Learning to Make Spells 6 The Colorful Collection Emotional release and expressive experimentation

Emotional release and expressive experimentation with water are important to Elizabeth’s process

Sherman’s gestural practice produces work clearly influenced by nature and the world around us

Jordan Grace Owens Acrylic and oil stick on canvas My latest body of work draws on the language of still life and figure the abstract shapes in my compositions suggestive of object and body These paintings explore the relationships between these forms as they touch support and press against each other

Jen Sanders Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas My mixed media and gestural forms reflect a period of personal perseverance I use my artistic practice as motivation to chase my dreams while simultaneously speaking to myself with compassion and understanding

The relationships between my brushstrokes bold shapes and delicate layers pay homage to life s jubilance p class font9 style text align justify span class color15 span style font family Arial sans serif span span p Acrylic on Canvas Shaleen Garba

Learning to Make Spells 6 The Colorful Collection Emotional release and expressive experimentationMy work often fluctuates between wild and expressive attacks on the canvas and more pensive explorations of organic shapes. The works in this series were named after the poem by Margaret Atwood called Spelling.Morgan expertly navigates thoughtful themes and familiar emotions that come to her in her practice and translates them through abstraction. Morgans abstract works can certainly stand alone on any wall, but they complement one another so well