Angela Stewart, Ombra II, 2026, oil, acrylic and gesso on board, 75 x 75cm
Lambere ... touching lightly
The brush licks the surface
paint lingers between brush and palette
the sander obliterates
one hue flitters across various surfaces
rubbing and scumbling to be interrupted
by a slash of gesso
a sliver of gold or a stain of silver
New work by Angela Stewart explores surface, repetition and interruption. Working between brushwork and abrasion, layers are applied, reduced and reworked. The title Lambere comes from the Latin, meaning to touch lightly or skim a surface. The works reference this through restrained gestures and controlled material changes, connecting Angela’s practice to 16th century Florentine painting, with its attention to soft mark making and surface experimentation.
