I am exploring the idea of flow and movement in my painting practice. I’m interested in how these elements translate from your body into your paintings. I started doing more yoga during quarantine. The thought of being confined made me want to move my body more. I think of yoga as this gorgeous sculpture of movement with your body. The vinyasa yoga is a beautiful flow that requires strength and flexibility. The most important elements are often the transitions from one pose to the next. It’s an exploration and practice just like painting.
Painting requires a lot of physical movement with your body as well. The smaller paintings are more focused and guided by your hand. The larger pieces invite you to bring your whole body into the painting. I like to carry that flow and presence from the yoga practice into the paintings. Sometimes this looks like the sweeping marks from a vinyasa flow. Sometimes this looks like the translucent layers from the transitions between poses. And sometimes this is the open space from the calmness you create on the mat. In addition to the visual elements, there is also this feeling or presence that subtly carries through without your awareness. It’s what you feel in the painting versus what you see in the painting. That feeling of flow is one that I often try to capture in my work as it adds a beautiful sense of movement to the composition.