Daniella Brewster

I wasn't always an abstract painter. My practice began in representational work, particularly drawn to color and light. Then Covid arrived with its profound sense of isolation. Shut inside, I now had plenty of time to create, but no longer had the desire to paint the physical world around me: I found myself turning inward instead. I began making repetitive, interwoven waves; forms which seemed to rise from somewhere beneath conscious thought. The act of painting them centered, calmed, and connected me to something deeper I couldn't yet name. That experience became the focal point which my practice has been dedicated to ever since.

From that initial spark, my current body of work was born. My paintings explore the idea that the invisible governs everything. The waves of energy which move through the physical world, such as frequencies of light and sound, have their mirror in the emotional currents running just beneath our conscious thoughts. My work suggests we may all be tuned to the same frequency.

Working in acrylics, I build each painting through repeated, translucent glazes. Thin layers of paint are applied one over another until waveforms slowly emerge from the surface. The process is partly intentional, partly meditative: I...

Born in Queens, NY in 1983, Daniella Brewster spent the largest part of her childhood in northern New Jersey. With the influence of 3 grandparents who were artists, she grew up with an intense focus in fine arts from a very young age. She graduated from Drew University with a BA in Fine Art, continuing her Studio practice with studies at the Art Students’ League in New York City, and the Art Center of Northern NJ. Her work has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, Bon Appetit Online and Seattle Magazine. Daniella lives and works in NYC with her husband, 2 daughters and their cats.

"Rooted" - M Gallery (Duo Show) - 2019
"Bouquet for Days" - The Live Painter Gallery - 2021