Inspired by mixed-media paintings, artist Patrick St. Germain builds layers of gel, acrylic, raw textile and oil pastel on canvas to create texture with movement and depth in "Sakura." Warm neutral tones give the work an ethereal quality. CB2 exclusive.

Patrick St. Germain is a Montreal-based artist who works mostly with acrylic paint, resin, metallics and pastels. He describes his style of art as primarily abstract, textural and complex. "I love to explore the grandeur of nature by weaving abstraction and landscape into my own personal visual language."