Some background on my piece, "Catharsis." This work began as a long-overdue spray paint experiment, which I developed after aborting a failed landscape that served as the underpainting. After the spray paint dried, I referenced a photo of a painting I sold years ago, seeking to reconnect with the inspiration I felt at that time. As I attempted to scale the drawing onto this larger canvas using acrylic paint marker, the process evolved. The work became a way to process pain unearthed by seasonal depression, transmuting it into a spring blossom of new oil and acrylic paint colors. If you look closely, you can find "ghosties" of the original underpainting winking back from beneath the surface.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Rachel Mifsud

Exact Dimensions (H x W x D)

(20" x 24" x 2")

Year Created

2026

Provide details about the signature

Stamped and signed in ink behind the canvas

Materials

high quality nitro acrylic based spray paint, oil paint, and acrylic paint on stretched canvas.