Emergent Worlds

Imagined terrains shaped by water, atmosphere, and light

Emergent Worlds is a collection of abstract landscape studies emerging through layered texture, erosion-like processes, and evolving painterly forms. The images move between oceanic vistas, glacial environments, atmospheric horizons, desert terrains, submerged worlds, and imagined planetary geographies.

Rather than depicting specific places, the collection explores the moment where abstraction begins to resemble memory, geology, weather, or dream. Some images suggest coastlines viewed from above, hidden reefs illuminated at night, ancient river systems, or distant mountain ranges suspended beneath unfamiliar skies. Others remain unresolved, hovering between microscopic structures and vast environmental systems.

About the book

A collection of abstract environmental studies exploring imagined oceans, terrains, atmospheres, and hidden worlds through texture, light, and layered painterly processes.

Details

Format
6 × 6 Softcover / 8.5 x 8.5 Hardcover
Purchase
Available by request
Author
Paula Phelan
Year
2026
Pages
22 pages