Where I Once Was – Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Where I Once Was looks backward without attempting to reconstruct the past precisely. Painted in 2011, it holds memory as it often returns: softened at the edges, altered by time, and more emotional than factual.
Veils of blue, gold, rust, and muted green drift through the canvas. The vertical movement feels almost rain-washed, as though an earlier place or version of the self remains visible but cannot be fully recovered.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Where I Once Was
Year Created: 2011
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Artwork Size: 16 W × 20 H in
Style: Abstract / Contemporary Abstraction
Subject: Memory, identity, reflection, emotional landscape
Series: —
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Not included
Additional Information
Painted with loose gestures and translucent passages of color, this early work reflects my enduring interest in memory and interior experience. It does not define where “once” was. Instead, it leaves that place open for the viewer to recognize through a history of their own.
Where I Once Was – Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Where I Once Was looks backward without attempting to reconstruct the past precisely. Painted in 2011, it holds memory as it often returns: softened at the edges, altered by time, and more emotional than factual.
Veils of blue, gold, rust, and muted green drift through the canvas. The vertical movement feels almost rain-washed, as though an earlier place or version of the self remains visible but cannot be fully recovered.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Where I Once Was
Year Created: 2011
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Artwork Size: 16 W × 20 H in
Style: Abstract / Contemporary Abstraction
Subject: Memory, identity, reflection, emotional landscape
Series: —
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Not included
Additional Information
Painted with loose gestures and translucent passages of color, this early work reflects my enduring interest in memory and interior experience. It does not define where “once” was. Instead, it leaves that place open for the viewer to recognize through a history of their own.
