Between Hope and Despair, 36" x 36"

Between Hope and Despair, 36" x 36"Acrylic Paste and Acrylic on Canvas. 36 x 36 x 1. 5 inches. Inscription on the side of the painting: "Take thou what cometh as an inescapable boon, and believe in the salvation of thy soul." Part of the Choice collection. I created this work as a reflection on moments when we feel trapped by circumstances and unable to see a way forward. The Tower of Babel became a symbol of recurring human patterns, while the airplane connects the ancient story with

Anam explores oscillating feelings of fragmentation and alignment that are intimately tied to her identity and Pakistani upbringing - feelings that she believes are universal

I invite you to enjoy the ocean breeze while looking at my work"

and nature’s quiet exuberance

Joanne focuses mainly on the beauty of nature and its surroundings

“As much as I love being swept up into the motion of the sky

It was comforting to go slow on the canvas with textured paint on a palette knife while listening to someone else create with completely different materials

5" (paper size)

Colours and shapes take on an energy of their own and each subsequent layer of texture and colour she adds reinterprets her thoughts and emotions

10 x 10 x 1

Autumn carries profound symbolism

France Benoit

this painting is a quiet meditation on memory