Judith Berry

Straining to Hear: Abstract Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 20x20 in

2020

I think of my paintings primarily as landscapes. Recently, these landscapes appear to be more manufactured than organic. At first glance the subjects seem to be monumental forms such...

To trip and retrip on a piece of land, a surface, a support that sets up not a bounce but a billow, a soft surge, a reverberation where the ground is friendly, known, familiar and th...

The themes visited in this show stem from a desire to extend the vocabulary of my painting while forming a metaphor for the chaos of contemporary life. The title, Escalade, has differing and complimentary functions in English and French. Continuing to paint, over a lengthening career, the medium poses more questions than answers. The title is a reference to my attempt to overcome these difficulties through the expansion of my painting language. The title also refers to the escalation of crises in the world at large. It is the larger picture in which I am a small person trying to make my way. In a concrete sense, the title also refers to a strategy I have taken in a number of these paintings. That is, to re-examine very small paintings...

I think of my paintings primarily as landscapes. Recently, these landscapes appear to be more manufactured than organic. At first glance the subjects seem to be monumental forms such...

Mary Didoardo Blue Poem , 2024 oil on wood panel 30 x 30 in (dido118AP) Artist Statement In order to make a meaningful painting I have to establish form somewhere in the swirl of ...

Mary Didoardo Introvert, 2026 oil on wood panel 36 x 36 in. (dido119) Artist Statement In order to make a meaningful painting I have to establish form somewhere in the swirl of li...

Deborah Zlotsky Happenstance, 2025 oil on canvas 20 x 20 in. (zlot216)

Deborah Zlotsky Portmanteau, 2025 oil on canvas 20 x 20 in. (zlot220)