Painting
"There Is No Room for Me Right Now & Yet There Is Only Room for Me; For I Must Heal"
This artwork is a re-discovery of myself. Researching self-development, healing from trauma, and beginning to show up more for myself as apposed to pleasing others at the cost of my own inner connectivity with myself. This piece was freedom,... More
Painting
A Memory of a Lovely Model
A portraiture completed during a class at OCAD that I really enjoyed
Painting
Conflict
Art Therapy - This piece developed over the span of a year and explores how a conflict and feelings can morph over time.
Painting
Internal Storm
Inward Storm describes the process of transformation. For me at the time, it was beginning to address unrecognized trauma and trying to feel out what those emotions were. By painting through difficulties and really experiencing what I was feeling... More
Performance
La Llorona
Inspired by the song "La Llorona" as performed by Alanna Ubach and Antonio Sol from Disney and Pixar's film, Coco. This piece was developed by listening to the music multiple times and feeling the gestures with my body as I drew. I learned from... More
Painting
Lion - Turtle
A representational painting exploring different painting techniques on a hand stretched canvas.
Painting
Six AM Portrait
This painting was created very late at night while I was up working on art, the portrait was created using few colours and blending them on the canvas.
Painting
Sunset Dream
By combining images digitally I was able to create an imagined space and paint from that reference through my own lens to create this piece.
Digital Media
Witch's Quarantine
My first time learning Maya was during the pandemic, and this was my first completed artwork with the 3D Modeling Program! This piece reflects the experience of a cozy space of things one cherishes within a confined space. A Witch's Quarantine... More
Work by
Raquel Lopes
“My art focuses on healing as an experience, more recently stemming from the realization of generational trauma. Through my work I explore my personal journey with self-development. I use art as a...” [More]