Genesis is Hannah Yanetsko's seven-part body of work shaped by a quiet attentiveness to the forming beneath the surface of all things. Each work listens for what is stirring, the unseen work of becoming that moves through sea and soil, spirit and body. Like swells building far from shore, or a seed deep beneath frost, there is a hidden becoming here, ever-present and alive.
“In these works, movement takes the form of both current and breeze—water shifting beneath the surface, air sweeping across an open field. It’s a geography of divine motion, drawn from the same source that feeds rivers and rain, oceans and plains. These paintings exist within that meeting place—where the abundance of heaven touches the waiting earth, and the spirit moves like wind over water.”
Hannah Yanetsko’s mixed-medium paintings are shaped through a slow, deliberate process that balances repetition and intuition. Oil stick, wax, and acrylic layers are built in gradual succession, allowing tone and texture to shift over time. The surfaces record this history—markings scar the wax, cycles of color washes absorbed through time, forms softly surfacing through layers of light and material—the weathered field and the luminous plane in quiet dialogue, each revealing the other’s depth.
These works are invitations into communion—visual prayers that draw you inward, toward pause and reflection, toward spaces that feel both intimate and vast. There’s a subtle sacredness in the work, where familiarity meets mystery— a space just out of reach, perhaps a memory or a dream unfolding. The experience is immersive, contemplative, and alive.