Smiling blond female in black shirt with black and white patterned cardigan: mixed media visual artist Regina Adams of Reston, VA

Mixed Media Visual Artist

Once upon a time, an insatiably curious little girl in pigtails realized that the best parts of preschool were music time and art time.

Many days Regina returned home from school with paint on her clothes and blisters on the pads of her fingers (more autoharp!).

As she grew, creating was Regina’s safe harbor and treasured pastime.

While her formal studies have been in the field of music, Regina always found a way to keep her love of visual art as a sidekick of sorts.

Mixed media visual artist Regina Adams in black shirt with several necklaces, looking diagonal right with collection of gourds behind her

Now (mostly, and begrudgingly) grown up, Regina continues in her dual pursuits. In 2015, a life shift allowed her space to engage with visual art in a more deliberate and consistent way.

Regina works primarily as a mixed-media artist, shifting between collage, painting, encaustic, assemblage, printmaking and more. Riddled with a severe case of wanderlust, her travels serve as inspiration for her art, together with jaunts to flea markets and rummage sales for vintage finds. Regina is intrigued with symbols and patterns of many kinds, and experiences a visceral reaction to bold and complex color combinations. She also enjoys folding a bit of humor into her work now and then.

LATEST WORKS

“Losing My Marbles”
(Triptych)
Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5” each

Collaged tree trunks in shades of blue, teal, orange, and fuschia with teal bird sitting on one brance, mixed media "Bird of the Heart" by visual artist Regina Adams of northern VA.

“Bird of the Heart”
Mixed Media
Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5”

Mixed media collage papers creating image of smiling dog with crown by mixed media visual artist Regina Adams of Reston, VA

“Queen of My Heart”
Mixed Media
Size: 24 x 18 x 1.5”

Mixed media collage of many different shapes and patterns in shades of blue, green, black, white, orange, and pink by mixed media visual artist Regina Adams of Reston, VA.

“Suburban Jungle”
Acrylic
Size: 36 x 48 x 1.5”

ASSEMBLAGE & ENCAUSTIC

SMALLER WORKS

Mixed media collage of potted plant on yellow and white checkered cloth with purple background by mixed media visual artist Regina Adams of northern Virginia
Mixed media texture study of potted plant on top of yellow table with purple background by visual artist Regina Adams of Washington, DC

“Texture Study”
(Diptych)
Size: 14 x 11” each