Leslie Allen

Sunny Reprise

2013

Hackett’s paintings defy popular convention. They are not figurative, decorative, representative, or even completely abstract. While it is hard to tie them to any one style or movement, they manage to be a part of all of them. Hackett’s work is influenced by pattern, midcentury design, art of indigenous peoples, and the art and craft movement, combined with a loose examination of the natural world. She creates a visual environment that is both recognizable yet strangely mysterious. While steeped in art history and influenced by a range of artists from Miro to Arthur Dove, Charles Burchfield, Agnes Pelton, Florine Stettheimer...

Anne Schwartz original Abstract Oil on canvas

acrylic on birch panel

Artist Comments
Brown and gold circles with black outlines contrast against a splatter of colors in this abstract painting. Each ring symbolizes completeness and wholeness, r...

My paintings refer to organic space and unfixed time. To call them landscapes would be misleading since they are poetic inventions of my imagination, and reference the world of natur...

acrylic on birch panel

Artist Comments
Artist Linda Shaffer used an assortment of papers and images collected from everyday life to create this abstract piece. Text, geometric patterns, butterfly m...

Artist Comments
Soft morning light and a gentle invitation. I applied multiple thin layers of paint on wood, removing some in areas to create a soft atmospheric feel. Metalli...

EMILY VAN HORN My soul purpose is as a catalyst for transformation. As a visual starting point I draw inspiration from urban surroundings, the crumblin...

shipped in roll his abstract geometric painting draws inspiration from alchemical symbolism, which is why I've named it "Alchemy" The geometric shapes pay homage to Malevich's Suprem...