Were You There? A3 Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

This original mixed media artwork layers printed elements of previous paintings with bold, expressive acrylic overlays, creating a unique collage of texture and emotion. Exploring the complex and evolving relationships between a mother and child, Were You There? delves into the echoes of childhood that shape our inner selves as we move forward in life. The vivid colours and blurred, expressive markings of the mother figure convey a sense of discordance, suggesting tensions, unspoken emotions, and the fragility of memory. This fragmentation gives the piece a dream-like, almost haunting quality—like a recollection distorted by time, where love, distance, and longing coexist in layered complexity.