Tuesday Promenade empty Spring florals against a blue

Spring florals against a blue sky

This painting belongs to the theme 'Soliloquy'

We came across a family of orcas on a misty PNW day on the Salish Sea while exploring near San Juan Island

something or a secret

Tuesday Promenade empty Spring florals against a blueSketching in paint I soak my canvases with water creating rivers of pigment. I paint between these dripped lines, manipulating perspective and creating a jumble of flat and rendered imagery. Low and high contrasting values help tell the story of confusion and disorientation. Figures slowly emerge from shadow, while bright paint spatters recreate the jarring euphoria of synesthesia experienced with sensory processing disorders.