Leah mcBain


 

Outdoors

collage. acrylic paint on paper.

 

Outdoors, detail

“I have been really interested in the concept of the imaginary world of playfulness and colors of childhood. Being in a transitionary period between childhood and adulthood can be extremely confusing and prompts me to find inspiration in the limitless and absurd imaginations of children.”

 

Damon and daubis

Oil on canvas

“Damon and Daubis were the names of my imaginary friends and were the inspiration for these pieces. Particularly, I wonder how imagination manifests itself, as blobs of color with faces or as fully formed cartoon characters”

 
 

Daisies

Colored pencil, marker, acrylic paint, watercolor on paper.