Trish Grantham's explorative multi-media paintings are akin to observing international pop-culture references evolving and procreating through the lens of a ViewMaster. Boldly rendered anime-inspired characters mingle in dreamy washes of color, scrawled text, and textured thematic worlds. Untold stories emerge as vividly as the imagination of the viewer can keep up.

Grantham's works come to life on a number of levels, most notably via her employment of an invented cast of elusively complex characters. Her compositions convey sincerity and reflection, hinting at the fragility of human emotion, but without belittling individual experience or projecting assumptions.

A self-taught painter, Grantham has quickly made a name for herself. Interesting to note, she began painting only six years ago and sold several pieces after working in the medium for a mere four months. Her work has been featured in several West Coast galleries from Seattle to San Diego, and her clients include Seattle's The Stranger newspaper as well as the School of Visual Art in New York. "The discovery of personal expression through art has been a huge force in my recent life," explains Grantham, "I managed to find it almost completely by accident."

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