Refined, by Payton James, is a collection of abstract landscapes that explore the liminal space between breaking and becoming, where what was lost begins to take new form. Through layered textures, fractured surfaces, and glimmers of gold, each piece honors the quiet strength formed in the in-between and the beauty that emerges on the other side.
A subtle mountain range revealed among dense, metallic gold that’s heavily textured. This piece honors the reality that becoming refined is rarely gentle—the edges remain uneven, the surface scarred, but strength was formed here.
Materials: Acrylic paint, gold mica flakes, marble dust, Inktense blocks, mixed media
Size: 12” x 16”
Refined, by Payton James, is a collection of abstract landscapes that explore the liminal space between breaking and becoming, where what was lost begins to take new form. Through layered textures, fractured surfaces, and glimmers of gold, each piece honors the quiet strength formed in the in-between and the beauty that emerges on the other side.
A subtle mountain range revealed among dense, metallic gold that’s heavily textured. This piece honors the reality that becoming refined is rarely gentle—the edges remain uneven, the surface scarred, but strength was formed here.
Materials: Acrylic paint, gold mica flakes, marble dust, Inktense blocks, mixed media
Size: 12” x 16”
