''Passionate about art since she was little, her instinct has always been to convey her feelings in the form of drawings and paintings, through brushstrokes and contact with nature. Born and raised in the countryside, Jéssica has always had contact with nature in its purest and most unique form. This is always an incentive to put everything she feels into her works, contact with the cores, shapes and textures of the world, makes the love she feels for this reflected in her art.

Being surrounded by trees and landscapes is what makes her feel alive, and feel the best the world has to offer, so she always seeks to convey on canvas the feeling of peace and lightness that moments outdoors have. Furthermore, so that, like her, everyone can connect with the true essence of nature.'' 

 Written by Moon

Thanks for all the love, grandparents.

‘‘When I started painting, I used very cheap oil paint from the market, and I had an easel made by my mother, because at the time we couldn't afford one, and I was very happy, my first clients were my grandmother, who I keep in my heart and with great longing, and also my family, who was always there to support me. When moving house, the easel ended up breaking, and my mother made another one. She never left me without painting, because she knew I would be sad without doing it.

When I started painting I thought I wanted to stand out with a different name, and I chose Mozzini, because that way they could remember me when trying to find me in the media. But I don't feel happy using that name anymore. Over the years I have been changing my mind and learning more important moral and emotional values.

I was lucky to be able to receive a lot of support here on reddit, and currently I don't have other social networks like Instagram etc. My use is defined solely by bringing art to people with love, my love of painting nature and being in it. When I lost my grandmother in 2022 it left me devastated, it was as if I needed to find a way to live, and that's when I found art. And now I feel like I'm getting closer to the person I wish she could see today and be proud of, along with my beloved grandfather.

They both had the surname Oliveira, which comes from a tree, and I think I'm ready to take on their name and, even if it's common, try to make it more beautiful with my landscapes. Bringing peace and joy, just like they did with me. Because it's not the name we carry that defines us, but our attitudes, but as long as I can live, I want to live honoring these two people who were very important in my life. And they will continue to do so.

So I hope you support me in this change, for those who have already bought something from me, don't feel left behind, I'm the same one who did it before using the name Mozzini and I'll be the same using the name Oliveira, the links will change, but it will still continue being me behind all the paintings and online. So thank you for reading and feel embraced on my new journey.’’

Jessica Oliveira

Some questions I answered for Moon in an interview:

1. What made you want to start in the painting business?

    

   Well, since I was a child I always liked drawing and imagining things, worlds that I wanted to live in and it wasn't anything too fanciful, but I remember it being beautiful, being in nature. I grew up and still live in the countryside, surrounded by farms, and as I grew up I started to want to paint what I saw, I never felt the urge to paint anything else that wasn't linked to nature, because I love painting like that, with passion. and hope that what I paint brightens the day of someone who lives in nature or who lives a busy life!

    

2. What are the biggest difficulties for those starting out in an art career?

    

   At the moment I think that being authentic, being yourself, there are so many people telling you what to do or competing for attention, that I think the important thing is to make your art with love and that it has a greater meaning than fame or money, let's go Imagine a situation, would you prefer someone to remember you for years or for seconds? I prefer it to be something that adds emotional value to whoever buys a painting of mine, so I try to follow that path, and I don't use certain social networks anymore, because I feel like I won't add anything to those who are there skipping feeds every second. The important thing is to be honest with yourself, with your art and with your future buyer or as I think, a friend, because that's how I see everyone who supports my work.

    

3. Do you think an artist is a storyteller?

    

   Absolutely yes, but I believe we do something like a writer, but using the visual sense of the beholder, you are invited into a world that the artist has created, but you can invent the story that makes you happy when looking at the painting or remember a memory that made you relive.

    

4. What are your biggest influences in art?

    

   I really like the way Renato Muccillo paints landscapes, and the way Chuck Black uses his love of nature and wildlife when painting. These two artists are the ones I followed and have followed over time.

    

5. Is there a specific work that always moves you when you see it?

    

   Honestly, not just one, but I am always moved by the paintings I see by the two artists I mentioned before.

    

6. What outdoor scene you have painted has been the most inspiring?

    

   I'll mention my last painting session, I painted some hills on a freezing morning, which made it special for me because I woke up and just decided I wanted to go out and do this, and for me it was a huge step forward just to go there and not think so much about.

    

7. What do you do when you don't like a painting?

    

   Wow, this is a complicated question, before I would cry, I would sit in front of it and just cry or throw it away if it was a study or hide the painting until I decided what to do. It gave me anxiety attacks. Nowadays I try to think that okay, next time I can get it right and maybe I can save something from this painting even though I don't love it so much, on my channel I have videos showing how I redo something I didn't like and keeping others as a reminder that I have evolved before and I will evolve over time, but it has never been simple and it is still complicated at times, I think the key is patience.

    

8. How do you decide when to finish a painting?

    

   I think before I screw it up, but I'm still trying to learn the sweet spot.

    

9. What encourages you when you feel a creative block?

    

   Walking in forests, playing with my dogs, watching a good movie with company or simply doing nothing and sleeping is something that I have recently seen helps my mind.

    

10. How do you choose what to paint?

     

    It depends on the day, but I choose whatever idea I love.

     

11. For you, what is most important when creating a work?

     

    That I can express what I'm feeling and that it's something honest with what I've learned about painting.

     

12. How is support from your audience important to you?

     

    It's important because I feel like if people can connect with my paintings, then I've been able to do what I thought and knowing that I brightened someone's day motivates me to paint more, it's good for my artistic vision of how I can make a difference with something that I love, without a doubt it is gratifying to receive affection back.

     

13. What do you feel you have improved the most since you started painting?

     

    It brought me more maturity to have patience and know how to wait, I use oil paint, which takes a little longer to dry, so I needed to learn to deal with it, and I think I became someone more connected to nature and values that are important to my life, art has a unique role for me, it is what keeps me motivated.

     

14. Was there a moment in your career that was most memorable for you?

     

    My first international sale, it came at a time when I was thinking about stopping painting because I had been through situations that discouraged me, but after that I had many other incredible moments, but I will always remember this painting that went to Canada.

     

15. When was the moment you realized that art was important in your life?

     

    When I started to get depressed and go through a bad phase, I didn't feel like my life would have a good path, and it was when painting came back into my life, I could feel that I was born to do this.