Peggy Kliafa

Medical Plants, Canabis Sativa L. (MARIJUANA)

2013

Brick 2023 Acrylic on canvas 24 x 12 inches Skasi’s work arises from the belief that we inhabit the final romantic era before humanity's inevitable expansion into space. She foresee...

Frank Shifreen Plates, Moons, Planets, Stars 2021 18 x 24 inches Acrylic on Canvas Signed, titled and dated on verso These new works start from polar opposite impulses which juxtap...

"At the Threshold To The Belly Of The Beast (Jaws)" features hues of blue, red, white and black. It is a stretched and framed work on paper. Andrew Herzog is a Brooklyn-based interd...

"Sweet Gum" painted by Joy Taylor in 2022 28 x 22 inches, 37 x 29 inches framed acrylic on paper Custom Frame with White Wood Molding, Window Mat and Tru Vu AR Glass Joy Taylor’s paintings transform botany into a personal vision. Her recent series on canvas, playfully titled the “Boo-K” paintings, defy traditional still life depictions that often seek to tame and order the objects of the world. On the contrary, Taylor’s subjects are never still. Her floral forms have the crisp, clean qualities of cut paper; sharp, decisive lines slice through blocks of pure pigment to create defined edges of leaves, vines and blossoms. The colors are constructed as well as the form. Her exuberant palette of oranges, blues, magenta and green echo the complimentary colors favored by the Fauvists. Color is an element in and of itself in her work. This balance of sparkling color and form is irrepressible, at times disconcerting and even dangerous in its boldness. In a series of original paintings on paper, Joy pairs down the form by focusing on a single bloom or leaf. As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and details of each leaflet on this bright green Sweet...