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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. Not Lost by Annie Donohue, Image 6.

    Annie Donohue

    Not Lost, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    30 x 72 in (76.2 x 182.88 cm)

  2. LaJolla with Son by Annie Donohue, Image 8.

    Annie Donohue

    LaJolla with Son, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  3. Eastern Sierra Apples by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 1.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Eastern Sierra Apples, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  4. San Miguel de Allende III by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 1.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    San Miguel de Allende III, 2023

    Oil and cold wax on media board

    19 x 19 in (48.26 x 48.26 cm)

  5. Kathy's Bouquet by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 3.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Kathy's Bouquet, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  6. Do Cat's Eat Bats? by Annie Donohue, Image 3.

    Annie Donohue

    Do Cat's Eat Bats?, 2023

    Acrylic and pastel on canvas

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  7. Floral Banquet by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 4.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Floral Banquet, 2023

    Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  8. Virgin River at Dawn by Rebecca Lewis Smith, Image 13.

    Rebecca Lewis Smith

    Virgin River at Dawn, 2023

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)