THE DIAMOND SERIES
A series of abstract diamond forms exploring resilience, transformation, and emotional depth through texture, light, and contrast. Each piece is a meditation on strength — the way pressure and time create brilliance.
1. Abyss
Mixed media on canvas — 48×48
Deep blues and layered texture evoke emotional depth, pressure, and transformation.
2. Crystal Silence
Mixed media on canvas — 48×48
An arctic stillness captured through pale tonal layers and restrained geometric form.
3. Drip Geometry
Mixed media on canvas — 48×48
Vertical drips frame a central structure, exploring movement, melt, and release.
4. Violet Echo
Mixed media on canvas — 48×48
Soft purples and shadowed edges create a meditative pulse of atmosphere and reflection.
5. Shattered Light
Mixed media with reflective elements — 20×20
Fragments of reflective texture refract light in shifting, prismatic motion.
6. Amethyst Field
Mixed media with textured shimmer — 20×20
A richly layered surface capturing radiance, fragmentation, and inner glow.
7. Lavender Current
Acrylic + texture on canvas — 36×36
Sweeping motion and soft lavender tones express quiet breath and emotional flow.
8. Ignition Point
Mixed media on canvas — 40×40
A dark core framed by molten tones—heat, emergence, and renewal through intensity.
9. Obsidian Rise
Heavy-texture mixed media — 24×24
A sculptural, volcanic surface carved by pressure and force, rising toward light.
10. Sapphire Storm
Mixed media on canvas — 30×30
Cobalt, frost, and layered motion collide in a dynamic atmospheric surge.
11. Fault Line
Mixed media with layered white texture — 24×24
Bold white strata cut through darkened ground, evoking fracture, shift, and memory.
12. Molten Bloom
Mixed media on canvas — 36×36
Ember tones radiate from within, capturing heat, transformation, and renewal.
STATEMENT
by lea novgrad
The Diamond Series began as a personal meditation on pressure — the kind that shapes us, tests us, fractures us, and ultimately reveals what we are made of. Each diamond is a portrait of resilience. Every layer of paint, texture, and light reflects a moment where something was broken down and rebuilt stronger.
I am drawn to the diamond not as a symbol of luxury, but as a symbol of transformation. A diamond forms only through intensity — through heat, depth, and time. In that way, it mirrors the emotional landscapes we all move through. The surface may sparkle, but its brilliance comes from surviving pressure.
In this series, I explore fracture lines, internal glow, shadow, and color as metaphors for the human condition. Some pieces shimmer with light; others remain dark and dense. Some appear shattered, others calm and centered. Each one holds a different kind of truth.
This body of work is ultimately about emerging — about finding clarity where there was once tension, finding beauty in imperfection, and finding strength in the layers that life creates within us. The Diamond Series is my way of honoring the journey: the pressure, the transformation, and the quiet, powerful shine that follows.