Delicate, meditative markings coexist with bravura Abstract Expressionist gesture. Compositions are unfragmented, formal and cohesive. Step back, and some of the work becomes atmospheric cloud formations, through each stroke, on closer examination, is separate and distinct. In some image a grid interrupts the intricate dots and dashes to shthmically come to life like notes on sheet music transformed into sounds. Large, expansive paintings of the 1980's investigated geometric form.
Dark lines hold crusty paint, forming edges of squares or rectangles.
It is nothing new, but it is always fascinating, when artists transform a gallery into an art studio and create a personal display that is constantly in flux. Sue Ann Robinson and Barbara Strasen are perfect for such a situation. Both their works are tactile and intimate. Strasen creates large wall murals of individually drawn or painted cutouts. Her work is intricate and complex, and above all, thoughtfully conceived.