Hester Ohbi
Changing Spaces
March 7 - 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 8th, 5 - 8pm
Delighting
“I am an intuitive abstract artist, painting less of what is objectively visible and more of what is felt or perceived about life. A dominant theme in my work is impermanence, the transient quality of life. Moment by moment everything in the universe is transformed. Our bodies, memories, thoughts, emotions, and sensations emerge and diminish. These beliefs may be alluded to by various markings, shapes, lines, and colors on my canvas. I believe we paint who we are without thinking too much about it. Although my process is intuitive, upon beginning a painting I usually have a dominant color in mind as well as thoughts about the mood and energy I want to convey. As I proceed, I always need to dialogue with the painting by stepping back and asking it what comes next. At some point it resonates with me and it is put in the perhaps finished stack. However, later it may be altered again and again. I am enchanted with color; some days I crave yellow or the many variations of blues and greens. I pull color onto my brush, move it across the canvas, and feel its enveloping influence. In this show, I am focused on movement, shapes changing places, a sense of indeterminacy. Many of my paintings contain a horizon that can refer to a shift in mental state or a crossing into another state of consciousness. I strive to engage with what is hopeful, vibrant and beautiful.”
(click image to enlarge)
