Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Raquel Lopes

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 in that moment without judgement, I was surprised with what came through; Inward Storm explores that.This work developed over months to the place where is it today, by layering various viscosities of gesso over acrylic paint, this painting came to be