Once Upon A Time - Julika Pettigrew

“Once Upon A Time” carries the resonance of memory — layered, abstract, and elusive, like fragments of a story half-remembered. Soft washes of sky grey and cool teal set the stage, while blocks of moss green, deep indigo, and chalk white stack and drift across the canvas. The surface feels built and rebuilt, a palimpsest of painterly decisions that echo both the solidity of structure and the fragility of recollection.

What makes this work compelling is its balance between order and ambiguity. Rectilinear shapes suggest architecture or landscape, yet nothing holds fixed form — everything seems to hover, shift, and dissolve. Subtle marks and textures break through the calm fields of colour, hinting at narrative beneath abstraction. It’s a painting that rewards sustained looking, offering new connections and rhythms with each encounter.

In a collector’s space, Once Upon A Time becomes more than an artwork — it becomes a mood. It anchors a room with presence yet leaves it open, expansive, charged with quiet possibility. It’s not just about what you see, but about what you remember, or perhaps imagine anew.