Untitled #16 Drawing

Maria is an abstract artist who lives and works in Lisbon. She utilizes several mediums to explore color, composition and mark making. Most of her work is in acrylic, oil stick and pastel. She develops a gestural vocabulary in which line and color is infused with energy, spirituality and meaning. Her line is chillike. It is a subconscious world where expressive movement and improvisation transform art in the pure essence of life. She is interested in graffiti, and often incorporates words into her paintings. Another source of inspiration is nature.