“This piece was painted live in front of a dinner theater audience. It was a heavy experience—at first I painted it to look very cosmic, glittery & angelic. Then after dinner I went up to the canvas with bright red paint I painted a big V for Vendetta symbol & destroyed it in front the crowd. They gasped as a curtain fell -suddenly I was a silhouette & they could tell I was transforming it, but could only see the silouette of what I was doing—at the same time, projected on that curtain was a video exposing the unspeakable cruelty & oppression of modern day society. The video ended with hopeful solutions and in the end the transformed piece was reveled. This piece is painted with a substance that reacts under blacklights. By day the piece is stunning/by night under blacklights it comes alive. Everyone who looks at it “sees something” --as I painted this, I prayed pretty much the whole time. The words Eye Of God kept repeating in my head. The experience was powerful & magical.” D.A.

acrylic on canvas-painted live

“I have always felt a deep respect for Africa as the cradle of civilization. I also carry a deep compassion for the continent—its oppression and exploitation. I am pained by the suffering of its people, and inspired by their ability to survive. Pt 1 of this 2 part series explores the dry baron parts of the country. As I was painting I was thinking about slavery, genocide, hunger & thirst. I was plagued by the suffering, especially of the children, while I worked on that piece” Daniela Aum

acrylic on canvas

35.8" x 35.8"

“In part two I decided to focus my intention on the solutions, on Africa's potential. You will see that part one is mostly browns & yellows, part 2 comes alive in colour. As I painted this piece, I listened to African music and was inspired by the soulful joyous rhythms, vibrant colours and stunning nature. In the top right corner is my wish for positive industry & economic growth. I wish much peace & prosperity to my African brothers & sisters & I celebrate that wish in this piece.” Daniela Aum

acrylic on canvas

30" x 30"

“this piece has no message-no inspiration. This piece was a blissful moment in time. One night I got up at about 3am and started painting until 9am completely non-stop & uninterrupted. It was a heavenly night, with my favorite music on my headphones, stoned on cannabis, just me, my cats & the moonlight. I had SUCH a good time painting this & its one of my favourite pieces! Perfect stillness, perfect peace, elated bliss. I was in art heaven when I painted this” Daniela Aum

acrylic on canvas

This piece was inspired by the son of one of the richest men in canada. He is being handed an empire, and he's in the process of choosing what to do with it.

Pastel on canvas

“A fun paint! I decide to explore the colour red & its medicinal power through the root chakra—a powerful painting experience. I didn't intentionally paint a spiral. I slathered a brush with white paint & spun it not really knowing what would happen—i was shocked to see a spiral! It almost spooked me—like a BIG sign—so appropriate!!!” D.A.

acrylic on canvas

“I have a friend that was exploring Entheogenically with a combination of substances. This brave cosmonaut allowed me to sit close to him & paint while he sat there meditating. I hadn't touched either substance—just a bit of cannabis—but the contact high I got off this person was OUT OF THIS WORLD....WOW!!!!!! it was AWESOME to paint to that!!!!!!!!!!” D.A.

acrylic on canvas

“i have always wanted to work with stained glass but have yet to get around to it....this was an idea that I was having for a stained glass window. I love trees-i find them magical -i wanted the image to reflect magic-its beauty & vibrancy” Daniela Aum

pastel on canvas

17.8" x 23.5"

“i painted this while under Entheogenic exploration. Enough said” D.A.

pastel & acrylic on canvas

“I have a very magical friend who was contemplating an Entheogenic Trip and as I was painting this I imagined what that experience would be like for him. This painting is how I imagined my friend would be on LSD.” D.A.

acrylic on canvas

“i had a magical & very intense experience on a dancefloor at a party one night. The next day that feeling/memory was overwhelming me—i needed to put it somewhere-so I put it on the canvas.” D.A

acrylic on canvas

“very much unlike my typical work, this painting channeled through me. I don't even much care for it....i feel like I downloaded some strange piece of encrypted message that is meant for someone else—someone will see this piece think “its like she painted this just for me!!!” Daniela Aum

pastel on canvas

“During the raids I was sickened-literally. I dry heaved every morning and all I could hear were terrified anguished screams of children. It was eating me alive and I painted through it the last three days or so of the raid. The Gaza was being stomped on, I painted that piece mostly with my feet.” D.A.

acrylic/pastel on canvas

“ This piece was painted live. My audience didn't know, but I had just received some AWFUL news and was devastated and very worried for a loved one while being betrayed by that loved one at the very same time. The venue was disappointing, and the owner made an already hell-ish night absolute TORTURE for me. I was HEARTBROKEN & WORRIED under EXTREME stress the entire time I painted that. It was absolute anguish—in front of an audience. That night had lasting repercussions and a catalyst to me changing my name. Painting that piece was a very profound experience & a great professional success especially considering the pressure I was in while painting it. This piece is one of the most 'important' pieces in my professional/artistic history so far” D.A.

acrylic on canvas

“Under what you can see is one of the most beautiful self portraits I have ever painted, then I painted over with another self portrait-like the soul-perfect, lovely, there but hidden -but always radiating through.” D.A.

acrylic/pastel on canvas

“i felt like I channeled this being's portrait-the whole time I felt him full of sadness, crying for the plight of his ancestors. This being was definitely in mourning” D.A.

pastel on canvas

“a colour puke—just something that had to come out of me” D.A.

acrylic on canvas

“another colour puke-just something that had to come out of me. This one was celebrating a feeling of freedom that comes with abundance. ” D.A.

acrylic---lots & lots of it on canvas

“created before I left brantford—this was the last piece I painted while still there as a starving artist” D.A.