Confidently Lost

Wherever Your Heart Is

Part of UNLEASHED collection. <br />
Materials: acrylic, oil pastel, graphite, marker on 400g paper

The fire Within

Part of Unleashed collection <br />
Materials: acrylic, oil pastel, graphite

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Unleashed Soul

acrylic, oil pastel, graphite on raw canvas

No More Guilt (I)

No More Guilt (II)

One Last Time

Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, and graphite on raw canvas. Part of the Unleashed collection, 2022.<br />
This painting started with a large green shape that very quickly disappeared into the background, almost lost. It is inspired by a serene atmosphere in a special spot on a coastal walk in Cascais, Portugal, where the artist resides. It is a place where several rocks lay next to one another on the golden sand, often hidden under the white foam of the waves, but when the tide is low, they rise up glistening in the sunlight, proud and powerful. Using a very minimal and calm palette and transparent layers, there is an attempt to achieve a balance between light and darkness, submission and control, peacefulness and restlessness.

Serenity

When our worlds collide

Unleashed describes a state of being released, free and unrestrained. It also describes setting an uncontrollable force into motion. Both of these describe my experience creating this collection.

When I was a little girl, I didn't speak much. I did everything I was told, I never argued or disobeyed, I was the daughter my parents expected me to be. While on the surface everything seemed fine, it wasn’t. I wasn’t given the tools to express what was inside me. As an artist today, I am learning a new language that helps me discover who I am and my truth.

In this body of work, I dived into the memories of that little girl, re-living the pain and frustration she experienced not being heard when she did speak, helping her to remove all the guilt she’s been carrying on her shoulders for years for being misunderstood, I gave her permission to look in the mirror and see the powerful force inside her. I liberated her.

Discovering raw canvas sparked to my creative process. Its soft texture, neutral colour, ability to absorb water and paint, the submissive flow of paint and blurry undefined boundaries enabled my exploration of new colours, shapes and strokes. I am fascinated by the bold, imperfect rocks hidden under the water of the Atlantic Ocean, often covered in green seaweed, and surrounded by golden sand. Mostly hidden, they reveal themselves when the ocean lets go and the storm is over, painting a new landscape of their own.

“Unleashed” allowed me to get completely lost in my creative process, yet to feel confident that I cannot make mistakes by following my heart. I learned to trust myself and to give a voice to the little girl. I hope this collection will inspire you to listen to your inner voice and unleash what must come out..