Arteomythologist - Robyn McClendon is a mixed media artist whose signature style expresses mythical storytelling through sumi brush painting, scripting, and symbols. She currently lives and works in the American Southwest.


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Robyn McClendon is a renowned mixed-media artist, and educator, celebrated for her transformative approach to fine art and creative teaching. With a career spanning over three decades, Robyn has gained national and international recognition for her innovative artwork and her contributions to the art community as a teacher and mentor. Her work resonates deeply with the philosophy of embracing the ordinary and transforming it into something extraordinary, blending elements of the everyday into poignant artistic expressions that inspire and heal.

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Sumi Brush Painting


        
Sumi Brush Painting, 2024

Sumi Brush Painting represents the most distilled form of my practice—black ink on paper, guided by instinct and breath. Using a flat brush, I create gestural compositions driven by the raw power of line. Each stroke captures an internal cacophony—an orchestration of movement, tension, and release. These pieces are direct, spontaneous, and rooted in the traditions of sumi ink painting, yet they break free into something looser and more primal. Occasional flashes of red sumi ink punctuate the field, offering contrast and symbolic resonance within the monochrome terrain.




“Blots” Series




“Blots” Series, 2024

“BLOTS” is a series born from my childhood fascination with inkblots—those psychological Rorschach images that invite the viewer into an open-ended visual dialogue. Each blot is a spontaneous imprint, yet it carries a deep symbolic charge, calling forth pre-linguistic associations that speak directly to the subconscious. These forms bypass logic and ignite something primal—memories, archetypes, internal landscapes—all without the use of words. In this work, I explore the power of ambiguity and reflection, where meaning isn’t fixed but constantly shifting, shaped by the viewer’s own emotional and psychological terrain. The BLOTS become mirrors, revealing what is often forgotten but always present.