About Madisun Raine
Who am I?
My name is Madison Raine and I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. After attending the University of Illinois and getting my bachelors in early childhood education, I packed lots and lots of bags and drove across the country to California. It had been a dream of mine since I was 12 to move to San Diego and while there were some bumps and broken roads along the way, I am happy to be living out my dream.
About me
I have been a little anxious hooman for as long as I can remember and have always turned to art to help calm my mind. With a mind full of self doubt and a love to create, it can be hard to share my work with others. However, I have set out on a mission. My first goal is to accept, in the words of Bob Ross, all the "happy little accidents." In both life and in my art work. I will try to just accept my work, learn from it, and keep creating. I will not get stuck on every slipped stroke of hand, or smudge. I will be empowered by my ability to create. If I wasn't here, my work would not exist. I put it there, it has a purpose. Therefore, it cannot be flawed or worthless.
My second goal is to share the calm, the simplicity, and the positivity that my work brings to me. Having anxiety makes it difficult to clear my head, to escape from the spirals of negative thoughts. However, when I paint I have a purpose, I have to focus. I watch as the bristles of my brush become drenched in the bright pigments and slowly fade as I rinse them away. I am no longer drowning in my thoughts, now, only swimming through the colors I have created.
My purpose
I know what it is like to feel low and lost and I want any and everyone to know that someone cares for them. I want you to feel it physically through each piece I create. I want you to see it.
It is not my intention to share my art for the validation or affirmations (however, always appreciated #love languages #words of affirmation). It is not my intention to prove to myself, or to others, that I have a talent. My intention is to spread my art like positivity and kindness. I believe there is beauty inside each and every person and I hope that my art helps to remind you of your own beauty, and also to see it in others. I hope it inspires you to accept your own mistakes and imperfections. I hope my art brings the same calm, positivity, and hope that it brings to me.
my other half, my teammate, my business partner.
I would not be where I am today, this site would not exist without the support and encouragement (and actual site creating) from my best friend, my soulmate, my teammate, my boyfriend, Randall. Randall thank you for always believing in me and supporting every little idea I have ever had. Thank you for pushing me to follow my dreams every single day. I love you so much and appreciate all that you do.