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Grace DeGennaro, Indigo Series: #42, watercolor and gouache on arches, 30 x 22 inches; at Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, Maine in April
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Concentric circles and spirals have been used in meditation forever, being a tangible device to focus the mind inward toward the spiritual core. The work of Grace DeGennaro and Nancy Azara is specifically grounded in spiritual practice. But not all of this work is so inclined; the work of Beatriz Milhazes--here, a print--is joyous and sensual, the very opposite of meditation.
This post is just for your viewing pleasure, a bit of visual nirvana. .
This post is just for your viewing pleasure, a bit of visual nirvana. .
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Beatriz Milhazes, print app. 24 x 60 inches, at James Cohan Gallery, New York, recent.
Joanne Mattera, Serpentine, enaustic on panels, 12 x 24 inches; from the book Spirit Maps.
Maureen McQuillan, Double-sided Drawing (Pinwheel), marker and glue on Japanese book-mending tissue, 11.25 x 11.5 inches; from her solo at McKenzie Fine Art, New York, through April.
Douglas Florian, QQ, gouache on paper with collage, 16 x 16 inches; solo at Bravin Lee Programs, New York, up through June 5
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Nancy Azara, Two Red Spirals with Silver, carved and painted wood with palladium leaf and encaustic, 12 x 20 x 1.25 inches; from her solo at Andre Zarre Gallery, New York, March.
Grace DeGennaro, Indigo Series: #30, watercolor and gouache on arches, 30 x 22 inches, at Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, Maine.
