Art,
Inspiration
and Beauty
BY Adam Revsen
Esthetician, Artist and MUA
“They say that T
art changes
you. They are
absolutely
right.”
his is the story of how makeup,
an overnight spark of inspiration
and art formed a perfect pyramid in my
world. This experience changed my life
forever, opening windows that I didn’t
realize even existed.
It was mid-Spring and I found myself
in a slump. Instead of looking forward to
summer adventures, I was feeling dread
more than joy. I thought I was happy
but I noticed the back seat of my car
was filling up with papers, old shopping
bags and clothes hangers-my life felt the
same.
My get up and go had got up and went.
I wasn’t exactly just sitting around with a
frown on my face but I was feeling really
blue. I was swimming one dark moonlit
evening and I couldn’t help but look up
at the sky and notice some really beautiful things. The moon was super bright,
actually fully illuminating the late night
sky. I could see the big dipper to my right
and when I turned to my left the sky was
lit up so brightly that the trees in my
back yard actually looked like a beautiful
textured painting against the night sky,
the moon smiling to the top right of our
planet.
Adam Revsen is the founder of Skin Perfect, a unique
skincare spa originally founded in New York and now
located at 515 N Flagler in downtown West Palm Beach.
You may contact at 561-701-1429 for more information.
I’d wished that I wasn’t soaking wet in
the pool and that I had a camera in my
hands to capture this beautiful scene.
4th quarter edition - 2016
I enjoyed my swim, looking back every
now and then at the portrait the moon
and trees was creating. I went to bed and
slept very peacefully.
I woke up the next day possessed with
the idea that I immediately had to get
some paint, brushes and canvasses.
I didn’t even brew my usual pot of Cuban
coffee, I put on a baseball cap, brushed
my teeth and went to the art supply
store. I bought 30 bottles of my favorite
paint colors, 6 canvasses and a bag of
paint brushes. I went home and laid out
my purchases, feeling an excitement
that I hadn’t in a very long time. I could
almost smell the forgotten scent of
tempera paints that influenced me and
inspired me in the 2nd grade. I recalled
my amazing art teachers, free spirits with
a passion for color, expression and
creativity. I think that the portrait in the
sky deeply affected me, just like a proverbial falling star.
I unknowingly reconnected with the
artist deep inside me, an artist who had
evolved from an elementary school art
classroom to a professional makeup
career. I approached the canvas with the
same fearlessness that I approach a face.
I knew that paint can be wiped away, or
painted over if I didn’t llike what
I saw- exactly like makeup!
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