Original Paintings Internationally Collected
Contemporary abstract works rooted in stillness, earth, and natural rhythm. Created with natural pigments and quiet intention.
The Art.
The Artist.
April Kay (b. 1993, United Kingdom)April Kay is a British-born contemporary artist whose work is held in private collections internationally. After earning her BA from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2014, she exhibited in London, New York, and Paris — including the Louvre (Exposure Award Exhibition, 2015) and Times Square (Art Takes Times Square, 2014).Based in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, she also spends time in Los Cabos, where the desert landscape, Pacific light, and refined coastal architecture subtly inform her evolving palette.Working with natural earth pigments and an intuitive process, April creates atmospheric abstractions rooted in stillness, restraint, and elemental presence. Her compositions are intentionally spacious and architectural — designed to harmonize with contemporary interiors while maintaining emotional depth.Often described as meditative and grounding, her work brings quiet impact to hospitality spaces, private residences, and curated commercial environments — offering a sense of calm sophistication that complements modern luxury design.
Delta, 2025
The geometry of change.
Where paths divide and new ones begin.
The moment of transformation.When creating this piece, I listened to pure delta waves (2 Hz) to see what influence they might have on my work. It felt strange at first — a low, pulsing hum hovering in my ears — but after a while, it faded and became normal. It wasn’t until I turned it off and heard it echoing that I understood its beauty.Delta explores the psychological architecture of transition. Bold in composition yet quiet in tone, it invites the viewer to pause in the space between tension and release — where presence, identity, and direction begin to shift.
24 × 36 in
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed in Oak
Luna, 2025
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36 x 36 in
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed in Oak
Nunimous, 2026
It was hiding just beneath the surface.
After one more layer of paint, everything was uncovered —
a compressed, unearthed form: ghostly, raw, ash-like, mountain-like.
A fossil waiting to be found.Once it appeared, there was a deep silence,
but not an empty one.
And it wasn’t asking to be named —
just witnessed.It felt sacred,
like a relic.
18 × 24 in
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed in Oak
Okanagan Smoke, 2026
I remember stepping onto my patio, the floor almost too warm to stand on, and laying this canvas down to pour layers of paint. I was close enough to watch the pine trees burning at the same time.Ash had been drifting through the air for days. If you look closely, you can see it — tiny grey flecks. Real ash from the forest, carried on the wind and smoke, settling into the paint as it dried.This painting literally holds a piece of the Okanagan. It carries the mineral traces of a fire that reshaped the landscape, and the memory of safety, survival, and life continuing through uncertainty.When I look at it now, I see both the fear of that moment and the quiet resilience underneath —
“We’re going to be ok. Create anyway.”
48 × 36 in
Acrylic, Graphite, Okanagan Wildfire Ash on Canvas
Framed in Oak
Soul, 2025
There is a moment the light enters.
And a moment it leaves.
Not broken.
Not lacking.
But whole.It arrives as you —
your shape, circular and sacred.
The one piece no one else can carry.Soul studies the geometry of life.
Of breath entering whole.
Of presence exiting whole.Among all the shifting forms,
it is you —
the light-filled curve —
that makes this puzzle alive.
24 × 36 in
Mixed Media on Canvas
Framed in Oak
Yūgen, 2025
幽 (yū) → distant, hidden, subtle, faint
玄 (gen) → profound, mysterious, deepA subtle beauty that feels far away yet touching the soul.
A mystery or depth that cannot be fully explained.
An emotional resonance, not intellectual understanding.
A distant, profound mystery.
12 × 16 in
Black Ochre on Canvas
Framed in Oak
