This Is Where The Painting Begins to Change

Starting with the grid

As noted in my previous post, every piece in this series begins the same way—a pencil grid laid down on the surface, creating the structure for everything else. It's a quiet, methodical start. The grid doesn't change, but what happens within it does.

Choosing the background colour

Once the grid is in place, my next decision is the background colour. This might seem like a small thing, but it sets the tone for everything that follows. It's the foundation that will support all the colours eventually living within each square—so it has to be right.

For this piece I chose purple. I knew I wanted to explore bright pinks and fluorescent tones, and I felt a purple base would hold and balance that energy without competing with it.

How the process keeps evolving

What's been really interesting to me is how much the process keeps evolving, even within a consistent structure. Each painting teaches me something new as I adjust how I apply the paint, experiment with different approaches, and notice what feels most alive.

There's a rhythm forming across the series. Repeating, shifting, refining. The structure stays the same; everything else is in motion.

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