As a child Monique used to draw whenever she could and create things. It was her happy place where she could escape into an imaginary world and would draw what she saw in her mind. She develops ideas with drawings and photos in a visual diary and then paints them. Landscapes, trees, and birds a series of symbolic spiritual paintings of her life story.
She went through a challenging time in her life and was able to express herself through painting. The colours were very limited and quite dark. It was very healing and helped her through the worst time of her life.
As she got better the colours changed and have become very blue and turquoise instead of brown. Now she is trying reds and oranges in her work.
Monique says “Part of my objective is to help people get through hard times in their lives to a happier place through self expression and also to convey positivity”.
“I believe I have developed a style that’s continuing to grow”.