ARTISTRY
Since 2014, she has been painting with her left and right hand, acting as two separate parts of herself. Passionate about duality in life, she finds that trusting her subconscious in her creative process gives her freedom and connection to divine emotions. Music and theatre are a driving force in her work, listening to scores and specific songs on repeat that evoke the concept of frission, also known as goosebumps. A believer in human magic, she is rooted in tactile processes of creation, without use of technology to produce her paintings. There is a mystical unknown about the brain, and she is on a journey to following the path inwards.
She relies heavily on her ability to understand numbers as colors and music as vibrant visuals, bringing her into a flow when painting. With faith in her inner monologues and the technicolor world of her third eye, Storm's work is spiritual, not pertaining to a specific organized religion, but a connection with the Universe around her. Storm uses her intense emotions, past memories and ever-expanding imagination to create paintings that have meaning for those who find bliss in dreaming and crave reminders that we are never alone.
Prior to painting, Storm curates spiritual, intellectual and emotional stimulus that explores self-didacticism, enlightenment, and escapism. Her work relies on a centrifugal expression, physically and emotionally, that reflects her response from the collected stimuli. She investigates a parallel of nostalgic memory and human experiences of natural magic, like synesthesia and frisson, in studio to produce compositions with esoteric symbolism and visual storytelling.
Storm Ritter's paintings birth a sense of escapism and enlightenment. As an ambidextrous painter, Storm works in harmony with the sounds of her surroundings, stimulating emotions and mental musings when creating in studio. In the past years, she has produced solo show collections focusing on visually immersive chapters of The Cool People, her signature storytellers. With an array of mediums and aesthetics, her esoteric style and old world techniques remain consistent.
AMBIDEXTROUS PAINTING
Do you have a specific source of inspiration?
STORM: I have a centrifugal-like process when I ambidextrously paint, similar to channelling, so I’m shrewdly methodical about my sources of inspiration. Sparks do fly from three stimuli categories: spiritual, intellectual and emotional. Once those are pre-orchestrated, my synesthesia experience is directed and controlled for me to produce authentic work. Ans oh, synchronicities, those interconnected observations are completely out of my control and a prime example of a spiritual stimulus. If I follow linked associations in my days, those synchronicities spotlight unexpected themes. Irony and dreams of astroprojective nature also tip off my intuition. If I tether together these details together I see an obscure or crystal-clear meaning to move further with.
Intellectual stimuli is then found through isolating connected themes in books, films, and music. I’m an in-depth researcher and logophile, so even old-world literature encourages me to write, and archive. As for the auditory, I seek out stimulating songs that escort my mind’s eye to visualize something untapped. Emotional stimuli is my human response and actions to what’s been learned and prepared. When I start playing, projecting or physically displaying my curated content, I’m immersed in an intentionally designed studio to organically feel my synesthesia experience, react, and visually produce. I’m on the right path when frisson—body chills and goosebumps—comes to fruition, leading to adrenaline rushes, happy tears, or melancholic aches. Frisson is a natural drug for me, and I’m addicted. These elements of my process become core memories, to recycle in the future. My mind’s eye houses an inventory room, lined with abundant filing cabinets. The acquired visuals or phrases from synchronicities, factual discoveries, and synesthesia-induced sensations are classified files, archived and categorized in my cabinet drawers. It’s no dewy decimal system, but my employees up there know how I think.
COMMISSIONS
Request a quote for an original fine art painting inspired by Storm's pre existing work or from your own creative prompt. Her surrealist work ranges in color palette, subject matter and size, so the world is your oyster! Storm paints ambidextrously and organically, allowing a 1-2 month turnaround time depending on the scale. The soul of the painting is reliant on the inspirations of music, philosophical meaning, and scenic design consideration of where it will be hung. Communication is key when commissioning her surrealist work. Please contact us below to receive a quote and book a phone call with Storm.
