Blue, Haze and Lemons is a spontaneous series completed throughout March 2020. Since 2016, I’ve been living and working abroad and returning to Toronto only for the occasional family visit. When I come back, I treat my time almost as if it is an art residency, I set myself a creative goal and base my work around it, allowing for lucky accidents and opportunities to evolve naturally. This time was no exception, the only difference is that now I am a mother of a beautiful baby boy who has taken over my world with painting sessions becoming a rare gift which I cherish dearly. Since I have very little time to plan and pre sketch, most of my preliminary work is done inside my mind with my eyes closed. In the very short time that I have, I attempt to take a metaphorical leap of faith and just go for it. Navigating through my vocabulary of mark-making, essentially working blind and having to guess extensively in the process. This of course, means a lot of failures & disappointments but also exciting discoveries. Due to the city being quarantined, I have simply stayed home and focussed purely on new work and have had to get by with what materials I have available. I love how spray paint emulsifies itself onto monotype shapes of color pigments, smeared with oil and chalk pastels, scribbles and rakish lines. Below are two of my favourite pieces, you can view all of them by clicking here.
DENIM SMOG & PULP, oil monotype & mixed media on paper, 22 X 32 inches, 2020 INQUIRE HERE
FLUTTER SKY, oil monotype & mixed media on paper, 21 X 32 inches, 2020 BUY IT HERE