Rachael Grad

Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #4

Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #4, 36" x 24 x 1.5," Oil on Canvas, 2021My Mommy Mayhem Series stems from documenting my three kids and their perpetual messes through life drawing and painting. I combine 65 layers of this observational art in Photoshop to make digital collages that inform new paintings. The bright, vibrant colours come from in children’s debris (meaning their toys, crafts, books, clothing, and messes) and are layered over multiple painting sessions. The vague imagery that emerges echoes the mayhem of motherhood.This abstract expressionist painting has purple, blue, red, white, and pink colours and is inspired by my digital collages.

“The original Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #4 painting is signed on the back and was painted in 2021. ”