Outta The Ashes 36x60 Mixed Media on Canvas
Outta The Ashes (36x60, Mixed Media on Canvas) is a dynamic interplay of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastels layered with movement and emotion.
This piece is pure alchemy—layers of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastel colliding in a dance of movement and emotion. Outta The Ashes is both light and intense, chaotic yet harmoniously composed, a contradiction that somehow makes perfect sense. It carries the energy of transformation—the first golden light after a relentless storm, the fragile yet determined bloom breaking through the frozen ground.
This is resilience made visible. A testament to rebirth, to finding beauty in the wreckage, to the wild, untamed hope that refuses to be extinguished. It's the kind of piece that demands attention—not with force, but with an undeniable presence. One of my personal favorites, and perhaps one of the best I’ve ever created.
*** Outta The Ashes Was chosen by the Greensboro CVA to be a part of it’s Scaled Up Exhibition during the Month of March. When you purchase this piece it will be available to take home, (either picked up at the studio or shipped to you starting in April).
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This piece started with a vision—a rarity in my process. I knew I wanted to pour watered-down acrylic onto the canvas to create the illusion of light in motion. I also envisioned oil pastel scribbles dancing across the surface, capturing the frequency of light itself.
But having a vision and executing it are two very different things. Taking a creative risk can be terrifying. Sometimes, it leads to something even better than imagined. Other times… it doesn’t work out at all. But if you don’t risk wrecking the whole thing, you’ll never reach what’s waiting on the other side.
This piece was one of those risks.
When the light acrylic washes settled on the canvas, I could have stopped. It was beautiful as it was. But something in me knew it wasn’t done. I had imagined those oil pastel lines from the beginning, but now, standing in front of the piece, I hesitated. I felt almost frozen, afraid to ruin what I had already created.
And yet, that quiet pull—the whisper to just see—was stronger.
I took a deep breath and went for it. And I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out.
If you put my feet to the fire, I’d have to say this is my favorite piece of the entire collection.
I hope that wherever it finds a home, its collector will feel inspired to be brave, to take risks, and to trust that what’s on the other side might be even more beautiful than they imagined.
Outta The Ashes (36x60, Mixed Media on Canvas) is a dynamic interplay of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastels layered with movement and emotion.
This piece is pure alchemy—layers of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastel colliding in a dance of movement and emotion. Outta The Ashes is both light and intense, chaotic yet harmoniously composed, a contradiction that somehow makes perfect sense. It carries the energy of transformation—the first golden light after a relentless storm, the fragile yet determined bloom breaking through the frozen ground.
This is resilience made visible. A testament to rebirth, to finding beauty in the wreckage, to the wild, untamed hope that refuses to be extinguished. It's the kind of piece that demands attention—not with force, but with an undeniable presence. One of my personal favorites, and perhaps one of the best I’ve ever created.
*** Outta The Ashes Was chosen by the Greensboro CVA to be a part of it’s Scaled Up Exhibition during the Month of March. When you purchase this piece it will be available to take home, (either picked up at the studio or shipped to you starting in April).
More on this piece:
This piece started with a vision—a rarity in my process. I knew I wanted to pour watered-down acrylic onto the canvas to create the illusion of light in motion. I also envisioned oil pastel scribbles dancing across the surface, capturing the frequency of light itself.
But having a vision and executing it are two very different things. Taking a creative risk can be terrifying. Sometimes, it leads to something even better than imagined. Other times… it doesn’t work out at all. But if you don’t risk wrecking the whole thing, you’ll never reach what’s waiting on the other side.
This piece was one of those risks.
When the light acrylic washes settled on the canvas, I could have stopped. It was beautiful as it was. But something in me knew it wasn’t done. I had imagined those oil pastel lines from the beginning, but now, standing in front of the piece, I hesitated. I felt almost frozen, afraid to ruin what I had already created.
And yet, that quiet pull—the whisper to just see—was stronger.
I took a deep breath and went for it. And I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out.
If you put my feet to the fire, I’d have to say this is my favorite piece of the entire collection.
I hope that wherever it finds a home, its collector will feel inspired to be brave, to take risks, and to trust that what’s on the other side might be even more beautiful than they imagined.
Outta The Ashes (36x60, Mixed Media on Canvas) is a dynamic interplay of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastels layered with movement and emotion.
This piece is pure alchemy—layers of acrylic, pencil, and oil pastel colliding in a dance of movement and emotion. Outta The Ashes is both light and intense, chaotic yet harmoniously composed, a contradiction that somehow makes perfect sense. It carries the energy of transformation—the first golden light after a relentless storm, the fragile yet determined bloom breaking through the frozen ground.
This is resilience made visible. A testament to rebirth, to finding beauty in the wreckage, to the wild, untamed hope that refuses to be extinguished. It's the kind of piece that demands attention—not with force, but with an undeniable presence. One of my personal favorites, and perhaps one of the best I’ve ever created.
*** Outta The Ashes Was chosen by the Greensboro CVA to be a part of it’s Scaled Up Exhibition during the Month of March. When you purchase this piece it will be available to take home, (either picked up at the studio or shipped to you starting in April).
More on this piece:
This piece started with a vision—a rarity in my process. I knew I wanted to pour watered-down acrylic onto the canvas to create the illusion of light in motion. I also envisioned oil pastel scribbles dancing across the surface, capturing the frequency of light itself.
But having a vision and executing it are two very different things. Taking a creative risk can be terrifying. Sometimes, it leads to something even better than imagined. Other times… it doesn’t work out at all. But if you don’t risk wrecking the whole thing, you’ll never reach what’s waiting on the other side.
This piece was one of those risks.
When the light acrylic washes settled on the canvas, I could have stopped. It was beautiful as it was. But something in me knew it wasn’t done. I had imagined those oil pastel lines from the beginning, but now, standing in front of the piece, I hesitated. I felt almost frozen, afraid to ruin what I had already created.
And yet, that quiet pull—the whisper to just see—was stronger.
I took a deep breath and went for it. And I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out.
If you put my feet to the fire, I’d have to say this is my favorite piece of the entire collection.
I hope that wherever it finds a home, its collector will feel inspired to be brave, to take risks, and to trust that what’s on the other side might be even more beautiful than they imagined.
When you purchase an original, you’ll be sent an email asking if you would like a wire hanger attached or not and will be sent an additional invoice for shipping costs if you don’t choose to pick it up from the studio.
This piece is not framed. No refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.