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Quickening, 2023

This show is about the relationship between mother and daughter, the language they share and the ways they speak to their experience through large scale abstract painting. Much like the relationship between mother and daughter, the creative process does not stem from calculations or formulas but by reaching instinctive levels of reaction and response. Informed by their close bond, the painters’ works record a dialog between the two—taking cues from one another, exploring and negotiating their personal journeys. Both artists draw from organic and figurative forms. Donohue’s work includes figures and loosely interpreted coastal and cityscapes, along with classical, harmonic abstract expressionism. Lewis-Smith, whose abstract expressionist perspective both predates and colors her experience of motherhood, ventures here into more movement-oriented themes, like her momentum series and windows and doors. Although creating is not always magical, there is a point of quickening in the process that gives life to a piece. Being sensitive to these moments is magical. This magic is exemplified in the relationship between mother and daughter as they nurture and encourage their distinct journeys, separately and together.

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  1. How the Light Gets In by Annie Donohue, Image 1.

    Annie Donohue

    How the Light Gets In, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)

  2. The Castle by Annie Donohue, Image 12.

    Annie Donohue

    The Castle, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    30 x 24 in (76.2 x 60.96 cm)

  3. Hatching by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 6.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Hatching, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas

    21 x 21 in (53.34 x 53.34 cm)

  4. Emerging by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 2.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Emerging, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas

    21 x 21 in (53.34 x 53.34 cm)

  5. Curiouser and Curiouser by Annie Donohue, Image 5.

    Annie Donohue

    Curiouser and Curiouser, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)

  6. Windows and Doors by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 10.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Windows and Doors, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas with poplar frame

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Big Yellow Taxi by Annie Donohue, Image 2.

    Annie Donohue

    Big Yellow Taxi, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on canvas

    24 x 40 in (60.96 x 101.6 cm)

  8. Mycology by Annie Donohue, Image 7.

    Annie Donohue

    Mycology, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  9. Colonia by Annie Donohue, Image 13.

    Annie Donohue

    Colonia, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  10. San Miguel de Allende II by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 12.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    San Miguel de Allende II, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on wood

    16 x 16 in (40.64 x 40.64 cm)

  11. San Miguel de Allende I by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 9.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    San Miguel de Allende I, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on wood

    16 x 16 in (40.64 x 40.64 cm)

  12. Momentum by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 7.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Momentum

    Acrylic on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)

  13. Star-Jelly by Annie Donohue, Image 11.

    Annie Donohue

    Star-Jelly, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  14. Feathers and Gemstones by Annie Donohue, Image 1.

    Annie Donohue

    Feathers and Gemstones, 2022

    Mixed media on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  15. Swell by Annie Donohue, Image 10.

    Annie Donohue

    Swell, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)

  16. Good Ghost by Annie Donohue, Image 4.

    Annie Donohue

    Good Ghost, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on canvas

    48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)

  17. Momentum: Orange Steps by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 5.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Momentum: Orange Steps, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  18. Red Door by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 8.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Red Door

    Acrylic on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)