• Place des Épices
  
• Donna Isham (United States)
• Acrylic, oil stick, graphite, and charcoal on stretched canvas
  
• Size: 72"W x 72"H
• Framing available upon request

Drawn from the spice markets of Marrakesh, Place des Épices captures the energy, movement, and sensory richness of the Medina (the Arabic word for city or town). Vibrant colors and gestural marks evoke the textures, aromas, and vitality of the marketplace. Sweeps of ochre, red, black, cream, and soft green move across the canvas like fragments of memory, architecture, spice, and sound.

The composition feels atmospheric and worldly, evoking the rhythm of a marketplace or city square without becoming literal. Isham’s expressive marks, gestural lines, and textured passages create a sense of motion and discovery, inviting the viewer to move through the painting as if navigating an unfolding place. Vibrant and sophisticated, Place des Épices is a powerful original artwork for collectors drawn to contemporary abstraction, expressive color, and global visual resonance.