Blood, Sweat and Neon Tears- After Spring Neon Rain - Study#5

Neon acrylic, fluorescent paint, and marker on mural paper.

24x36"

Blood, Sweat and Neon Tears – After Spring Neon Rain - Study#5

Inspiration
After Spring Neon Rain is not about the storm. It is about what comes after—when the world is still wet with it, when the air has changed, and when something inside you is trying to find its rhythm again. These works were made in that space. The neon still flickers with urgency, but it is held now by blue, by breath, by a softer kind of return. They carry the feeling of having been through something and still choosing colour.

Artist Process
I don’t begin with a plan. Each piece starts in motion—mark by mark, layer by layer—guided by instinct rather than outcome. I move between control and release, letting the work push back when it needs to. Some gestures are fast and unresolved, others are held and reconsidered. The process becomes a conversation between what I’m carrying and what the surface reveals. These works were made in a quieter state, but not an empty one—each mark holds a trace of where it came from.

Physical Texture
Neon acrylic, fluorescent paint, and marker on paper. The surface shifts between transparent washes and saturated colour, with visible line work and layered gestures throughout. Some areas remain open, while others build density and resistance. As light changes, so does the work—cool tones recede, neon pigments rise, and different moments come forward over time.

Presented framed at 24 x 36 inches, the work holds both intimacy and presence, allowing the detail of each gesture to be experienced up close while maintaining a strong visual impact within a space.

Further Details / Commission
From the series Blood, Sweat and Neon Tears – After Spring Neon Rain, developed through a return to the artist’s original mural created for Ottawa Dance Directive. Each piece stands on its own, while remaining connected through a shared visual language of movement, memory, and emotional continuity. These works explore what happens after intensity—how energy shifts, how colour changes, and how something unresolved can still hold beauty.