Painting consciousness

Contemporary Women Artists, painting, PhD

Painting as a holding place for moments of and stages of consciousness

Payne's grey, white and mustard coloured abstract paintings
Mantra 2 (122cm x 122cm)
Oil on board
grey, magenta and white layered painting with mantra calligraphy
Mantra 1 (122cm x 1.22cm)
Oil on board

Collage as contemplation

An opportunity to slow down, observe, balance, use what is

black white and red textured montage abstract
Collage, digitally layered washing line and emptiness.

Mending as conscious practice

A place to rejuvenate, re-use, add, make gentle decisions.

drench denim with visibly mended intentional patching in orange thread and indigo and white sashiko stitching
French workwear, embroidery thread and sashiko threads, needle and space.