"Conversations with Flowers," 24" x 18.5"

 Alcohol Ink on Canvas. 

“My art is a way to pay homage to the relentless gifts of the natural world… a way to document its inimitable presence in our lives, even when we may be too busy to acknowledge it. We owe everything to nature in all its many magical forms— the genuine, organic and subtle way it inhabits our senses and reminds us we are alive.”

Toronto-based abstract artist Mishel Schwartz's primary medium is alcohol ink — a medium she discovered by exploring the art scene on social media. Intrigued, she began experimenting with the inks and slowly developed a technique wherein layers of colour are added and intricate details are then carved out of the layers, giving her work great depth and mystery.