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I was away and came back to find this incredible m

the edge of colour falls away usurped by a new e

Moving monotype on paper with wire. The inner chil

Thanks to @all.she.makes and @pxpcontemporary for

I wanted to see if I could distill the essence of

It wasn’t until my artist residency in Berlin di

. . Orange Feels Bright Fresh Joyful Bras

One of the many unexpected combinations that I get

Another detail of a new series that I’m building

There’s a freedom to cutting up old paintings. I

Detail of a new series on paper that I’m slowly

Continued from the previous post . I remember feel $Continued from the previous post . I remember feeling frustrated in my perpetual search for some article of clothing that embodied this exact shade of crimson. It also had to be the right kind of fabric. Velvet seemed to have the depth and richness I wanted but it wasn’t always very practical. Maybe red is not the colour of practicality. One day while browsing in a second hand store, I happened to come across the crimson I was looking for. It was a tailored velvet jacket with notched lapels and matching silk lining. The velvet had a very fine smooth pile. Depending on how it draped or when I brushed my hand against it, the shade of red would subtly change in the light. There was a darkness and luminescence about it. . . Refraction No. 9, 2018 Collage on paper 13” x 15” . . . . . . #vanessalam #contemporarycollage #chroma #crimsoncolor #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #yvrart #fineart #kolaj #c_expo #cutandpaste #abstractart #abstractcollage #abstracted #in_abstract #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #todaysartreport #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #friyay #fridaymood #canadianartist #theideafoundation$

Reading Chroma by Derek Jarman opened me up to app

Seedlings of ideas that are waiting to be nurtured

#throwback to 2019. This piece is called The Feeli

Cutouts from a discarded canvas now moulded into a

This piece has found a new home as a birthday gift

#tbt Collages up on the painting wall in my previo

Feeling a lot of feelings that I need to listen to

For those interested in seeing a selection of avai

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