Sanctum— Interior States

18 × 24 inches | Original Contemporary Abstract Painting

Deep, lush, and quietly assured, Sanctum evokes the feeling of entering a private interior space—a place removed from noise, where thought can wander undisturbed.

Rich emerald tones create a sense of depth and enclosure, while subtle shifts in color and texture keep the surface mysterious and alive. There is stillness here, but not emptiness. The painting carries a quiet strength: grounded, contemplative, and self-possessed.

Sanctum explores solitude not as isolation, but as refuge—the kind of inward space where nothing needs to be resolved, explained, or decided. It is simply a place to be.

I use layers of deep green, emerald, blue-green and luminous turquoise to create a space that feels simultaneously enclosed and alive. The architectural perspective draws the eye steadily inward through a succession of frames, suggesting that an answer might exist somewhere beyond them. Yet the center remains atmospheric and unresolved. Pale, gestural marks appear almost illuminated against the saturated green, suggesting something emerging without allowing it to become fully defined.

Within my Interior States collection, I am interested in using color, architectural perspective and abstract gesture to construct psychological spaces rather than assigning a single emotion to a particular color. In Unresolved, green becomes complex: it can suggest nature and growth, but also depth, mystery, regeneration and the unknown. The shifting greens mirror the experience of uncertainty itself—something capable of holding both darkness and possibility.

For me, Unresolved is about allowing ourselves to exist within the question. Not every interior state requires an immediate answer. Sometimes we are simply somewhere between what we have known and what has yet to reveal itself.