While I have only been painting for a few years, my work as an artist has expanded since closing my healing practice due to COVID and focusing on living a creative life – writing and painting. I have found my voice and presence in abstract art by discovering texture and painting techniques that I love.
My process with creating art is such that I usually work on several pieces simultaneously. Applying texture medium that requires time to cure means that I prep 2-4 canvases on the same day, wait 24-48 hours for them to dry completely, then sand until smooth and start painting. Switching between projects based on what is wet or dry, each piece progresses at its own pace. Every painting has multiple layers, sometimes numbering up to a dozen or more. Often, one project influences the next, and over a series of weeks or months, each canvas begins to reveal its voice, unique yet similar to the others. Playing with acrylic paint, writing, and doing what I love every day brings so much joy and fulfillment that it indeed has become my most significant focus and energetic output.
Love and Light, Heather