Joy
An original Portal Painting by Lisa Sharpe
High frequency paints on gesso panel made from sustainable poplar wood.
100 x 100 x 3cm
39 x 39 x 1 ½ inches
"With this painting, I really wanted to create a "joyous" work which shone out regardless of the lighting around it - for it to have a light and airy feel, as well as having depth. Its highly textured surface is a result of many layers of high-frequency water based paints and the essential aromatherapy oil "Joy" which if you look closely, can be seen in the central blue section of the painting.
I see my 'portal paintings' as doorways to transcend the every day, taking us to another place, another realm - a place where we take time to stop and reflect, to decide how we want to feel...
It's like the painting becomes our emotional vision board and the bands of colour represent good feeling emotions, and we get to decide what those emotions are: love, joy, inner peace, harmony, flow, alignment… Thus giving focus and attention to the sort of energy and feelings we want to experience more of in our lives.”