After ogling those incredible textiles Joanna recently posted, I was hungry for more luscious colors and textures—this time, in two dimensions. I know from my own attempts at capturing textile patterns in paint that it is no easy feat, and artist Anna Valdez does it like no other I’ve seen.
Her paintings are explosions of pattern; I especially love the way she layers the textures on top of one another in such as way that it skews your sense of depth and perspective. It’s refreshing to see so much fun and warmth brought to the classic still life—I can practically feel kinetic energy radiating from these paintings! If your eyes have danced around these and you find yourself wanting more, check out her entire portfolio of work here.
{ All paintings and studio images by Anna Valdez }