials create a sense of depth, while the interplay of organic elements and photographic realism evokes themes of time, transformation, and quiet movement.

Hybrid Art - A mixed-media artwork on paper featuring two delicate plant stems with green leaves and small reddish buds. The image has a soft, blurred effect, creating a sense of motion or layering. The background is muted and textured, with painterly white tones blending into the organic forms. The overall composition conveys a dreamlike, ethereal quality, where nature appears to shift and dissolve into light.

The Artistic Process:

My creative process is deeply rooted in manual techniques that emphasize direct interaction with materials:

Overpainting on Photographs: Utilizing mediums like acrylics and inks to modify and enhance the original photographic image, adding new dimensions and interpretations.
Collage Work: Incorporating fragments of photos, paper, and various textures to build layers that contribute to the artwork's depth and complexity.
Choice of Substrates: Employing bases such as paper, wood panels, and canvas to provide a tangible and organic foundation for the artwork.
Handcrafted Textures: Applying techniques like scratching, washing, and layering to introduce dimension and a sense of history to the piece.

Photography as a Living Mixed Media Art Medium

Unlike digital manipulation, these works are shaped by physical materials and intuitive handwork. Some pieces retain parts of the original photograph, while others become almost completely abstract, allowing texture and movement to take over.

Each mark, layer, and imperfection tell a story. The process is slow, organic, and unpredictable—embracing accidents, decay, and transformation. No two works are ever the same.

The Process: Creating by Hand

Each piece in Hybrid Art is a one-of-a-kind physical mixed media artwork, crafted with a mix of:

🎨 Overpainting on photographs – Using acrylics, inks, or other mediums to alter and enhance images
📸 Collage work – Layering fragments of photos, paper, and textures for depth and contrast
🖼 Paper, Wood panels & canvas as a base – Creating a tangible, organic surface for the work
✨ Handcrafted textures – Adding scratches, washes, and layers to build dimension

The result is a body of work that feels alive—where photography, painting, and collage intertwine, creating something that is neither purely a photo nor purely a painting, but a fusion of both.

Original Artworks

Every piece in Hybrid Art is a one-of-a-kind original mixed media art, created on wood panels or canvas.

Original artworks – Handcrafted, unique pieces available for collectors.

If a specific artwork speaks to you or if you're interested in commissions, feel free to reach out—I’d love to create something personal for you.

Where Art & Photography Collide

Hybrid Art is about transformation. It’s about taking something as precise as a photograph and letting it evolve into something raw, layered, and deeply expressive.

Contact me for commissions & inquiries about original art works