KarimaMeet "Karima" who is the first in the series of Epilepsy Portraits, which has been a wonderful ongoing project with the Edmonton Epilepsy Association, and Lauren Dary (our amazing photographer). I first proposed this project to the EEA in 2024, and it has been a wonderful year of interviewing participants, photographing them, and then painting their portraits. The portraits themselves are meant to be vibrant, joyful and evoke an overall feeling of

"Clara" is the first in a group of works that I created to celebration ornamentation

I was staying with a group of friends in a cabin to do some singing at a choral retreat

“Louise” is an original watercolour and ink painting

This painting is based off of some walks that I did

It seemed like this is what it would feel like if we were there for Christmas

all with these vibrant pink backgrounds

the encouragement to seek out these daily quiet moments

cheeky and happy

It infuses happiness and joy in any space

This painting features loose and free brush strokes and uses acrylic paint

This piece is currently displayed at Concordia University of Edmonton

and is always herself