Dust paintings by Allison Cortson

Allison, from Los Angeles, California, said dust is the perfect material because it is actually created by the people in the paintings. She said: "I was sitting on the couch watching dust particles float around in the light coming through the window and the idea came to me. I'm interested in the fact that the older we get, the more dust we create - it is made up of 70 per cent dead skin. I enjoy painting people and thought dust would be the perfect material to represent them in their own environment."
Allison Cortson poses with some of her dust paintings Picture: Allison Cortson/Solent News
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