I attempt to create beauty through the unexpected assemblage of elements and color that can inspire hope through the transcendence of individual parts and their juxtoposition. The layers of visual history that are embodied in ancient urban landscapes speak to me of an ongoing transfiguration.
Adding, taking away, embellishing, redefining – these are part of my creative process. I often begin with a word or phrase, through emotion this transforms into abstract shapes which I call calligraphic abstraction.
I work with paper, paint, adhesive – or, on the screen, with virtual painting, opacities and filters. I do not want to simply create a beautiful image, but intend that image to contain a feeling that transformation has occurred, and as such, can be inspiring, evoking a sense of the ephemeral. Roughness and imperfections occur through this process, and are essential to my expression of found beauty, the imperative to discover the soul of what surrounds me.
We are designed to forget. And I want to remember, to be reminded of, the Truth of consciousness, the Real reality. The finished piece is a reminder of beauty, words and concept transformed into color and vibration.
–Claudia Palmira
September 2026