Artists & Illustrators

MAGIC CIRCLES

A haze has settled across the entire valley. The field of vision is limited with only the nearest trees visible, isolated by fog from the rest of the woodland. There’s a warm glow to the sky though; it might be sunrise or dusk, it’s hard to tell. A pair of car headlights pierce the mist, indicating a road ahead that would otherwise have been shrouded in darkness. We’re looking down on this entire scene, as if we’re a spirit leaving the body or a drone camera filming the opening scenes to the latest Scandi noir crime drama.

“I love the feeling of mists… It brings everything into a closer proximity and it makes you more introspective”

Looking at one of Gill Rocca’s paintings from her latest series can have a

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