Discovery

Inspired by box breathing technique for calming the nervous system. Each stroke is a new breath. Corners are gilded in gold foil, as if to capture a moment of breath like a photograph.

Breathing Through It

Watercolor, foil
34 x 32 in
(86.36 x 81.28 cm)
Alexandra Jamieson

Inspired by box breathing technique for calming the nervous system. Each stroke is a new breath. Painted with only three colors, Payne's Grey, Quinacridone Gold and Quinacridone Rose.

Subject Matter: pattern
Collections: Our Stories: Patterns + What We Inherit

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Born in Portland, Oregon in 1975, Alexandra Jamieson is a Brooklyn-based watercolorist whose paintings have earned acclaim for their blend of natural, astronomical, and urban elements. Having worked in watercolor since 2009, Alex's work has been featured in the Mona Niko Gallery in Mission Viejo, CA, the Kunstraum Gallery in NYC, and was awarded a Merit Award in the Art Room Gallery Open Show 2020. She creates commissioned “meditation portraits” for private clients around the world and coaches creative women leaders in tech sales.

Alex is a third-generation artist, speaker, an executive coach for women, best-selling author, and podcast host of Her Rules Radio. She was the co-creator and co-star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me.

Her work as an author and documentarian has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Good Morning America, CNN, USA Today, and more.

Alexandra Jamieson

Brooklyn, NY

Breathing Through It

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