paintings 2026 — JILLIAN ADEL

drawings/paintings 2026

a collection of some new works from this year. a collection of pastel, acrylic and charcoal. and my first go at oils.
all channeled in ritual.
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War Within, So Without

24x30” oil on canvas. 2026

Mars and Saturn collide under the sign of the warrior, Aries, and bombs drop on nations without my consent. I can't hear the deafening blasts or smell the burning buildings, but my body knows—somehow. The first sign of the zodiac speaks of newness, the Divine spark, but the beginning does not feel like the hopeful burst of greenery and florals commonly associated with the Spring. Instead, there is an impossible twisting of my flesh as it acts as both a fortress and a primordial lab, transforming violence witnessed through senses into God—by knowing it is God, and so am I. The technology of my skin taking over, becoming what it needs to be in order to evolve this moment, for all. But first, for me.

War Within, So Without is a meditation on war, my body and God. And my experience of living as an American in protest to the illegal genocides my country commits in my name, without my permission. It was created during the Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aries. And depicts the natural intelligence and strength my body has to not only protect itself, but to alchemize the moment into a prayer of primordial eroticism—my holy vessel connecting Me to all things, all things to Me. As above, so below. War within, so without.

Divine Fire, Stage 1 & Stage 2

5x7” oil on canvas, 2026

Divine Fire, Stage 1 & Stage 2 shows the process of alchemical fire entering and expanding into places of myself that have stayed too small for too long. And what it feels like to take a single step into these places and explore.

Mars in Pisces

11x14” oil on canvas. 2026.

the deep discomfort i feel for my hips in all their
depression shapes become a form on the page of the
archiving of this moment, and somehow i am saved by it.

Emergence

16x20” Charcoal, acrylic and pastel on paper. 2026.

I peeked into the corners of myself to see what I could find.
Emerging from my subconscious or my own mind.

“Emergence” walks down a hallway of self, exploring what resides there. Who we are when we drop the facade of conscious self and allow our boundaries of identity to be permeable?

Altar of Night

14x17” Charcoal on paper. 2026.

“Altar of Night” provides a specialized selection of items perfect for the modern day woman: a nail, a lily, and a lock of hair. In such times as these, an offering is a practical tool, an invocation all we need. And here, we collect our supplies to sever, to connect, and veil all in pleasure.

Ritual Reflection

19x24” Charcoal on paper. 2026.

In the night, I conjured the light. Approached the mirror to see what I could find. "Ritual Reflection" sheds light in a dark, quiet space. It asks, "Who are we when no one is looking, not even ourselves?" and provides a space to be wild and textured.