TESSA SKERMAN
Tessa Skerman is an artist known for her unique approach to painting. She has developed a distinctive technique she calls ‘paint, slice and re-create’, in which she first paints entire panels and then slices them into segments. These fragments are then rearranged, allowing her to create a composition that offers fresh perspectives on the original work.
This technique reflects Tessa’s ongoing experimentation, driven by a desire to express and reinterpret the fragmented realities she perceives in nature and new places visited. The inspiration for this method came unexpectedly when she noticed her husband’s bench saw in the garage, prompting the question: Why not push the boundaries of composition and slice up a painting to create a new reality? The outcome blends abstraction with a sense of cohesion and visual harmony.
Tessa’s work is defined by the sliced panels and interplay of form, line, angles, and depth. The result is a signature style she calls ‘slat painting’.
