Have you ever had the urge to get up and go? That irresistible and overwhelming feeling to hit the road, join nature, or just get lost – all in the simple pursuit of amusement, fun or pleasure? That's wanderlust.

Gathering inspiration from a recent road trip across Canada and the United States, Manuela (Manny) Martins-Karman, a Portuguese-born artist living and working in Winnipeg, uses the simplest form of visual language to describe her own wanderlust experience. Her new series of paintings is an abstract representation of what wanderlust feels and looks like. With her masterful use of shapes, brush strokes and colour, she gently encourages you to get lost in the work and take part in the journey with her.