This series started with an experiment. I wanted to stretch my creativity to another level, and compare results when I intentionally alter the colours and shapes of my reference photo drastically, verses when I stick to being more realistic.
I was so in love with the pink and purple altered version that I never could bring myself to finish the more realistic one.
The colours I chose sparked excitement for me, and I had this vision in my mind for painting some of the beautiful mountains I’d hiked to in the last few years in bold and bright pinks and purples.
Another event that sparked these paintings was turning 30 last year. It felt like a big milestone that I was really proud and grateful to reach. Maybe that sounds strange, but when I look back through my twenties to the teenage girl I once was who had trouble imaging a good future for herself, it feels pretty amazing.
So I had this image in my head of these mountains, and these feelings of joy at making it to 30 and being proud of who I’ve become and it all came together in BECOMING; a word I’ve had in the head the whole time. To become indicated change, and growth, and movement, and the subject matter of mountains evokes strength.
I hope through these paintings that you are reminded of the masterpiece that you are becoming, whether you feel like you are just emerging from the fog, or blooming in the sun.
