Double exposure on the canvases of Pakaila Ray Bean

It would seem that in order to create paintings in a realistic manner, every artist must have excellent vision. But in fact this is not the case. History knows many examples when great artists, who perfectly master complex visual techniques, suffered from serious eye diseases. For example, Degas, because of his poor eyesight, was not even taken as a volunteer in the infantry and he had to serve in an artillery regiment. The famous Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel in the second half of his life also had very serious problems with his eyes.

American artist Pakayla Ray Bean (Pakayla Rae Biehn) has been suffering from very severe strabismus since birth. In early childhood, she had to undergo as many as three corrective surgeries. But doctors have not been able to completely eliminate the strongest vision problem.

Pakaila emphasizes that despite her peculiarity, she has never been an outsider, but still leads a rather secluded life. Unfortunately, heavy glasses can create a significant barrier between a person and the outside world. Pakaila's character is very independent, and she tries in every possible way to prove her own independence to herself and others.

Creating amazing paintings is also a good way of self-expression.

The artistic technique of Pakaila's works is so high that at first glance it seems that these are not paintings, but photographs.

The artist works with oil and acrylic paints, creating photorealistic works.

Pakaila says that the muscles of her eyes work inconsistently, as a result of which she simply cannot concentrate her gaze on something specific.

So, during this endless and very intense struggle with deciphering the shaky, overlapping color spots and geometric shapes, the plots of her amazing paintings are born.