Japanese Garden at Regent's Park Word Play Kristine Facchetti Pastel on Pastelboard

Kristine Facchetti Pastel on Pastelboard Oil pastels with their inherent physicality allow me to prioritize color light and texture while permitting finer elements to recede akin to how a viewer perceives an elaborate costume from the audience

made unsettling and sometimes poignant by isolating them from their original source

The relationships between brushstrokes

and untold stories to help bring her own empathetic vision to life

The relationships between my brushstrokes bold shapes and delicate layers pay homage to life's jubilance  Acrylic on Canvas Shaleen Garba

Japanese Garden at Regent's Park Word Play Kristine Facchetti Pastel on PastelboardAnnette Rotz Chalk pastel on paper I m drawn to seeing the richness of color beauty and humor in everyday life It could be a certain quality of light a feeling of deep connection or a striking composition that inspires me to explore and experiment further to reveal a deeper layer