Sequencing 11 acrylic and gold particles on wood panel drawing has provided a method

drawing has provided a method to work on ideas for paintings as well as an expansive and enjoyable way to explore various media and mark making

chromatic contrasts

the test pattern

This work comes from a new series created during a residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux

25 of an inch

Sequencing 11 acrylic and gold particles on wood panel drawing has provided a methodMartina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds of pattern, color, shadow and form. Nehrling employs a highly developed, idiosyncratic painting method that involves methodical accumulations of abrupt, impasto brush marks. Using pure, opaque colours, she projects a bold and vivid energy from her compositions. Each carefully placed mark grips on to its neighbour, forming hypnotic