Leighton Bannock / Mental Gymnastics Frame:Natural Pictured here in our focal

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By intuitively bending and folding painted canvas over and around itself

I emphasize these hidden structures by revealing both the front and back of the canvas while removing stretcher bars altogether

the endless refill of a warm cup

Leighton Bannock / Mental Gymnastics Frame:Natural Pictured here in our focalLeighton Bannock is a Toronto based figurative painter working primarily in oil. Her work spans both figurative and still life painting, often incorporating subtle surreal elements and close, cropped framings that prioritize atmosphere over explicit storytelling. Leighton is interested in how a single gesture or arrangement of objects can evoke a psychological state or hint at a moment just outside the frame. Partial views and proximate objects