Elisa Johns at Walker Contemporary
June 3-30, 2016
Elisa Johns’ still lives are a thoughtful meditation on Western wildflowers. Influenced by Japanese flower drawings and prints, the new works on paper have a lyrical beauty. In the Japanese tradition, Johns’ ink and acrylic works emphasize the flatness of the picture plane and play with the restrained beauty of simple line work. The modest elegance of the line flattens the space. In contrast, thicker floral elements are pushed to the foreground. The floral studies are an intimate reflection on Elisa’s love of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Canyon Country of the Southwest.
(text adapted from the venue’s press materials)
INFORMATION
Walker Contemporary
4403 Main Street
Waitsfield, Vermont 05673
(617) 842-3332
Hours, May-October:
Tuesday-Saturday, 11AM-5:30PM
Image:
Phacelia
by Eliza Johns
28″x22″
ink and acrylic on paper