"Connection 2," 20.5" x 26.5"

"Connection 2," 20.5" x 26.5"Alcohol Ink on Cradleboard. Can be purchased together with Connection 1 to create a diptych. Happiness is only real when shared. Toronto based abstract artist Mishel Schwartz's primary medium is alcohol ink a medium she discovered by exploring the art scene on social media. Intrigued, she began experimenting with the inks and slowly developed a technique wherein layers of colour are added and intricate details are then carved out of the layers, giving

Acrylic on Canvas (Framed)

As in each of the pieces in this collection

This piece was liberating to paint and each time I look at it I smile knowing the power and beauty that radical acceptance can bring to your life

I infuse essential oils into each painting

Attention to detail is a form of mediation

The overlays are bright

“In this creation

With its dynamic metropolis and cosmopolitan flair

Oakfield Park is not far from where I live

the pale blue sky stretching out as if endless and you can almost hear the cicadas and the grasshoppers humming nearby

and childhood memories of home

I am breaking them all the time