Original Mixed Media Art

by Lynne Potrykus

Exploring emotion, movement and human connection through layered acrylic paintings and mixed media.

Every painting begins with curiosity and evolves through instinct, texture and imagination, inviting you to discover your own story within the work.

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Meet Lynne

Creativity has always been part of my life. From childhood drawings around the family table to discovering new possibilities in found objects and layered paint, art has been the thread running through everything I do. Over time, I realised that my true artistic home is mixed media — the freedom to combine materials, textures, and unexpected elements speaks directly to how I see the world.

I first encountered mixed media through the work of Louise Nevelson, whose monumental assemblages opened my eyes to the beauty hidden in everyday objects. Her approach to structure, depth, and reclaimed materials shaped the way I began exploring my own practice. Today, mixed media isn’t just a technique for me; it’s my main artistic style and the foundation of how I create, experiment, and express myself.

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A Camera Never Lies
A textured mixed‑media piece exploring how truth and perception shift through the lens. The layered elements create a sense of distortion and depth, suggesting that what we see is never the whole story. Mixed media: acrylic, platics, metal components

Bottle‑O‑Rum
A playful mixed‑media piece built from everyday objects transformed into something bold and unexpected. The layered textures and metallic elements give the bottle a sense of history and character, as though it’s been salvaged from a forgotten tale. Mixed media: acrylic, recycled materials, metal components.

Two Between the Breath
A reflective mixed‑media work capturing the quiet space between movement and stillness. The layered forms and subtle textures create a sense of pause, inviting the viewer to linger and interpret the moment held within the piece. Mixed media: acrylic, cardboard, textured elements.

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Rainbow City, with a bright orange sun‑like clock, blue and purple cogs forming an abstract skyline and reflection, with strong texture and raised three‑dimensional elements. — Rainbow City
Rainbow City a mixed‑media artwork with a bright orange clock on the right and layered blue‑purple cogs on the left, forming an abstract skyline and reflection. Warm reds blend into cool tones, with strong texture and raised three‑dimensional elements.

Faithful Guardian-Pug, a mixed-media portrait of a pug with a soft blue circular background, showing the dog's gentle, loyal expression and textured features. — Faithful Guardian-Pug
Faithful Guardian-Pug, the soft blue circular background and sculptural texture invite viewers to experience the emotional depth and steadfast companionship embodied by the faithful canine spirit.

Blue Vortex, fluid blue currents replace defined spirals, while translucent orbs drift in slow, suspended motion. — Blue Vortex
Blue Vortex softens the vortex language into a quieter, more atmospheric form. Fluid blue currents replace defined spirals, while translucent orbs drift in slow, suspended motion. Drawn toward a calm central pull, the orbs hover between stillness and descent, creating a sense of quiet gravity and introspection. This piece explores the gentle forces that move us — subtle, patient, and deeply felt.

Four Spirits of Nature
Four Spirits of Nature, the figure represents the interconnectedness of the four elemental forces, earth, air, fire, and water, flowing together in balance, it embodies the harmony and fluidity of the natural world.. Each line and leaf-like form echoes the cycles of growth, movement, and transformation that nature endlessly weaves. This work is a celebration of vitality, reminding us that we, too, are part of these eternal rhythms.

Mechanical Rainbow, a canvas covered using Mixed Media, with lots of ephemera that creates a lustrous glow, displayed in a beautiful rainbow of colours. — Mechanical Rainbow
Mechanical Rainbow has been incorporated with delightful textures, parts from mechanical clockwork devices, and displayed as an assemblage that has a lustrous finish that is pleasing to the eyes. Recycling is an extraordinary method for contributing to the preservation of our planet. By actively participating in recycling efforts, we can significantly reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, thereby minimising environmental pollution and conserving valuable resources for future generations.

A Moment in time, a quiet moment unfolds. A little boy leans forward, tentative yet bold, as if to steal a kiss from the girl beside him — A Moment in time
A Moment in Time, grew from a desire to explore how memory and emotion collide. In the dim light of my studio, the clock frozen at 9:05 became the heart of the piece, surrounded by layered details that tell their own quiet stories. As light shifts across the canvas, shadows of the past seem to come alive, echoing the fleeting moments we all carry. For me, this artwork is a meditation on the fluidity of time — a reminder to cherish the moments that shape us.

Madonna's Purity, the Virgin Mary staring down at her new born child — Madonna's Purity
Madonna’s Purity is my contemporary reinterpretation of Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna of the Magnificat. By omitting the Christ Child, I shift the focus entirely to the Virgin Mary, highlighting her spiritual purity and radiant inner grace.

Convergence of Two, intertwined human figures form branching, root‑like lines in shades of pink and red, merging together in an abstract mixed‑media composition. — Convergence of Two
Convergence of Two depicts two human figures intertwined and formed from branching, root‑like lines in shades of pink, red, and purple. Their silhouettes emerge from a swirling acrylic‑pour background, with textured overlays adding depth and movement. The figures appear to merge into one another, surrounded by organic patterns that resemble veins or roots. The composition blends fluid abstraction with tactile detail, creating a layered, mixed‑media visual.

Blue Skins is an acrylic painting in which I explore the symbolic power of four big cats — zebra, leopard, tiger, and jaguar — through layered colour, texture, and pattern. — Blue skins
Blue skins As the overlapping designs shift and merge, the painting creates a dynamic optical illusion that mirrors the fluidity of human perception and the ever‑changing nature of reality. With its hypnotic spirals and interwoven patterns, 4 Blue Skins invites viewers to look beneath the surface, exploring themes of identity, transformation, and the deep interconnectedness of the natural world.

Tiger, a torn‑paper collage depicting an orange and black tiger crouched among green foliage, created from fragmented coloured paper pieces that form a textured, expressive composition. — Tiger
Tiger features a dynamic, lifelike tiger composed of hundreds of delicate paper fragments, each piece carefully arranged to capture the intensity and power of the tiger mid-pounce. The intricate details and composition give the illusion of movement, bringing the majestic creature to life.

Young Woman, using charcoal’s raw, expressive qualities to capture not only her likeness but the subtle tension beneath her calm exterior. — Young Woman
Young Woman is a charcoal portrait created over two quiet, three‑hour sittings with a model whose stillness and quiet intensity shaped the entire drawing.

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