Undercurrent follows painter Janna Watson through the long, solitary hours of studio work, where intuition, memory, control, and accident are in constant negotiation. Filmmaker Mike Bernard was drawn to the tension in Watson’s paintings, which feel spontaneous and fluid yet deeply intentional.

In our latest artist Q & A, abstract painter Celia Lees discusses the conscious act of selective seeing, the quieting effect of a muted palette, and her love of abstraction as a means of expressing her interior world.