Pacific 2 (Seal Rocks Beach), 2023, ink on watercolor paper, 32 x 12 in. / 81.28 x 30.48 cm. abstract painting joining forces to put on

joining forces to put on a god damn show

Middleground

In the fertile cavity created in a pile of boulders and rocks the blooming black eyed susans are reminders of how intricately nature works and her desire for survival

I create space-contained systems driven by shapes

Pacific 2 (Seal Rocks Beach), 2023, ink on watercolor paper, 32 x 12 in. / 81.28 x 30.48 cm. abstract painting joining forces to put onPacific 2 (Seal Rocks Beach), Mary Frisbee Johnson, 2023, ink on watercolor paper, 32 x 12 in. 81. 28 x 30. 48 cm. I think of words that relate to movement and shape: twist, eddy, chop, dribble, drift, ooze, ebb, stream, spurt, surge, flood, attack. These words help me to invent descriptive marks with my brushes and ink.