*Through the Secret Garden

16"×24" Deckled Cotton Rag Paper Piece, Oil Mixed Media.

"Through the Secret Garden"

In this piece, a woman's profile is entwined with lush, dreamlike flowers, bathed in deep blues and shimmering gold, as if she is both guardian and part of nature’s hidden sanctuary. The combination of spray paint, acrylic washes, and intricate mark-making allowed the flowers to feel as though they were blooming from within the painting itself. Bringing this vision to life was a journey into quiet wonder, like stepping through an unseen gate into a world of whispers, mystery, and untamed beauty.

-Stefanie Angelina Allison