River Trail is slowly built up and developed over an extended period, often a year or more. Layers are added gradually, with fibres pressed into wet paint to create texture, alongside the introduction of colours and forms she is drawn to. Joni approaches the act of painting with a sense of spontaneity, embracing a childlike openness and intuition.
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” -Pablo Picasso.

Influenced by her upbringing within Waldorf education, including tertiary study in art therapy within the same philosophy, Joni Murphy draws on the discipline of veil painting in this new series. This process involves building delicate layers of pigment, each allowed to dry before the next is applied, gradually unfolding over time. Guided by intention and patience, the work emerges through a quiet, contemplative focus.