My inner garden by Raissa Oltmanns Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) and layered tonal fields combine

and layered tonal fields combine into a composition that resists easy categorisation

The second chapter of Bodart's Louisiana series moves closer

light falling flat and honest

not its surface detail

and found imagery locked into a composition that is both familiar and displaced

My inner garden by Raissa Oltmanns Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) and layered tonal fields combineMy Inner Garden is a richly layered composition where botanical abundance and human presence intertwine. Raissa Oltmanns draws on her background in photography and illustration to build scenes with real visual depth bold colour, meticulous detail, and a sensitivity to how figures inhabit natural space. The work carries a quiet assertiveness: feminine, grounded, and alive with the kind of compositional confidence that comes from a clear artistic point