"People Say" is a colorful abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Monica Shulman. The color palette consists of soft shades of blue, pink, yellow and turquoise contrasted by calming bone white tones. Lively, sculptural brushwork and marks brings depth, energy and movement to the painting. Monica's paintings explore overlapping themes of identity, memory and elements of nature and this painting explores all three. Daily walks in the woods near her house and studio are an essential part of Monica's process and she uses this time to walk in silence and to think without distractions. This painting was inspired by the changing seasons in New York where she lives. Monica Shulman is a New York-based artist who tells stories through her brand of gestural abstraction. Her work is rooted in the traditions of abstract expressionism and she describes her world as colorful and rhythmic. She is greatly inspired by the colors, textures and light in nature and especially the area around the Hudson Valley were her studio is located just on the banks of the Hudson River.