In her latest works, Heather Horton explores the delicate interplay of perception and the quiet beauty of our shared humanity. With a deep reverence for light and shadow, she unveils the layers that shape us, embracing both our brilliance and our vulnerabilities.
Horton is captivated by how shadows, instead of hiding, reveal the hidden parts of ourselves, allowing them to step into the light. These paintings honour the connections that bind us—reflecting both our fractures and our healing. Through this exploration, Horton captures the tender, transformative moments that define our collective and individual experiences.
The artist takes on the complex challenge of portraying the ever-changing reflections and distortions of form caused by immersion. With great subtlety, she captures the optical effects created by sunlight filtering through the rippling surface of water, where intricate, lace-like patterns both reveal and obscure the figure beneath.
Horton’s careful rendering of the figure’s pale, delicate flesh in cool tones evokes a quiet sensuousness, while her palette—dominated by cerulean blues, turquoises, and soft greens—offers occasional splashes of warmer reds and earth tones as accents. In this way, Horton demonstrates not only her technical mastery but also a profound understanding of colour, light, and the human form.
