THE YIELDING COLLECTION

When I first began daydreaming about starting a new collection, I knew that I wanted to paint works that were bigger than the sizes I had been working on in the previous year…and that’s about all I knew. Each time I tried to conceptualize the collection, my mind would snag— like maybe I still hadn’t quite made my way out of the fog that was 2020.

Whenever I hit a wall like that, I have a tendency to turn inward and I spend a lot of time writing in my journal…so, that’s what I did. I wrote every day until one day, these words spilled out of me…

“I’m trying to let these feelings out into my paintings— to experience some catharsis. I need to lean into that feeling…to yield to my creativity and let it make sense of it all.”

As soon as I wrote that, I could feel everything snap into place and The Yielding Collection was born.

This collection was a deep dive for me— straight into those feelings of darkness and trying to bring them to light and heal them. I focused on using a vibrant paint palette and letting the colors run wild as if they could mend old wounds and make them feel lighter.

As I painted the base layers, I let all of the emotions out…no matter how chaotic. By adding the linework on top of the base painting, it puts a protective barrier around these feelings— keeping them safe.

On April 6th at 5:00pm EST, The Yielding Collection will be available for purchase. There will be 9 pieces in total— seven larger paintings and two smaller ones. The larger works are painted on 15x20 watercolor boards and matted to fit an 18x24 frame. The two smaller works are painted on 8x10 watercolor boards and come without matting.

Early access shopping will be available to members of my email newsletter, The Collector’s List and you can join that here. Members of The Collector’s List also receive a 10% coupon that is delivered to them upon signing up.

From start to finish, creating this series of works has been the ultimate act of self-care and self-love for me. I hope that inside of these paintings, you can see yourself reflected there…and know that through darkness, hope and light can emerge.

As always, thank you for being here.

xoxo,

Britt