Solveig Schmid ́s large-format paintings ascend otherwise submerged spaces and moods to consciousness. These surface in the mind with the contradictory qualities of vivid potency and oneiric ungraspability. Nuances, density, and permeability are explored in the direct painting process, creating a field of tension through color reduction, minimalist composition, and various glazing techniques. The primer remains partially transparent, allowing both the canvas, and the brushstrokes, as well as the color glazes to merge in a choral interplay between harmony and dissonance, surface and depth.