Artworks

Artist Notes

This body of work was born with the change of season. Following Crosstalk, an earlier 2019 body of work that brought about personal admissions and deep reveals, I took a cue from Spring and welcomed change. Instead of focusing on small reoccurring and tedious details, I began looking at my art practice as a larger entity. This shift changed my methodology.

I spent the Summer months in and out of the ocean and freshwater lakes. I looked at water as a place of peace and calm. It became a vehicle for deliverance and beauty. Sometimes rough on the surface, there is always still water just below. A world unto itself, rich in wonder and healing powers. 

In the mornings and evenings I worked on my paintings. Only instead of creating multiple works, I began on one giant canvas that filled the length of my studio floor four times. I created watery pools of pigments inspired by the very beaches and layers of water that I spent my afternoons playing in. The stillest of water gives off a blue light and it is remarkably clear. Choppier water turns dark. The water colour changes in the daylight and with the weather conditions. All of these changes were reflected on the giant canvas, as I mixed, poured, and played with the surface water.