Tessa Cotron is an oil painter, splitting her time between Philadelphia and NYC, who blends elements of figurative and abstract imagery into semi-abstracted paintings. Her current process consists of selecting a single reference image which is then warped and cropped in unique ways to create a series of paintings all stemming from the same original source. Through this process the artist explores the multifaceted and complex nature of existence and perspective, aiming to capture the fact that there are many pieces making up the whole and many ways of viewing the same subject. Her works often depict subject matter stemming from nature, and capture the essence of the subject while simultaneously introducing elements of distortion. The interplay between the recognizable and the elusive in the artist’s paintings encourages viewers to question their own preconceived notions of beauty and self and invites them to a realm where change and transformation are ever present. Each moment holds potential for renewal and metamorphosis.