Untitled, oil on gessoed plexi, 26" x 41.5", 2005

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Nancy White
Studio U-2

My work as an abstract painter endeavors to engage the viewer, and myself in a surprising non-tangible amplification of light and color.

The enigmatic visual effects of color fascinate me. Sometimes pale painted forms that are intermingled with after-images appear and disappear. Simultaneously the abutting edges of colors create a colored light that seems to float in front of the painting surface. How these effects relate, how to bring them to the fore and how they are integrated into a total abstraction is pivotal to my work.

What I am striving for is the emergence of visual activity where the distinction between what is painted and what the eye constructs is elusive.